Taihang Mountains

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Mountain in the Taihang Mountains

The Taihang Shan (Chinese太行山, Pinyin Taihang Shān ) is a mountain range in the northern Chinese provinces of Shanxi and Hebei.

The mountain range extends from the valley of the River Juma He (拒马河) of Hebei and Haihe Plain ( ie from the city of Beijing Fangshan district ) in the north- east to the Shanxi Plateau to the southwest. Most mountains are between 1500 and 2000 meters high. The main peak Xiaowutai (小 五台山, 39.866797115.0098112882 ⊙ ) has a height of 2882 m.

The area is rich in coal.

The provinces of Shanxi ( " the mountains west " ) and Shandong ( " the mountains east " ) west Due to its location east of the Taihang Shan or have received their name.