Yin Mountains

Yin Mountains
Yin Mountains
	Daqing Shan (大青山), being part of the Yin Mountains, as seen from Hohhot towards the North
Traditional Chinese	陰山
Simplified Chinese	阴山
Literal meaning	Yin Mountain(s)
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yīnshān
Wade–Giles	Yin-shan

The Yin Mountains (Yin Shan or Yinshan) 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]

Geology

The mountains are mainly composed of very old metamorphic rock.^[1]

1 2 3 "Yin Mountains | Himalayas, Tibet, Plateau | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
↑ Hou, Renzhi (2014-11-21), Symposium on Chinese Historical Geography, Springer, ISBN 978-3-662-45272-1, retrieved 2023-09-28

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Mountain ranges of China
Geography of China
Northwest China	Altai Mountains Dzungarian Alatau Tian Shan Borohoro Mountains Tarbagatai Mountains Kunlun Mountains Altyn-Tagh Qilian Mountains Helan Mountains Liupan Mountains
Qinghai-Tibet and Southwest China	Himalayas Transhimalaya Pamir Mountains Karakoram Argu Tagh Yengisogat Kunlun Mountains Hoh Xil Bayan Har Mountains Amne Machin Tanggula Mountains Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains Hengduan Mountains Gaoligong Mountains Yunling Mountains Ailao Mountains Qionglai Mountains Daxue Mountains Min Mountains
Northeast China	Greater Khingan Lesser Khingan Changbai Mountains Wanda Mountains Qian Mountains
North and East China	Yin Mountains Lang Mountains Lüliang Mountains Taihang Mountains Zhongtiao Mountains Mount Tai Tianmu Mountain Yandang Mountains Wuyi Mountains
Central China	Qinling Daba Mountains Dabie Mountains Wudang Mountains Jingshan Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Jiuling Mountains Mufu Mountains Wugong Mountains Huangshan Wuling Mountains Xuefeng Mountains
South China	Cang Mountain Daliang Mountains Dalou Mountains Nanling Mountains Jiuyi Mountains Yuecheng Mountains Longmen Mountains Western Mountains
Landforms of China