Changbai

Changbai

Changbai (Chinese: Changbai Shan; Korean: Changbaeksanmaek), China‐North Korea A mountain range along the border with a Chinese name meaning ‘Always White Mountains’ from cháng ‘long’ (as regards time), bái ‘white’, and shān. The Korean name means ‘White‐topped Mountains’.

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Changbai

Changbai or Changpai , mountain range, largely in NE China and partly in North Korea; Baitou Shan (9,003 ft/2,744 m) is the highest peak. The Changbai range is economically important for timber and coal deposits. The Yalu, Tumen, and Songhua rivers rise there.

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Changpai

Changpai mountain range, China: see Changbai .

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