Mount Liupan (Chinese: 六盘山; pinyin: Lìupán Shān) is a mountain range in northwestern China, located mostly in southern Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Its southern section is known as Mount Long (Chinese: 陇山; pinyin: Lǒng Shān), which strides southeast through eastern Gansu and western Shaanxi province before joining into the Qinling Mountains, giving rise to regional names like "Longxi" (陇西, lit.
A poem of same name was dedicated to this mountain by Mao Zedong in 1935, when the Chinese Red Army arrived into the friendly Shaanbei region at the end of the Long March.
[1] The highest peak, Migangshan (米缸山), is at 2,942 m (9,652 ft) above sea level.
[3] Owing to its orientation perpendicular to humid winds, it is considered a 'green island' within the Loess Plateau.