The Qilian Mountains are on the eastern border of Qinghai Province and the western border of Gansu Province.
Qilian Mountain is located on the eastern border of Qinghai Province and the western border of Gansu Province. Qilian Mountain is also called "Wanbao Mountain". Wanbao Mountain contains many high-quality minerals, including asbestos, pyrite, chromite and Copper, lead, zinc and other minerals, the climate in the Qilian Mountains is relatively humid and cold, which is conducive to the growth of pasture. At an altitude of more than 2,800 meters, there are large areas of grassland, providing good breeding places for the development of animal husbandry.
The Qilian Mountains originally referred to the northernmost mountain range in the southern mountains of the Hexi Corridor (the western end of the southern mountains of the corridor, 5547 meters above sea level), or the "Qilian Mountains" in a narrow sense. "Qilian" is a Xiongnu language. The Xiongnu called the sky "Qilian", and Qilian Mountain means "Tianshan Mountain". Because it is located in the south of the Hexi Corridor, it was also called Nanshan in history, and also had other names such as Snow Mountain and White Mountain.
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1. Wenshu Temple
Wenshu Temple is located in Qifeng Tibetan Township, Sunan Yugu Autonomous County, Gansu Province. It is a Buddhist grotto group. It was first built in the Northern Liang period (401-433). The caves are excavated on the cliffs of the front and back mountains of Wenshu Mountain according to the mountain terrain, and are distributed within an area of ??1.5 kilometers from north to south and 2.5 kilometers from east to west. There are more than 100 caves and niches in existence, including 8 early central pillar caves, 1 Zen cave, and 28 temple ruins in front of the caves. The more important existing caves include Thousand Buddhas Cave, Ten Thousand Buddhas Cave, Houshan Ancient Buddha Cave, Thousand Buddhas Cave, etc. They are all central pillar caves with dome tops and nearly square planes.
2. Baozitou Forest Park
Baozitou Forest Park is located in Dongdahe Nature Reserve, Yongchang County, Jinchang City, Gansu Province, 28 kilometers away from Yongchang County. Along the way there are Lixuan ruins, Toad Spring, Chaotietai, Zhaoziwa and other cultural and natural attractions. The height difference in the area varies widely, ranging from 2,400 to 3,900 meters above sea level, forming a mountainous plateau forest landscape integrating forests, grasslands, glaciers and other terrestrial ecosystems.
The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Qilian Mountain