The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range ( simplified Chinese : 大兴安岭 ; traditional Chinese : 大興安嶺 ; pinyin : Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng ; IPA : [tâ ɕíŋ.án.lìŋ] ) is a 1,200-kilometer-long (750 mi) volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China . It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of the Donghu , the Xianbei .
6-559: The range extends 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) from north to south. It is the watershed between the Nen and Songhua river systems to the east, and the Amur and its tributaries to the northwest. Its slopes are a relatively rich grazing area. The Khitan people lived on the eastern slopes before establishing the Liao Dynasty in the tenth century. Oroqen , a Tungusic people , live along
12-466: A publication now in the public domain : Wood, James , ed. (1907). The Nuttall Encyclopædia . London and New York: Frederick Warne. {{ cite encyclopedia }} : Missing or empty |title= ( help ) Nen River The Nen River or Nenjiang ( Chinese : 嫩 江 ; pinyin : Nèn Jiāng ; Wade–Giles : Nen-chiang ), or Nonni ( Manchu : ᠨᠣᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ , Möllendorff : non ula , Abkai : non ula )
18-594: Is a river in Northeast China . The Nen River flows through the northern part of Heilongjiang Province and the northeastern section of Inner Mongolia , some parts of the river forming the border between the two regions. At 1,370 km (850 mi) in length, the Nen River is the longest tributary of the Songhua River . The Nen River flows in the general southern direction in a wide valley between
24-792: The Greater Khingan and the Lesser Khingan mountain ranges in the west and east, respectively, and meets the Second Songhua River near Da'an to form the Songhua River. The river is prone to flooding, as occurred most recently in 1998 and 2005. Major tributaries of the Nen River include: During the Qing Dynasty the Nenjiang provided an important communication route between southern Manchuria and
30-555: The Greater and Lesser Khingan range in northeastern China and belong to the oldest autochthonous populations of the region. On the western slopes lived the nomadic people, who raised sheep and camels and used the Mongolian plateau for their pastoralist economy. The Greater Khingan Range is a key setting in the science fiction novel The Three-Body Problem (novel) by Chinese author Liu Cixin . This article incorporates text from
36-647: The cities of Qiqihar and Mergen , both of which served at various points as capitals of the Qing Heilongjiang. A portage road connected the upper reaches of the Nenjiang with Aigun on the Amur as well. In November 1931, the bridge over the Nen River near Jiangqiao became the site of one of the first battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War . 45°26′17″N 124°39′25″E / 45.4381°N 124.657°E / 45.4381; 124.657 This article related to
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