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Yin Mountains
Daqing Shan (大青山) seen from Hohhot to its south
Traditional Chinese	陰山
Simplified Chinese	阴山
Literal meaning	Yin Mountain(s)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yīnshān Yīnshān Wade–Giles Yin-shan Yin Shan
Daqing Mountains
Chinese	大青山
Literal meaning	Great Blue or Green Mountain(s)
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Daqingshan

The Yin Mountains, also known by its Chinese name as the Yin Shan or Yinshan and by various romanizations of the Daqing Mountains, are mountains in the Eastern Gobi Desert steppe of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China. The Yellow River borders the mountains to the south.

Geology

The mountains are mainly composed of very old metamorphic rock.

References

1. ^ "Yin Mountains | Himalayas, Tibet, Plateau | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
2. Hou, Renzhi (2014-11-21), Symposium on Chinese Historical Geography, Springer, ISBN 978-3-662-45272-1, retrieved 2023-09-28

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Geography of China
Northwestern	Altai Mountains Dzungarian Alatau Tian Shan Borohoro Mountains Tarbagatai Mountains Kunlun Mountains Altyn-Tagh Qilian Mountains Helan Mountains Liupan Mountains
Qinghai-Tibet and Southwestern	Himalayas Transhimalaya Pamir Mountains Karakoram Argu Tagh Yengisogat Kunlun Mountains Hoh Xil Bayan Har Mountains Amne Machin Tanggula Mountains Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains Hengduan Mountains Gaoligong Mountains Yunling Mountains Ailao Mountains Qionglai Mountains Daxue Mountains Min Mountains
Northeast	Greater Khingan Lesser Khingan Changbai Mountains Wanda Mountains Qian Mountains
North and East	Yin Mountains Lang Mountains Lüliang Mountains Taihang Mountains Zhongtiao Mountains Mount Tai Tianmu Mountain Yandang Mountains Wuyi Mountains
Central	Qinling Daba Mountains Dabie Mountains Wudang Mountains Jingshan Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Jiuling Mountains Mufu Mountains Wugong Mountains Huangshan Wuling Mountains Xuefeng Mountains
South	Cang Mountain Daliang Mountains Dalou Mountains Nanling Mountains Jiuyi Mountains Yuecheng Mountains Longmen Mountains Western Mountains
Landforms of China

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