Mount Li

34°21′31″N 109°12′38″E / 34.3587°N 109.2105°E / 34.3587; 109.2105

Mount Li
Yuan Jiang's 1702 Mount Li Escaping the Heat
Traditional Chinese驪山
Simplified Chinese骊山
Literal meaningMountain of the Pure Black Horse(s)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLíshān
Wade–GilesLi-shan

Mount Li, also known by its Chinese name as Lishan or Li Shan, is a mountain located in the northeast of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, China. The mountain is part of the Qinling mountain range and rises to a height of 1302 metres (4271 ft) above sea level. It is one of the eight scenic spots of the Guanzhong Plain and popularly said to "shine like a beacon in the evening sunlight".