Qin Mountains

Proper noun

the Qin Mountains

1. A major east-west mountain range in southern Shaanxi province, China.
   • The Qin Mountains support an especially rich variety of plant and animal life. This mountain range bisects China east to west and is the watershed for the Yellow River (Huang He) to the north and the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) to the south.1996, Liz Laider, Keith Laidler, “Eastern Plains and Yangtze Wetlands”, in China's Threatened Wildlife, Blandford, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115
   • At first glance, the residents of Dragon Range seem unlikely victims of industrial pollution. Here in the Qin Mountains, about 600 miles southwest of Beijing, people cultivate lush fields of corn and wheat carved into the mountainside like stairs.2001 November 5, Philip P. Pan, “Cancer-Stricken Chinese Village Tries to Pierce a Wall of Silence”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2023

   Synonyms:

   Qinling Mountains