Flaming Mountains
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The Flaming Mountains are a strikingly eroded, red sandstone mountain range in China’s Xinjiang region, famous for their intense summer heat and appearance in the classic novel "Journey to the West."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flaming Mountains canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Turpan City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Wu Cheng'en NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bull Demon King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princess Iron Fan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Wukong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Journey to the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 火焰山 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChinesePinyin | Huǒyàn Shān NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| color |
orange-red
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel | low ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSurroundings | rises above Turpan Depression ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic (approximate) ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | red sandstone ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | erosion of red sandstone ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important site in Chinese myth and folklore ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | highways passing through Turpan area near the range ⓘ |
| historicalRoute | near ancient Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in Journey to the West
ⓘ
eroded landforms ⓘ intense summer heat ⓘ red color ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Turpan Depression
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northwest China ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Turpan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSummerTemperature |
over 110 °F
ⓘ
over 45 °C ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Astana Tombs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ Grape Valley of Turpan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the hottest places in China ⓘ |
| partOf | Turpan Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | desert margin ⓘ |
| roleInLiterature | mythical obstacle in Journey to the West ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
gullies
ⓘ
ridges ⓘ yardangs ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular domestic tourist destination
ⓘ
scenic area with viewing platforms ⓘ |
| visualAppearance | flame-like patterns on slopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.