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五嶽

简五岳 · 繁五嶽

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ yuè

Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山 Tài Shān in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山 Huà Shān in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山 Héng Shān in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山 Héng Shān in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山 Sōng Shān in Henan

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五: wǔ · five; surname
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岳: yuè · mountain peak; surname

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the Five Great Mountains of China, namely:

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