Mount Jinling

Japanese: 金陵山 - きんりょうざん
Mount Jinling

…It occupies a corner of the hills surrounding Nanjing, with its highest point at 448m above sea level. It is also called Zhongshan or Jinlingshan. It covers Nanjing from the east and faces the Yangtze River. It has been a key point in the defense of Nanjing since the capital of Wu was located here during the Three Kingdoms period. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Mount Jinling" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南京をとりまく丘陵の一角を占め,最高所で標高448m。鍾山,金陵山ともいう。南京を東からおおい,長江(揚子江)に臨む位置にあり,三国時代ここに呉の都が置かれたときから,南京防御の要衝であった。…

※「金陵山」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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