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	Tian Shan Summary
		The Tian Shan (Chinese: 天山; Pinyin: Tiān Shān; celestial mountains), also spelled Tien Shan (Heavenly Mountains), is a mountain range located in Central Asia, to the north and west of the Taklamakan Desert in the border region of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China.
		The Tian Shan are a part of the Himalayan orogenic belt which was formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates in the Cenozoic era.
		The major rivers rising in the Tian Shan are the Syr Darya, Ili river and the Tarim river.
	www.bookrags.com /Tian_Shan (715 words)

	Marco Polo and Tian Shan Argali Hunting in Tajikistan and Kirghizstan
		Tian Shan argali category is divided into two races: heinsii and karelini.
		The karelini was described from the Ala Tau range north of Lake Issyk Kul in northeastern Kirghizstan (Kirgizstan) and southeastern Kazakhstan, and eastward in the Tian Shan range in Xinjiang, China.
		The Tian Shan range, from southeastern Kazakhstan and eastern Kirghizstan eastward to about Urumqi in Xinjiang.
	www.argalihunt.com (664 words)

	The Tian' Shan' Mountain Range in Siberia
		The Tian' Shan' (meaning celestial mountains) are situated in the territory of the former USSR and Eastern China.
		The higher Tian' Shan' region is covered with beautiful fir forest followed by alpine meadows at higher elevations.
		The lower zones of southern and southwestern Tian' Shan' are areas of deciduous forests with walnuts and maples.
	www.raftsiberia.com /trips/info/tianshan.html (417 words)

	Tian Shan - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		TIAN SHAN [Tian Shan] or Tien Shan [Chin.,=celestial mountains], mountain system of central Asia, extending c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) from the Pamir Mts., Tajikistan, NE through the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, to the China-Mongolia border; Pobeda Peak (24,406 ft/7,439 m), on the Kyrgyzstan-China line, is the highest point.
		The E Tian Shan are relatively low parallel ranges that divide the Dzungaria and Tarim basins; the W Tian Shan separate into numerous complex branches.
		Issyk-Kol, W Tian Shan, is one of the world's largest mountain lakes.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-tianshan.html (383 words)

	GPS Division Field Trip 2006: Physiography & Climate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tian Shan relief is characterized by a combination of mountain ranges and intervening valleys and basins trending generally from east to west.
		West of 84° E longitude the eastern Tien Shan ridges fork, trending to the southwest and northwest, and enclose the vast Ili Depression, which gradually widens and loses height as it proceeds westward.
		North of the Tian Shan, in the Junggar Pendi (basin), the city of Urmuqi (which is the Provincial Capital of XUAR) has an average annual precipitation of only 178 mm (7 in), a January average temperature of -11° C (12° F), and a July average of 25'C (77° F).
	www.gps.caltech.edu /~rkanda/GPS_TienShan2006/GPSFieldTrip_PhysiogClimate.html (1465 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Tian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tian Shan TIAN SHAN [Tian Shan] or Tien Shan [Chincelestial mountains], mountain system of central Asia, extending c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) from the Pamir Mts., Tajikistan, NE through the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, to the China-Mongolia border; Pobeda Peak (24,406 ft/7,439 m), on the
		It is a largely steppe and semidesert basin surrounded by high mountains (the Tian Shan in the south and the Altai in the north).
		A western branch of the Tian Shan system, it extends c.200 mi (320 km) W from the Chinese border and rises to c.19,280 ft (5,880 m) in its western portion.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Tian (607 words)

	GPS Division Field Trip 2006: Introduction
		The Tian Shan (Chinese: 天山; Pinyin: Tiān Shān; celestial mountains), also spelled Tien Shan, is a mountain range located in Central Asia, to the north and west of the Taklimakan Desert in the border region of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China (XUAR, henceforth).
		The Tian Shan were uplifted due to the same reasons that the Himalayan orogenic belt was formed: the collision of the Indian and Eurasian plates in the Cenozoic.
		The highest peak in the Tian Shan is Pik Pobedy or Pik Pobeda (Victory Peak) which, at 7,439 m or 24,408 ft, is also the highest point in Kyrgyzstan and is on the border with China.
	www.gps.caltech.edu /~rkanda/GPS_TienShan2006/GPSFieldTrip_Main.html (812 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Tian Shan foothill arid steppe (PA0818)
		The Tian Shan, or Celestial Mountains, are a large, isolated range surrounded by the desert basins of northern China and Central Asia.
		The western part of the Tian Shan breaks down into a complex series of ridges and lake basins that extend westward toward the steppes of Central Asia, away from the steep and dry, basin-and-range topography of northwestern China.
		This ecoregion skirts the northwestern mountains between the desert and Tian Shan conifer forests at approximately 150-660 meters.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0818_full.html (1360 words)

