Kunlun Pass
Mountain pass in Guangxi, China
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Kunlun Pass (simplified Chinese: 昆仑关; traditional Chinese: 崑崙關; pinyin: Kūnlún Guān) is mountain pass located 59 kilometers northeast of Nanning, Guangxi and traversed by 
G242.[1] The altitude is around 300 m (1000 ft).[2]
| Kunlun Pass | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 崑崙關 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 昆仑关 | ||||||
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In 816 AD, governor of Guiguan built a stone pass at Shiguitang between Jieshou mountain and Luosan mountain and named it Xiongnan pass. During the Northern Song dynasty, it was renamed to Kunlun pass.[2] In 1939 the site was the location of the Battle of Kunlun Pass.[3]
Kunlun Pass Scenic Area
In 1989 the site of the Battle of Kunlun Pass, in the northeast of Nanning City, was named as a regional cultural relic protection site. The area is surrounded by mountains and covers approximately 70 hectares. It includes a memorial tower and a cemetery built by the Kuomintang, and the tomb of Masao Nakamura, and includes features bearing inscriptions by many early KMT figures.[3][1]
