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| Greater Khingan Range | |
|---|---|
 Forest inGenhe,Inner Mongolia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,035 m (6,677 ft) |
| Coordinates | 49°22′57″N123°09′24″E / 49.3823728°N 123.1567383°E /49.3823728; 123.1567383 |
| Naming | |
| Native name | 大兴安岭 (Chinese) |
| Geography | |
  Greater Khingan Range Located inManchuria | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Tilted block faulting |
TheGreater Khingan Range orDa Hinggan Range (simplified Chinese:大兴安岭;traditional Chinese:大興安嶺;pinyin:Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng;IPA:[tâ ɕíŋ.án.lìŋ]) is a 1,200-kilometer-long (750 mi) volcanicmountain range in theInner Mongolia region ofNortheast China.[1]It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of theDonghu, theXianbei.[2][3][4]
The range extends 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) from north to south. It is the watershed between theNen andSonghua river systems to the east, and theAmur and its tributaries to the northwest.[5]
Its slopes are a relatively rich grazing area. TheKhitan people lived on the eastern slopes[6] before establishing theLiao dynasty in the tenth century.Oroqen, aTungusic people, live along the Greater and Lesser Khingan range in northeastern China and belong to the oldest autochthonous populations of the region. On the western slopes lived the nomadic people, who raised sheep and camels and used theMongolian plateau for their pastoralist economy.[6]
The Greater Khingan Range is a key setting in thescience fiction novelThe Three-Body Problem (novel) by Chinese authorLiu Cixin.
