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| Greater Khingan Range | |
|---|---|
 Forest in Genhe, Inner Mongolia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,035 m (6,677 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°22′57″N 123°09′24″E / 49.3823728°N 123.1567383°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | 大兴安岭 (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
  Greater Khingan Range Located in Northeast China | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Tilted block faulting |
The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range (simplified Chinese: 大兴安岭; traditional Chinese: 大興安嶺; pinyin: Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng; IPA: [tâ ɕíŋ.án.lìŋ]) is a 1,200-kilometer-long (750 mi) volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China.[1] It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of the Donghu, the Xianbei.[2][3][4]
- ^ "The Greater Khingan range in winter". China Daily. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Hou Hanshu vol. 90 "鮮卑者，亦東胡之支也，別依鮮卑山，故因號焉" "the Xianbei people branched off from the so-called 'Eastern Hu' and came to settle around Mt. Xianbei after which name they were designated" translated by Toh (2005)
- ^ Weishu vol. 1
- ^ Tseng, Chin Yin (2012). The Making of the Tuoba Northern Wei: Constructing Material Cultural Expressions in the Northern Wei Pingcheng Period (398–494 CE) (PhD). University of Oxford. p. 1.