Mount Xiao or Mount Yao () is a range of mountains in western
Henan,
China
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north of the
Luo River and south of
Sanmenxia. Major peaks include Qīnggǎngfēng (青崗峰; 1903 m) and Guānyúnshān (冠雲山; 1666 m).
The range is part of the Xiáo () historical region on the border of Hénán and
Shānxī provinces in China. The area between Yáo and the strategic
Hángǔ Pass was called Xiáohán ().
Name
There is a dispute over the
pronunciation of its name. According to one of the most authoritative
Mandarin Chinese
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dictionaries, the ''
Cihai'' (), ''xiáo'' should be ''yáo'' according to ancient pronunciation. However, other dictionaries such as ''
Ciyuan'' (), ''
Xīnhuá Zìdiǎn'', ''
Hànyǔ Dà Cídiǎn'', and ''
Xiàndài Hànyǔ Cídiǎn'' use the pronunciation of ''xiáo''.
新編高中語文課本指誤(論壇精華帖)-溫州教學文摘
References
Landforms of Henan
Mountain ranges of China
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