Jiucailing
Jiucailing.
Highest point
Elevation2,009.3-metre (6,592 ft)
Coordinates25°30′54.03″N 111°19′48.72″E / 25.5150083°N 111.3302000°E / 25.5150083; 111.3302000
Naming
Native name韭菜岭 (Chinese)
Geography
Jiucailing is located in Hunan
Jiucailing
Jiucailing
Location of the mount within Hunan.
LocationDao County, Hunan
CountryChina

Jiucailing (simplified Chinese: 韭菜岭; traditional Chinese: 韭菜嶺; pinyin: Jiǔcàilǐng; lit. 'Ridge of Chinese Chive') is a 2,009.3 metres (6,592 ft) mountain in Dao County, Hunan, China.[1][2] It is the main peak of Dupang Mountains.[1][2]

Geography

Jiucailing abounds with alpine plants. The main wild animals in the mountain are Cabot's tragopan, Macaque, Flying squirrel, Pangolin, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, Baeolophus, and Chrysolophus.

References

Bibliography

  • Zhu Xiang (2014). 《湖南地理》 [Geography of Hunan] (in Chinese). Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press. ISBN 978-7-303-14646-8.
  • Zhang Hong, ed. (2018). 《中国分省系列地图册：湖南》 [Maps of Provinces in China: Hunan] (in Chinese). Xicheng District, Beijing: SinoMaps Press. ISBN 978-7-5031-8949-4.
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