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火焔山 / The Flaming Mountains / Mt. Houyan

トルファン盆地の中部、トルファン市街の東方約28キロメートル先に横たわる東西100キロメーター、南北10キロメーター、平均海抜500メーターの産地で、最も高いところは勝金口付近で851メートルに達する。中国で一番暑い土地と言われる。夏場になると山肌が立ち上る陽炎によって炎が燃えているように見えるため、火焔山とよばれるようになった。『西遊記』に登場することで有名。 / The flaming mountains are situated in the middle of the Turfan basin, also 28 km south of Turfan. It runs 100km from East to West, 10km from South to North, and averages 500 m above sea level. The highest altitude is near by Shengjin-gate, 851m. The area is known as the hottest land in China. The name, "Flaming mountains" comes from a scene which mountain surface looks like burning by air turbulence during Summer. It was made famous by the classical Chinese mythological novel "Journey to the West" (Xiyouji).

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火焔山
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ja 火焔山
en The Flaming Mountains / Mt. Houyan

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