Qínlǐngshān

The Qinling Mountains rise around Fengzhou between the Wei River plain and the Han River basin. Forested ridges and steep valleys interrupt the routes south toward Sichuan; travellers historically crossed them by roads and plankways built along the mountainsides. The upper Jialing River flows through this western part of the range, while Mount Zibai rises to the south. Together the mountains form a great natural division between Guanzhong and the lands beyond.