- 名山大川 míngshāndàchuān famous mountains and great riversFamous mountains and great rivers; well-known scenic spots throughout the country
- 名山事业 míngshānshìyè monumental literary work(idiom) immortal or great literary works intended for posterity; refers to the practice of storing manuscripts in a safe mountain archive for future generations to read
- 藏诸名山 cángzhūmíngshān preserve writings for posterityto store important books or writings in a safe and famous place to ensure they are passed down to future generations
- 五大名山 wǔdàmíngshān Five Sacred MountainsThe five most famous mountains in China, traditionally associated with Taoism: [[泰山|泰山|tai4 shan1]] in Shandong, [[华山|華山|hua4 shan1]] in Shaanxi, [[衡山|衡山|heng2 shan1]] in Hunan, [[恒山|恆山|heng2 shan1]] in Shanxi, and [[嵩山|嵩山|song1 shan1]] in Henan.
- 四大佛教名山 sìdàfójiàomíngshān Four Sacred Mountains of BuddhismThe four mountains sacred to Chinese Buddhists: [[五台山|五臺山|wu3 tai2 shan1]] in Shanxi, [[峨眉山|峨眉山|e2 mei2 shan1]] in Sichuan, [[九华山|九華山|jiu3 hua2 shan1]] in Anhui, and [[普陀山|普陀山|pu3 tuo2 shan1]] in Zhejiang