Qílián Shān
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Qílián Shān refers to the Qilian Mountains, a major mountain range in northern China forming part of the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qilian Uul | 1 |
| Qílián Shān canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7073536 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qílián Shān Context triple: [Qilian Mountains, transliteration, Qílián Shān]
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A.
Kunyu Mountain
Kunyu Mountain is a prominent scenic and historical mountain range in eastern China, known for its Taoist heritage and natural beauty on the Shandong Peninsula.
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B.
Beigu Mountain
Beigu Mountain is a scenic and historically significant hill in Zhenjiang, China, known for its temples, cultural relics, and views over the Yangtze River.
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C.
Tanluan
Tanluan was a pioneering Chinese Buddhist monk and philosopher whose teachings helped systematize and popularize Pure Land Buddhism in East Asia.
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D.
Tianzi Mountain
Tianzi Mountain is a striking sandstone peak area in China's Hunan Province, famed for its towering pillar-like formations, misty vistas, and inspiration for fantastical mountain landscapes in popular culture.
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E.
Chihsing Mountain
Chihsing Mountain is a volcanic peak in Yangmingshan National Park near Taipei, Taiwan, known as the highest mountain in the Taipei area and a popular hiking destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Qílián Shān Target entity description: Qílián Shān refers to the Qilian Mountains, a major mountain range in northern China forming part of the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
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A.
Kunyu Mountain
Kunyu Mountain is a prominent scenic and historical mountain range in eastern China, known for its Taoist heritage and natural beauty on the Shandong Peninsula.
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B.
Beigu Mountain
Beigu Mountain is a scenic and historically significant hill in Zhenjiang, China, known for its temples, cultural relics, and views over the Yangtze River.
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C.
Tanluan
Tanluan was a pioneering Chinese Buddhist monk and philosopher whose teachings helped systematize and popularize Pure Land Buddhism in East Asia.
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D.
Tianzi Mountain
Tianzi Mountain is a striking sandstone peak area in China's Hunan Province, famed for its towering pillar-like formations, misty vistas, and inspiration for fantastical mountain landscapes in popular culture.
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E.
Chihsing Mountain
Chihsing Mountain is a volcanic peak in Yangmingshan National Park near Taipei, Taiwan, known as the highest mountain in the Taipei area and a popular hiking destination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ |
| climate |
alpine
ⓘ
cold arid ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainage |
Datong River
ⓘ
Heihe River ⓘ
linked to:
Shiyang River
Shiyang River ⓘ Shule River ⓘ upper Yellow River tributaries ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Qilian Mountains conifer forests ⓘ |
| fauna |
Tibetan antelope habitat
ⓘ
argali sheep habitat ⓘ snow leopard habitat ⓘ wild yak habitat ⓘ |
| geology |
Paleozoic orogenic belt
ⓘ
fold-and-thrust belt ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
desert steppe ⓘ glaciers ⓘ permafrost ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Qilian Mountain National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Qilian Mountain nature reserves
|
| highestPoint |
Qilian Shan main peak
ⓘ
linked to:
Qilian Mountains
Tuolai Shan ⓘ |
| historicalRole | boundary of ancient Chinese and nomadic territories ⓘ |
| importance |
climatic barrier between Tibetan Plateau and arid basins to the north
ⓘ
water source for Hexi Corridor oases ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gansu Province
ⓘ
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ Qinghai Province ⓘ
linked to:
Qinghai
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ northern China ⓘ
linked to:
North China
|
| mountainSystem |
Altyn-Tagh–Qilian–Kunlun system
ⓘ
linked to:
Altyn-Tagh Mountains
|
| nameInChineseCharacters | 祁连山 ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| near |
Gobi Desert
ⓘ
Hexi Corridor ⓘ Qaidam Basin ⓘ |
| partOf |
northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau
ⓘ
northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| rangeOrientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| romanization |
Qilian Shan
ⓘ
linked to:
Qilian Mountains
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| separates |
Hexi Corridor
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Tibetan Plateau ⓘ |
| vegetation |
coniferous forests
ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ shrublands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Qílián Shān Description of subject: Qílián Shān refers to the Qilian Mountains, a major mountain range in northern China forming part of the northeastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Qílián Shān