Gan Nineteenth Sister - Locations

Gan Nineteenth Sister - Locations

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Named locations from Gan Nineteenth Sister (甘十九妹).

Religious Sites & Martial Establishments

  • Cold Zither Pavilion (冷琴阁 – Lěngqín Gé) – Literally “cold zither pavilion”; martial arts establishment at South Putuo
  • South Putuo (南普陀 – Nán Pǔtuó) – Buddhist site associated with Guanyin worship; home of a distinct martial tradition
  • Mount South Putuo (南普陀山 – Nánpǔtuó Shān) – Famed Buddhist mountain and temple near Xiamen in Fujian province

Water Bodies

  • Dongting Lake (洞庭湖 – Dòngtíng Hú) – Second largest freshwater lake in China; flood basin of the Yangtze River

Mountains & Geographic Features

  • Phoenix Mountain (凤凰山 – Fènghuáng Shān) – Literally “phoenix mountain”
  • Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山 – Kūnlún Shān) – Mountain range in the Western Regions

Regional Territories

  • Tsaidam (达里木 – Dálǐmù) – The Tsaidam (Qaidam) Basin in Qinghai Province; remote and inhospitable region
  • Qinghai (青海 – Qīnghǎi) – Province in northwestern China; high-altitude region on the Tibetan Plateau
  • Jianghan (江汉 – Jiānghàn) – Region where the Yangtze and Han Rivers converge, in modern Hubei Province
  • Shaanxi (陕西 – Shǎnxī) – Province in northwestern China
  • Dianzhong (滇中 – Diānzhōng) – Literally “central Yunnan”; Dian is the ancient name for modern Yunnan Province
  • Central Plains (中原 – Zhōngyuán) – Heartland of Han Chinese civilization on the lower reaches of the Yellow River
  • Huai River Banks (淮上 – Huáishàng) – Region along the Huai River in eastern China
  • Longzhong (隆中 – Lóngzhōng) – Mountainous area west of Xiangyang, famous as the site where Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion

Rivers

  • Lancang River (澜沧江 – Láncāng Jiāng) – Chinese name for the upper course of the Mekong; flows through the remote gorges of Yunnan Province

Fortified Locations

  • Clear Wind Fort (清风堡 – Qīngfēng Bǎo) – Literally “clear wind fort”; fortified stronghold in the Huaishang region; home base of Fan Zhongxiu
  • White Pagoda (白塔 – Bái Tǎ) – Literally “white pagoda”; tower within the Yueyang School compound where the retired former zhangmen lived in seclusion

Islands

  • Bian Island (扁山 – Biǎn Shān) – Small island in Dongting Lake near the Yueyang School compound

Villages & Settlements

  • Erma Village (二马庄子 – Èrmǎ Zhuāngzi) – Literally “two horse village”; small settlement along the Jianghan waterways
  • White Stone Ridge (白石岭 – Báishí Lǐng) – Remote, forested ridge deep in the Longzhong hills

Administrative Divisions

  • Fengyang Prefecture (凤阳府 – Fèngyáng Fǔ) – Literally “phoenix sun prefecture”; prefectural seat in modern-day Anhui Province

Cities

  • Xiangyang (襄阳 – Xiāngyáng) – Strategic fortress city on the Han River, notable in history as a military stronghold

See Also

  • Gan Nineteenth Sister - Items
  • Gan Nineteenth Sister - Characters
  • Gan Nineteenth Sister - Factions