秦岭

Traditional form:

秦嶺

Pinyin (reading):

Qínlǐng

Definitions:

• Qinling Mountain Range in Shaanxi forming a natural barrier between the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原／关中平原 ( Guānzhōng Píngyuán) and the Han River 漢水／汉水 ( Hànshuǐ) valley

Characters:

• 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)
• 岭 - mountain ridge, mountain peak

Traditional characters:

• 秦 - the Qin dynasty (eponymous for China)
• 嶺 - mountain ridge, mountain peak