The Taihang Mountains () are a Chinese

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

range running down the eastern edge of the

Loess Plateau The Loess Plateau is a plateau in north-central China formed of loess, a clastic rock, clastic silt-like sediment formed by the accumulation of Dust#Atmospheric, wind-blown dust. It is located southeast of the Gobi Desert and is surrounded by t ...

Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

and

Hebei Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

provinces. The range extends over from north to south and has an average elevation of ; its principal peak is

Mount Xiaowutai Mount Xiaowutai () is a mountain located in Yu County in the northwest of the province of Hebei, China. With an altitude of , it is the highest point in Hebei and the Taihang Mountains The Taihang Mountains () are a Chinese mountain range r ...

. The Taihang's eastern peak is

Mount Cangyan Mount Cangyan () is a scenic area in Jingxing County, Hebei province, China, famous for its combination of natural mountain scenery with historical man-made structures. It is located approximately southwest of the provincial capital Shijiazhua ...

in Hebei;

Baishi Mountain __NOTOC__ Baishi Mountain, also known by its Chinese name Baishishan, is a mountain in Laiyuan County, Baoding Prefecture, Hebei Province, China. Its highest peak has an elevation of and its main ridge stretches for over .. Parts of the Great ...

forms its northern tip.

Event

185 Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 185 for this ...

The rebels of the Yellow Turban are defeated by the imperial army, but only two months later, the

rebellion Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...

breaks out again. It spreads to the

Taihang Mountains The Taihang Mountains () are a Chinese mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei provinces. The range extends over from north to south and has an average elevation of ; its principal peak is ...

on the western border of

Hebei Province Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It bor ...

Background

The Taihang Mountains were formed during the

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. Brown forest and

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s are found here. The name of

Shanxi Province Shanxi; formerly romanised as Shansi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is ( ...

, meaning "west of the mountains", derives from its location west of the Taihang Mountains. The name of

Shandong Province Shandong is a coastal province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center ...

(east of the mountains) originally applied to the area east of the

Xiao Mountains Mount Xiao or Mount Yao () is a range of mountains in western Henan, China north of the Luo River and south of Sanmenxia. Major peaks include Qīnggǎngfēng (青崗峰; 1903 m) and Guānyúnshān (冠雲山; 1666 m). The range is p ...

, but by the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...

it refers to the area east of the Taihang Mountains; this entity evolved into the modern-day Shandong Province, though the actual border of the province has moved considerably to the east. The Hai River system runs through the Taihang Mountains. The Red Flag Canal is located on the south edge of the Taihang Mountains. The

Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway The Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway, or the Shitai passenger railway () is a high-speed railway operated by China Railway High-speed, running from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan, respectively the provincial capitals of Hebei and Shanxi ...

crosses under the Taihang Mountains via the

Taihang Tunnel Taihang Tunnel () is the third-longest mountain railway tunnel in northern China, after the New Guanjiao and West Qinling tunnels. It is a double track tunnel that was built to allow the Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway to cross the ...

, the third longest rail tunnel in China. Many references to this range in “Fanshen” by William Hinton, with their significance in the Chinese Socialist revolution.

Gallery

File:TaihangMountain11.jpg, Taihang in

File:Beijing Changping - local Taihang Shan mts IMG 6129 - Huyu Mts.jpg, Taihang in

Changping, Beijing Changping District (), formerly Changping County (), is a district situated in the suburbs of north and northwest Beijing. Changping has a population of 2,269,487 as of November 2020, making it the most populous suburban district of Beijing. Hist ...

File:Taihang Mountains 太行山 - panoramio.jpg, Scenery of Taihang Mountain File:Interior of Guoliang Tunnel in Henan.jpg,

Guoliang Tunnel The Guoliang Tunnel () is carved along the side of and through a mountain in People's Republic of China, China. The tunnel links the village of Guoliang Village, Guoliang to the outside through the Taihang Mountains which are situated in Huixian, ...

Huixian Huixian () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang, in the northwest of Henan province, China, bordering Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provi ...

File:平顺太行山大峡谷景区 2020-10-07 06.jpg, Taihang Mountains in Pingshun,

Mount cangyan 2007.jpg, Mount Cangyan Red Flag Canal (10197308403).jpg, Red Flag Canal Qi Bu Gou Mountain 06.jpg, Mount Qibugou 2006年五台山 wu tai shan - panoramio.jpg,

Mount Wutai Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China. Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped peaks or mesas roughly correspondin ...

Niangziguan, Great Wall - panoramio.jpg,

Niangziguan Niangzi Pass (), also called the Ladies' Pass, is a mountain pass west of Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei Province in North China. One of the major passages from Shanxi Province to Hebei Province across the Taihang Mountains, it is west of Shi ...

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* Mountain ranges of China Landforms of Hebei Landforms of Henan Mountain ranges of Shanxi North China Plain {{China-mountain-stub

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