The Daliang Mountains () are in the southern part of the
province
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of
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of t ...
in
China
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. The Daliang rises above the left bank of the
Jinsha (Upper
Yangtze
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) River, opposite the
Wulian Feng in
Yunnan
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Province. This part of the Jinsha River is the last portion to flow through mountainous terrain before entering the
Sichuan Basin
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where the river becomes known as the Yangtze at
Yibin
Yibin (; Sichuanese Pinyin: nyi2bin1; Sichuanese pronunciation: ) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Sichuan province, China, located at the junction of the Min and Yangtze Rivers. Its population was 4,588,804 inhabitants, a ...
.
The Daliang are located within eastern
Liangshan Prefecture
Liangshan (; Yi: ''Niep Sha'', pronounced ), officially the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture occupying much of the southern extremity of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China; its seat is Xichang. Liangshan ...
, southern
Leshan Prefecture, and western
Yibin Prefecture.
The highest peak of the range is Shizi Mountain (狮子山) at .
The
Chengdu–Kunming Railway
The Chengdu–Kunming railway or Chengkun railway (), is a major trunkline railroad in southwestern China between Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province and Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. The line is long and traverses rugged ...
passes to the west of Daliang Range, below the
Xiaoxiang Range
The Xiaoxiang Range () is a mountain range in Sichuan Province, China. It is part of a complicated system of mountains in south-central Sichuan, and runs in the general north-south direction within Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and the adjace ...
.
Documentary on the construction of the Chengkun Railway
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References
Mountain ranges of Sichuan
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