Flaming Mountains
E522840
The Flaming Mountains are a strikingly eroded, red sandstone mountain range in China’s Xinjiang region, famous for their intense summer heat and appearance in the classic novel "Journey to the West."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flaming Mountains canonical | 6 |
| 火焰山 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5488242 — 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: Flaming Mountains Context triple: [Turpan Depression, boundedBy, Flaming Mountains]
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A.
Mingsha Sand Dunes
Mingsha Sand Dunes is a famous desert scenic area near Dunhuang in China, known for its towering sand hills, echoing sands, and views over the nearby Crescent Lake oasis.
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B.
Heavenly Mountain
Heavenly Mountain is the English translation of "Tenzan," the Japanese name given to the Nakajima B6N torpedo bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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C.
Mountain of the Spirit
Mountain of the Spirit is the English meaning of the name Manaslu, an 8,163-meter Himalayan peak in Nepal that is the eighth-highest mountain in the world.
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D.
Celestial Mountains
Celestial Mountains is another name for the Tien Shan, a vast Central Asian mountain range known for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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E.
Baldzhuan
Baldzhuan is a village in present-day Tajikistan, historically notable as the remote Central Asian location where Ottoman leader Enver Pasha was killed in 1922.
- 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: Flaming Mountains Target entity description: The Flaming Mountains are a strikingly eroded, red sandstone mountain range in China’s Xinjiang region, famous for their intense summer heat and appearance in the classic novel "Journey to the West."
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A.
Mingsha Sand Dunes
Mingsha Sand Dunes is a famous desert scenic area near Dunhuang in China, known for its towering sand hills, echoing sands, and views over the nearby Crescent Lake oasis.
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B.
Heavenly Mountain
Heavenly Mountain is the English translation of "Tenzan," the Japanese name given to the Nakajima B6N torpedo bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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C.
Mountain of the Spirit
Mountain of the Spirit is the English meaning of the name Manaslu, an 8,163-meter Himalayan peak in Nepal that is the eighth-highest mountain in the world.
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D.
Celestial Mountains
Celestial Mountains is another name for the Tien Shan, a vast Central Asian mountain range known for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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E.
Baldzhuan
Baldzhuan is a village in present-day Tajikistan, historically notable as the remote Central Asian location where Ottoman leader Enver Pasha was killed in 1922.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Turpan City
ⓘ
linked to:
Turpan
|
| associatedWithAuthor | Wu Cheng'en ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Bull Demon King
ⓘ
Princess Iron Fan ⓘ Sun Wukong ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | Journey to the West ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
火焰山
ⓘ
linked to:
Flaming Mountains
|
| ChinesePinyin | Huǒyàn Shān ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ |
| color |
orange-red
ⓘ
red ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel | low ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSurroundings | rises above Turpan Depression ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Cenozoic (approximate) ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition | red sandstone ⓘ |
| geologicalProcess | erosion of red sandstone ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important site in Chinese myth and folklore ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | highways passing through Turpan area near the range ⓘ |
| historicalRoute | near ancient Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in Journey to the West
ⓘ
eroded landforms ⓘ intense summer heat ⓘ red color ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Turpan Depression
ⓘ
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to:
Xinjiang
northwest China ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Turpan ⓘ |
| maximumSummerTemperature |
over 110 °F
ⓘ
over 45 °C ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Astana Tombs
ⓘ
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves ⓘ
linked to:
Bezeklik Caves
Grape Valley of Turpan ⓘ
linked to:
Turfan region
|
| notableFor | one of the hottest places in China ⓘ |
| partOf |
Turpan Basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Turpan Depression
|
| regionType | desert margin ⓘ |
| roleInLiterature | mythical obstacle in Journey to the West ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
gullies
ⓘ
ridges ⓘ yardangs ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular domestic tourist destination
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scenic area with viewing platforms ⓘ |
| visualAppearance | flame-like patterns on slopes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flaming Mountains Description of subject: The Flaming Mountains are a strikingly eroded, red sandstone mountain range in China’s Xinjiang region, famous for their intense summer heat and appearance in the classic novel "Journey to the West."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.