Riyue Mountain ( Chinese : 日月山 ; pinyin : Rìyuè Shān ; lit. 'Sun and moon mountain'), known in Tibetan as Nyima Dawa La ( Tibetan : ཉི་མ་ཟླ་བ་ལ , Wylie : nyi ma zla wa la ), is actually a mountain pass situated in Huangyuan County , Xining , Qinghai Province, China . The mountain pass is 3,399 m (11,152 ft) above sea level and separates the Qinghai Lake endorheic basin from the Huangshui River basin, a tributary of the Yellow River . The Daotang River ( Chinese : 倒淌河 ; pinyin : Dàotǎng hé ) flows west from the pass into Qinghai Lake . The pass separates Qinghai Province into a pastoral zone in the west and an agricultural zone in the east.
5-487: The mountain pass is currently crossed by China National Highway 214 that follows the ancient trade route into Tibet . It is also the historical Southern Silk Road and Tang - Tibet Ancient Road, and other roads must pass through and an important place where multi-ethnic groups live together. The Nyima Dawa La (pass) was made famous due to its association with the Han-Chinese Princess Wencheng when she
10-728: A mountain or hill in China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . China National Highway 214 China National Highway 214 ( G214 ) runs from Xining , Qinghai to Jinghong , Yunnan . It is 3,256 kilometres in length and runs south from Xining towards Tibet , and ends in Yunnan Province. From Zogang to Markam it shares the highway with G318 . China National Highway 112 runs around Beijing Before 2013, Mainland China observed National Highway 228 as Taiwan Ring, composed of several National Expressway (Republic of China) and Taiwan provincial highways, this designation
15-443: Is not recognized by Republic of China (Taiwan). This observation was eventually dropped in new National Highway plans, replaced by Dandong-Dongxing Highway. A extension plan of the highway system was announced in 2013, including extension of existing highways(101-112, 201-227, 301-330) and new highways (North-South 228-248, East-West 331-361, Connections 501-581). Only small portions of them needs to be constructed from scratch; most of
20-511: The 6th day of the 6th lunar month a traditional Flower Song Festival (Ch. Huarhui ) is held here. Two small new concrete temples have been built on the pass with modern murals showing the royal couple and scenes of nomadic life. Tongkor Monastery is a monastery, now mostly in ruins, that was located 8 km (5.0 mi) northeast of Riyue Mountain pass. 36°33′50″N 100°59′35″E / 36.56389°N 100.99306°E / 36.56389; 100.99306 This article related to
25-461: Was en route to marry Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in the 7th century. She is said to have looked in a magic mirror here with a sun-moon design which was supposed to show her family in Chang'an . She only saw her own reflection and she smashed the mirror in despair. The Daotang River which, unusually in this region, flows east to west is said to have originated from the tears of the princess. Every year about
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