Funiu Mountains
The Funiu Mountains, also known by their Chinese name Funiu Shan, are a mountain range in southern Shanxi and western Henan provinces in China.
Geography
The Funiu are an eastern extension of the Qins, running south of the Yellow River after its southern return from the Ordos Loop. The hills to its east bear the headwaters to tributaries to the Huai.History
During the Chinese [Civil War], the eastern foothills of the Funius were the site of a 1947 People's [Liberation Army|Communist] Campaign in the Eastern [Foothills of the Funiu Mountains|victory] over the Nationalist National [Revolutionary Army|army].Sites
- Funiu Shan [World Geology Park]
Culture
The geographer Zheng Ruoceng considered the kung fu of the Buddhist monks of the Funius second in China after that practiced by the monks of Shaolin. They specialized in staves.The mountains are also the namesake of the Funiu White, a Chinese goat breeds|Chinese goat breed].