yān​zhī​shān

Yanzhi Mountain

焉支山 yān​zhī​shān
Yanzhi Mountain
Mountain in Gansu province, China; historically famous as a source of rouge and for its strategic location between the Qilian and Longshou mountains. One theory suggests the name is a transliteration of the title for the wife of a 匈奴 xiōng​nú chieftain.

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