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Tianshan Mountains
Asian mountain range separating northwest China from Central Asia and Russia
Mount Kailash
mountain in Tibet, China
Kunlun Mountains
mountain range in China
Baekdu Mountain
volcano on the border between North Korea and China
Mount Tai
mountain in Shandong, China
Huangshan
Huangshan (), literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. It was originally called "Yishan", and it was renamed because of a legend that the Yellow Emperor once made alchemy here. Vegetation on the range is thickest below , with trees growing up to the treeline at .
Mount Emei
mountain in Sichuan, China
Wudang Mountains
mountain range in Hubei Province of People's Republic of China
Mount Wutai
mountain in Shanxi, China
Mount Lu
mountain in central China
Mount Sanqing
mountain range
Mount Song
mountain in Henan province, China
Mount Hua
Mountain in Shaanxi, China
Mount Fanjing
The Fanjingshan () or Mount Fanjing, located in Tongren, Guizhou province, is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains in southeastern China, at an elevation of . The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was established in 1978 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. Fanjingshan is a sacred mountain in Chinese Buddhism, considered to be the bodhimaṇḍa of the Maitreya Buddha. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.
Mount Qingcheng
mountain in Sichuan, China
Mount Gongga
highest mountain in Sichuan, China
Chomolhari
Jomolhari or Chomolhari (; sometimes known as "the bride of Kangchenjunga”, is a mountain in the Himalayas, straddling the border between Yadong County of Tibet, China and the Paro district of Bhutan. The north face rises over above the barren plains. The mountain is the source of the Paro Chu (Paro river) which flows from the south side and the Amo Chu which flows from the north side.
Mount Jiuhua
mountain in Anhui, China
Putuoshan
island off the coast of China
Mount Heng
mountain in Hunan, China
Mount Heng
mountain range
Sacred Mountains of China
The sacred mountains of China
Mount Longhu
mountain in Jiangxi, China
Amne Machin
mountain
Kawagarbo
right|thumb|296px|The Meili Xueshan range from Fei Lai Si Kawa Garbo or Khawa Karpo (; also transcribed as Kawadgarbo, Khawakarpo, Moirig Kawagarbo, Kawa Karpo or Kha-Kar-Po), as it is known by local residents and pilgrims, or Kawagebo Peak (), is the highest mountain in the Chinese province of Yunnan. It is located on the border between Dêqên County, Yunnan, and the counties of Zogang and Zayü of the Tibet Autonomous Region. It rises about west of Shengping (升平镇), the seat of Dêqên County, which lies on China National Highway 214. What is now Dêqên County has been part of Yunnan since the 172
Mount Tiantai
mountain in Zhejiang, China
Mount Lao
mountain in People's Republic of China
Yandang Mountains
mountain range in Zhejiang, China
Kongtongshan National Park
mountain in Gansu, People's Republic of China
Kuaiji Mountains
peak southeast of Shaoxing in Zhejiang
Mount Jizu
mountain range
Yading
thumb|Panoramic view of the Milk Lake thumb|The sacred Mount Chenrezig (Xiannairi), seen from Yading Xin river. alt=Panoramic view of Leshitso or Snake Lake or Risheng Lake|thumb|Panoramic view of Leshitso Snake Lake thumb|The sacred Mount Jampayang (Jampelyang) thumb|The sacred Mount Chanadorje (Xianuoduoji) thumb|The Milk Sea in Aden, Daocheng, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Nyidên (), or Yading (), is a nature reserve in Daocheng County, in the southwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is a mountain sanctuary and major Tibetan pilgrimage site comprising three peaks sanctified by the 5
Mount Qiyun
mountain
Yarlhaxambo
mountain in People's Republic of China
Yiwulü Mountain
mountain