Mount Heng (Hunan)
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"Mount Heng" in Chinese characters
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| Chinese | 衡山 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Héng shān |
| IPA | [xə̌ŋ ʂán] |
| Wu | |
| Romanization | Oen上 se平 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Hàhng sāan |
| Jyutping | Hang4 saan1 |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Hêng-soaⁿ |
| Tâi-lô | Hîng san |
Hengshan (also known as Mount Heng) (Chinese: 衡山; pinyin: Héng Shān), is a mountain in southcentral China's Hunan Province known as the southern mountain (Chinese: 南岳; pinyin: Nányuè) of the Five Great Mountains of China. Heng Shan is a mountain range 150 kilometres (93 mi) long with 72 peaks and lies at 27°18′6″N 112°41′5″E / 27.30167°N 112.68472°ECoordinates: 27°18′6″N 112°41′5″E / 27.30167°N 112.68472°E. The Huiyan Peak is the south end of the peaks, Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City is the north end, and the Zhurong Peak is the highest at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level.
At the foot of the mountain stands the largest temple in southern China, the Grand Temple of Mount Heng (Nanyue Damiao), which is the largest group of ancient buildings in Hunan Province.
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