The Lüliang Mountains are a mountain range in central China, dividing Shanxi's Fen River valley from the Yellow River.[1] The range forces the Yellow River southwards on the eastern side of the Ordos Loop but tapers off to the south, where the Fen turns west to join the Yellow River before the Qin Mountains turn the combined river sharply eastward at its confluence with the Wei at Tongguan in Shaanxi.

Lüliang Mountains
The Lüliang Mountains in 2009. To its east lie the Fen River valley, the Taihangs, and the North China Plain, here filled with pollution.
Traditional Chinese呂梁山脈
Simplified Chinese吕梁山脉
Literal meaningSpiny Ridge Mountain Range
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǚliáng Shānmài
A Shang-era bronze alligator discovered in the Lüliang Range

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  1. ^ Miller, T. (2020). The Divine Nature of Power: Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci. Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law. Brill. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-68417-046-3. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

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