Yin Mountains
Mountain range in China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yin Mountains, also known by their Chinese name as the Yin Shan or Yinshan and by various romanizations as the Daqing Mountains, are mountains in the Eastern Gobi Desert steppe of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China.[1] The Yellow River borders the mountains to the south.[2][1]
| Yin Mountains | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陰山 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 阴山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Yin Mountain(s) | ||||||||
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| Daqing Mountains | |||||||||
| Chinese | 大青山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Great Blue or Green Mountain(s) | ||||||||
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Geology
The mountains are mainly composed of very old metamorphic rock.[1]
References
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