Lüliang Mountains

Lüliang Mountains
The Lüliang Mountains in 2009. To its east lie the Fen River valley, the Taihangs, and the North China Plain, here filled with pollution.
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaning	Spiny Ridge Mountain Range
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǚliáng Shānmài

The Lüliang Mountains are a mountain range in central China, dividing Shanxi's Fen River valley from the Yellow River. The range forces the Yellow River southwards on the eastern side of the Ordos Loop but tapers off to the south, where the Fen turns west to join the Yellow River before the Qin Mountains turn the combined river sharply eastward at its confluence with the Wei at Tongguan in Shaanxi.

A Shang-era bronze alligator discovered in the Lüliang Range

Coordinates: 37°53′55″N 111°29′31″E / 37.8985°N 111.4919°E / 37.8985; 111.4919