10 Facts About Kunlun Mountains

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Older sources used Kunlun to mean the mountain belt that runs across the center of China, that is, Altyn Tagh along with the Qilian and Qin Mountains.

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Recent sources have the Kunlun Mountains range forming most of the south side of the Tarim Basin and then continuing east, south of the Altyn Tagh.

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Some authorities claim that the Kunlun Mountains extends further northwest-wards as far as Kongur Tagh and the famous Muztagh Ata .

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4.

Kunlun Mountains is originally the name of a mythical mountain believed to be a Taoist paradise.

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5.

Kunlun Mountains is a semi-mythical region not far from the source of the Yellow River.

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6.

The Kunlun Mountains entered Chinese ideology during the Warring States Period, and have become closely integrated into Chinese culture.

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7.

In mythology, Kunlun Mountains Mountain is the birthplace and ancestral place of the Chinese nation.

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8.

Kunlun Mountains's was the object of a traditional religious cult which reached its peak in the Han Dynasty.

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9.

Kunlun Mountains are the site of the fictional city of K'un Lun in the Marvel Comics Iron Fist series and the TV show of the same name.

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10.

In Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus and Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, the Kunlun Mountains is the location of one of the episodes, and are home to the Panda King of the Fiendish Five.

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