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秦嶺

简秦岭 · 繁秦嶺

Mandarin · pinyin Qín lǐng

Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原 Guān zhōng Píng yuán and the Han River 漢水 Hàn shuǐ valley

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秦: qín · feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
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岭: lǐng · mountain ridge, mountain peak

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the Qin Mountains

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