Funiu Mountains
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,225 m (4,019 ft) |
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| Naming | |
| Native name | 伏牛山 (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Henan |
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| Chinese | 伏牛山 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Falling Cow Mountain(s) | ||||||||
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The Funiu Mountains, also known by their Chinese name Funiu Shan,[a] are a mountain range in southern Shanxi and western Henan provinces in China.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The Funiu are an eastern extension of the Qins, running south of the Yellow River after its southern return from the Ordos Loop. The hills to its east bear the headwaters to tributaries to the Huai.
History
[edit | edit source]During the Chinese Civil War, the eastern foothills of the Funius were the site of a 1947 Communist victory over the Nationalist army.
Sites
[edit | edit source]Culture
[edit | edit source]The geographer Zheng Ruoceng considered the kung fu of the Buddhist monks of the Funius second in China after that practiced by the monks of Shaolin. They specialized in staves.[2][3]
The mountains are also the namesake of the Funiu White, a Chinese goat breed.[4]
Notes
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[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ "China" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, 1878.
- ^ Shahar (2001).
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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