Flame Mountain

Japanese: 火焰山 - かえんざん
Flame Mountain

...The Turpan Basin, which is 60km north to south and 120km east to west and drops into a bowl shape on the eastern side of the Tianshan Mountains, is known as the lowest place in China. The surface of Lake Aiding at the bottom of the basin is -154m above sea level, and its depth is -399m, making it the second deepest in the world after the Dead Sea. It is the land of the famous Flame Mountains from Journey to the West, and as symbolized by its name of Huozhou in the Yuan Dynasty, the area is extremely hot in the summer, with the maximum temperature exceeding 40°C nearly 40 days a year. It is also famous for its low rainfall and strong winds.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Flame Mountain" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…天山山脈の東側にすり鉢状に落ちこんだ南北60km,東西120kmのトゥルファン盆地は,中国の最低地として知られ,盆地の底にある艾丁(がいてい)湖の湖面は標高-154m,その深さは-399mの死海についで世界でも2番目である。《西遊記》で有名な火焰山の地であり,元代に火州と呼ばれたことが象徴するように,夏の暑さが厳しく,最高気温が40℃をこえる日が1年に40日近くある。また降雨量も少なく風の強い場所としても有名である。…

※「火焰山」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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