Liushi Shan
Encyclopedia
Liushi Shan, also commonly called Kunlun Goddess, is a mountain in the Kunlun Mountain Range
in China
. The mountain is located on the border of the Tibet
and Xinjiang
provinces of China.
Liushi Shan has an elevation of 7167 metres (23,514 ft) and is the highest mountain of the Kunlun Range.
Kunlun Mountains
The Kunlun Mountains are one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending more than 3,000 km. In the broadest sense, it forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin and the Gansu Corridor and continues east south of the Wei River to end at the North China Plain.The...
in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The mountain is located on the border of the Tibet
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region , Tibet or Xizang for short, also called the Xizang Autonomous Region is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China , created in 1965....
and Xinjiang
Xinjiang
Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest Chinese administrative division and spans over 1.6 million km2...
provinces of China.
Liushi Shan has an elevation of 7167 metres (23,514 ft) and is the highest mountain of the Kunlun Range.