The Longmen Mountains ( simplified Chinese : 龙门山 ; traditional Chinese : 龍門山 ; pinyin : Lóngmén Shān ; lit. 'Dragon's Gate Mountains'), also tautologically referred to in English-language publications as the Longmenshan Mountains , are a mountain range in Sichuan province in southwestern China .
5-676: The range runs in a roughly northeast to southwest direction, roughly from Guangyuan near the province's northeastern border, to the western part of the Chengdu Prefecture , in the central part of the province, where it approaches the southern end of the Qionglai Range . The Longmen Mountains form the northwestern rim of the Sichuan basin . The uplift of the Longmen Mountains is a result of vertical slippage on
10-463: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred. 4,822 people were killed, 28,245 injured, and 125 missing in the city as of 7 June 2008. Guangyuan's economy is based on a diverse array of heavy industry , as well as mining and agriculture. Plant 821, a former large plutonium producing reactor, now used to process nuclear waste , is located near Guangyuan. The city is an important production center for traditional Chinese medicine . Located roughly between
15-475: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Guangyuan Guangyuan ( simplified Chinese : 广元 ; traditional Chinese : 廣元 ; pinyin : Guǎngyuán ; Wade–Giles : Kuang-yüan ) is a prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Shaanxi to the northeast and Gansu to the northwest. The city has a population of 2,305,657 as of
20-478: The 2020 census . Located roughly between the provincial capitals Chengdu , Lanzhou , Xi'an and Chongqing municipality, it is considered the northern gateway to Sichuan. It is an ancient city, notable for its relics and tombs. Formerly known as Lizhou ( 利州 , or Li prefecture ), Guangyuan was the birthplace of Wu Zetian , the only woman in Chinese history to rule directly as emperor . On 12 May 2008,
25-639: The Longmenshan Fault . The Longmen Mountains represent the eastern rim of the immense Tibetan Plateau . Some maps use the name "Longmen Mountains" only for the northeastern section of the range, while the taller southwestern section is labeled Chaping Mountains ( Chinese : 茶坪山 ; pinyin : Chápíng shān ). The range's highest point is Mt. Jiudeng or Jiudengshan ( Chinese : 九顶山 ; pinyin : jiǔdǐng shān ; lit. 'Nine-Peak Mountain'), at 4,984 m (16,352 ft) above sea level. This Sichuan location article
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