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{{Infobox mountain
| name              = Taihang Mountains
| native_name       = {{native name|zh|太行山}}
| image             = 太行山鳥瞰 (河南輝縣).jpg
| image_caption     = Taihang Mountains in [[Huixian]], [[Henan]]
| country           = China
| subdivision1_type = Provinces
| subdivision1      = {{hlist|[[Shanxi]]|[[Henan]]|[[Hebei]]}}
| pushpin_map       = China Northern Plain#China
| map_caption       = Location in China
| highest           = [[Mount Xiaowutai]]
| elevation_m       = 2882
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| range_coordinates = {{Coord|38|N|113|E|type:mountain_source:zhwiki_region:CN_dim:500000|display=inline,title}}
| length_km         = 400
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The '''Taihang Mountains''' ({{zh|c=太行山|p=Tàiháng Shān}}) are a Chinese [[mountain]] range running down the eastern edge of the [[Loess Plateau]] in [[Shanxi]], [[Henan]] and [[Hebei]] provinces. The range extends over {{convert|400|km|sp=us}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Shanxi {{!}} province, China |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Shanxi |access-date=2021-04-01 |language=en |website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> from north to south and has an average elevation of {{convert|1,500|to|2,000|m|sp=us|abbr=on}}; its principal peak is [[Mount Xiaowutai]].<ref name=":0" /> The Taihang's eastern peak is [[Mount Cangyan]] in Hebei; [[Baishi Mountain]] forms its northern tip.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

== History ==
* 185 rebels of the [[Yellow Turban Rebellion|Yellow Turban]] are defeated by the imperial army, but only two months later, the [[rebellion]] breaks out again. It spreads to the [[Taihang Mountains]] on the western border of [[Hebei|Hebei Province]].
* During the [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], the Taihang Mountains were the site of a successful ambush against Japanese troops by the [[Eighth Route Army]] in Huangtuling.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Spirit of the Chinese Nation {{!}} english.scio.gov.cn |url=http://english.scio.gov.cn/featured/chinakeywords/2020-12/02/content_76970788.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304083056/http://english.scio.gov.cn/featured/chinakeywords/2020-12/02/content_76970788.htm |archive-date=2025-03-04 |access-date=2025-10-15 |website=english.scio.gov.cn |language=en}}</ref>

==Background==
The Taihang Mountains were formed during the [[Jurassic]]. [[Brown forest soil|Brown forest]] and [[Cinnamon soil]]s are found here.<ref name=":1">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Taihang Mountains {{!}} mountains, China |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Taihang-Mountains |access-date=2021-04-01 |language=en |website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>

The name of [[Shanxi Province]], meaning "west of the mountains", derives from its location west of the Taihang Mountains.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2011 |title=山西省情概况 |url=http://www.taiwan.cn/zt/wj/shanxixing_1_1_1/huaxu/huaxu/201104/t20110406_1812247.htm |access-date=31 January 2018 |website=China Taiwan Network |language=zh}}</ref> The name of [[Shandong Province]] (east of the mountains) originally applied to the area east of the [[Xiao Mountains]], but by the [[Tang dynasty]] it refers to the area east of the Taihang Mountains; this entity evolved into the modern-day Shandong Province, though the actual border of the province has moved considerably to the east.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 September 2009 |title=山东历史 |url=http://news.sdchina.com/show/158193.html |access-date=31 January 2018 |publisher=sdchina.com |language=zh}}</ref>

The [[Hai River|Hai River system]] runs through the Taihang Mountains.<ref name=":1" /> The [[Red Flag Canal]] is located on the south edge of the Taihang Mountains.

The [[Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway]] crosses under the Taihang Mountains via the [[Taihang Tunnel]], the third longest rail tunnel in China.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:TaihangMountain11.jpg|Taihang in [[Hebei]]
File:Beijing Changping - local Taihang Shan mts IMG 6129 - Huyu Mts.jpg|Taihang in [[Changping, Beijing]]
File:2009 Yuntai Shan 19.jpg|[[Yuntai Mountain (Henan)|Yuntai Mountain]], [[Jiaozuo]], [[Henan]]
File:Taihang Mountains 太行山 - panoramio.jpg|Scenery of Taihang Mountain
File:Interior of Guoliang Tunnel in Henan.jpg|[[Guoliang Tunnel]] in [[Huixian]], [[Henan]]
File:平顺太行山大峡谷景区 2020-10-07 06.jpg|Taihang Mountains in [[Pingshun County|Pingshun]], [[Shanxi]]
Mount cangyan 2007.jpg|Mount Cangyan
Red Flag Canal (10197308403).jpg|[[Red Flag Canal]]
Qi Bu Gou Mountain 06.jpg|Mount Qibugou
2006年五台山 wu tai shan - panoramio.jpg|[[Mount Wutai]]
Niangziguan, Great Wall - panoramio.jpg|[[Niangziguan]]
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains]] (Chinese: 愚公移山), One of the two mountains mentioned in the ancient Chinese myth, the other is [[Mount Wangwu]].
* [[Taihangshan Gorge of China]]
* [[Guoliang Tunnel]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons|Taihang Shan Mountains}}
* {{Cite web |date=2005-03-10 |title=A Walk in the Taihang Mountains |url=http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2005/0310/tr16-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050322043504/http://app1.chinadaily.com.cn/star/2005/0310/tr16-1.html |archive-date=2005-03-22 |access-date=2014-01-30 |publisher=[[Shanghai Star]]}}

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