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Bozhong Mountain

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Bozhong Mountain, also known by its Chinese name Bozhong Shan,[a] is a mountain mentioned in the Book of Documents. It is said to be the source of the headwaters of the Han River, the namesake of the Han Dynasty and the Han Chinese. The mountain has been identified as a mountain in southern Shaanxi province's Ningqiang County or as another mountain on the border between Gansu province's Tianshui and Li County in the People's Republic of China. Both mountains are referred to as Bozhong Mountain.[3]

Literal meaningElder Bo
Hanyu PinyinBōzhǒngshān
Hanyu PinyinBōzhǒngshān
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Bozhong Mountain
Chinese嶓冢
Literal meaningElder Bo
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBōzhǒngshān
Wade–GilesPo-chung Shan
Hanwang Mountain
Simplified Chinese汉王
Literal meaningKing Han Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHanwangshan
Wade–GilesHan-wang Shan
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Literal meaningCarp Foolishness Mountain
Hanyu PinyinFùyúshān
Quick facts Former names, Fuyu Mountain ...
Former names
Fuyu Mountain
Traditional Chinese鮒愚
Simplified Chinese鲋愚
Literal meaningCarp Foolishness Mountain
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFùyúshān
Wade–GilesFu-yü Shan
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  1. Former romanizations include Po-khung[1] and Po-mung.[2]

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