Daxue Shan
| Daxue Shan | ||
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 Gongga Shan ( tib. Ri gangs dkar ) |
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| Highest peak | Gongga Shan ( 7556 m ) | |
| location | Sichuan ( PR China ) | |
| part of | Hengduan Shan | |
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 36 ' N , 101 ° 53' E | |
Daxue Shan ( Chinese 大雪山 , Pinyin Dàxuě Shān ) or Da Xueshan ( Dà Xuěshān ; 'Great Snow Mountains') is a mountain range in the province of Sichuan in southwest China, the highest in Hengduan Shan . It is located in the Garzê (Kardze) Autonomous District of the Tibetans .
It is the watershed between Yalong River ( Tib. Nyag chu ) and Dadu River ( Tib. Rgyal rong rgyal mo rngul chu ).
The mountain range extends for about 400 km, its highest peak is the Gongga Shan ( Tib. Gangs dkar ri ) ( 7556 m ) in the south of the Kangding district . It is covered with coniferous forests and mountain steppes. In its highest parts there are glaciers .
The Sichuan-Tibet Road ( Chuan-Zang gonglu ) runs through the mountains.
During the Long March , the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants ( Zhōngguó Gōng-Nóng Hóngjūn ) crossed the mountains in May 1935.