Tàihángshān

The uplands around Kelan rise in the northwestern Shanxi plateau, where ridges and ravines break up the loess-covered ground. The northern Lüliang Mountains divide into parallel chains around the Jingle basin, through which the upper Fen River flows. Forests of pine, spruce, birch and oak cover parts of the slopes, while high meadows spread above them. The land falls westward towards the Yellow River, its tributaries cutting deep valleys through the hills.