Xiaoxiang Range

Coordinates: 28°43′45″N 102°22′46″E / 28.72917°N 102.37944°E / 28.72917; 102.37944
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Xiaoxiang Range
Province
Liangshan and Ya'an Prefectures, Sichuan

The Xiaoxiang Range (

Yi: ꋓꃱꆼꏦ, romanized: Zzip Vo Liex Jie) 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 adjacent parts of Ya'an prefecture-level city
.

Geography

The Xiaoxiang Range is situated in the rugged mountainous regions of

Dadu and Yalong Rivers, the Xiaoxiang are not considered part of the Daxue Mountains. The Xiaoxiang, and all mountains further south bounded by the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) River, are more commonly considered a northern extension of the Yungui.[1] The Xiaoxiang Range is separated from the Daxue Mountains by a narrow fault trench through which the G5 Expressway
runs.

The Xiaoxiang are notable for their high ridge line, providing an unusually consistent straight range of peaks in the region. This is due to the Xiaoxiang's

last glacial period leaving many cirques and tarns dotted along the ridgeline today.[3]

The Xiaoxiang Range is drained to west by the Anning River and its tributaries. The Anning separates the Xiaoxiang from the Miaoniu Mountains to the west. To the north and east, the Xiaoxiang is drained by tributaries of the Dadu River. Across the Dadu to the north lies the Daxiang Range. To the south and east are poorly-defined mountainous regions with no range-like features with the exception of the Daliang Mountains further east.[4]

Human activity

The valleys surrounding the Xiaoxiang were originally inhabited by

Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests and Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests ecoregions.[5][6]

Administratively, the Xiaoxiang Range falls within Mianning County to the west, Yuexi County and Ganluo County to the east, and Shimian County to the north.[4]

The Xiaoxiang Range rises above the primary route between

Chengdu–Kunming Railway passes directly east of the Xiaoxiang and the new Beijing-Kunming Expressway
passes directly to the west. Areas at the south end of the Xiaoxiang Range are currently being developed as a tourist zone.

References

  1. ISBN 9787503141782
    .
  2. ISBN 978-7-5031-4772-2
    ; map of Sichuan on pp. 142-143
  3. ^
    ISSN 1671-3745
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 9787547109151
    .
  5. ^ "Qionglai-Minshan conifer forests". Global Species. Myers Enterprises II. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests". Global Species. Myers Enterprises II. Retrieved 21 July 2017.


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