Nan Shan

[ nahn shahn ]

/ ˈnɑn ˈʃɑn /

Pinyin, Wade-Giles. former name of Qilian Shan.

Example sentences from the Web for nan shan

Something within him seemed to turn over, bringing uppermost the feeling that the Nan-Shan was lost.

Typhoon |Joseph Conrad
The Nan-Shan, he affirmed, was second to none as a sea-boat.

Typhoon |Joseph Conrad
In the central Nan-shan it is only the north-eastern slopes that bear forests.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 |Various
Nephrite is said to have been discovered in 1891 in the Nan-shan mountains in the Chinese province of Kan-suh, where it is worked.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2 |Various

The whole province is traversed in a south-westerly and north-easterly direction by the Nan-shan ranges.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various

Nan Shan

/ (ˈnæn ˈʃæn) /

a mountain range in N central China, mainly in Qinghai province, with peaks over 6000 m (20 000 ft)