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Qilian Mountains
Qilian Mountains Hui settlement in the Qilian Mountains, Qinghai province, China.

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Chinese (Pinyin):
Qilian Shan, or
(Wade-Giles romanization):
Ch’i-lien Shan
Also called:
Nan Shan
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The new aerial radar penetrating the icy depths of China’s glaciers • Dec. 22, 2024, 4:03 AM ET (South China Morning Post)

Qilian Mountains, rugged mountain range on the border of Qinghai and Gansu provinces, west-central China. Glaciers cover an area of about 760 square miles (1,970 square km) and contain some 23 cubic miles (95 cubic km) of ice. This vast ice reservoir is the most important water source for agricultural, industrial, and public use in the Hexi (Gansu) corridor to the north and the Qaidam Basin to the south. The mountains rise to 19,000 feet (5,800 metres), and most peaks exceed 13,000 feet (4,000 metres). Snow covers the mountain tops, livestock herds graze in the well-watered valleys. Impassable throughout, the range forms the southern border of the Hexi corridor, the historic route from eastern China to Central Asia.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.