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Greater Khingan Range

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The steep ecological fault where taiga forest transitions abruptly to arid Mongolian steppe — the evolutionary cradle from which northern nomadic, hunting, and fishing peoples emerged from the forest onto the grassland to begin their conquest of the Central Plains.

Hexi Corridor Hulunbuir Ordos Turpan Ili River Valley Junggar Basin Irtysh Valley Altun Mountains Qilian Mountains Juyan Lake Ulanbutong Xilingol Steppe Zanda Bayinbuluke Lop Nur Greater Khingan Range
Yellow Mountain Zhangjiajie Mount Hua Himalayas Mount Emei Guilin Landscape Mount Yandang Mount Lu Qinling Changbai Mountain Mount Tai Shennongjia Hengduan Mountains Changbai Forest Region Min Mountains / Qionglai Mountains Southern Qinling Foothills Tianshan Mountains Wuyi Mountain Tea Region Jianmen Pass Yanmen Pass Altun Mountains Qilian Mountains Mount Wutai Mount Wudang Mount Qingcheng Mount Longhu Mount Jiuhua Greater Khingan Range
Heilongjiang River Greater Khingan Range
Yellow River Ejina Qin Straight Road Hulunbuir Ordos Juyan Lake Ulanbutong Xilingol Steppe Xanadu Site Greater Khingan Range
Greater Khingan Range Heilongjiang / Inner Mongolia
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Dense larch forests of the Greater Khingan range dusted with winter snow, with a traditional birch bark shelter standing among the tall trees