	GEO_PLATE_F-18.HTML (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Tian Shan is a series of east-west parallel ranges averaging 3000 m above sea level in extreme northwest China, Province of Xinjiang.
		Renewed uplift in the Cenozoic produced the present dichotomy between the Tian Shan and the Tarim Basin that is evident on this Landsat scene.
		The Tarim Basin is named for the Tarim River, which is fed by snow and glaciers of the Tian Shan, the Kunlun Mountains of northern Tibet, and the Pamirs of the China/Afghanistan/ U.S. border region.
	disc.gsfc.nasa.gov /geomorphology/GEO_4/GEO_PLATE_F-18.HTML (730 words)

	Tian Shan - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Tian Shan - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		The Tian Shan mountains contain the country’s highest point, Hantengri (6,398 m/20,991 ft),...
		Junggar Pendi, region of China, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, between the Tian Shan range on the south and the Altay Mountains on the north....
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Tian_Shan.html (83 words)

	" Hua Shan style Kung Fu Info Page "
		Hua Shan, the western great mountain Hua, is a place for many who give up common earthly life and retire to cultivate their moral character.
		Hua Shan has a 12 section form which synthesizes the important points of self defense, the transitions of Yin and Yang and a "Nine Word code" of practical Chin Nah transformations and counters.
		The Hua Shan boxing manual states, "Practice boxing like a boat floating on water, flowing along for a thousand miles, avoiding the barbaric style of practicing martial arts which leads to disorders of the body and body".
	www.plumpub.com /info/knotebook/boxhuashan.htm (1448 words)

	Discovery Kyrgyzstan :: Archive :: To the Foothill of Khan-Tengri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		TO THE FOOTHILL OF KHAN- TENGRI IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SEMENOV TIAN- SHANSKY AND MERZBACHER
		He had obtained his geographic knowledge of the Tian Shan from the works of K. Ritter and A. Gumbolt and they, in their turn, took their information from Byzantine missionaries and Chinese sources.
		Aware that the highest point of the Tian Shan was Khan-Tengri, P.P. Semenov had no doubt that this huge pyramid dominating the snow giants was indeed it.
	www.silkpress.orexca.com /archive/kyrgyzstan/3-2004/3.shtml (1530 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Tian Shan montane steppe and meadows (PA1019) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But stretching across this dry land are the Tian Shan, or "Celestial Mountains." Climb up these mountains and you'll be amazed to discover their varied and relatively moist habitats.
		The Tian Shan Montane Steppe and Meadows ecoregion is home to many rare species, including little bustards, goitered gazelles, and the elusive snow leopard.
		The Tian Shan Mountains extend for 1,553 miles (2,500 km) east to west across Central Asia.
	nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa1019.html (405 words)

	Tien Shan - Peakware World Mountain Encyclcopedia
		Tian Shan, meaning Heavenly Mountains, is a mountain system in Central Asia, extending nearly 1500 arcing miles across Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang Province, China.
		The highest peaks of Tian Shan are concentrated in a remote cluster, located on the borders of Kyrgyzstan, China, and Kazakhstan.
		West of this central group, the mountains break into several lower ranges and the Tian Shan is a relatively minor range when it merges into the Pamirs.
	www.peakware.com /areas.html?a=372 (276 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Tian Shan montane conifer forests (PA0521)
		The Tian Shan, or "Celestial Mountains," is a large, isolated mountain range surrounded by desert basins.
		The Tian Shan is more than 1,500 miles (2,500 km) long, with ridges reaching about 13,000 feet (4,000 m) high and some peaks over 24,000 feet (7,400 m).
		Wild sheep and goats, such as the ibex and Tian Shan argali, are the most common prey for snow leopards in this ecoregion.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0521.html (371 words)

	Tian Shan — FactMonster.com
		The E Tian Shan are relatively low parallel ranges that divide the Dzungaria and Tarim basins; the W Tian Shan separate into numerous complex branches.
		Because of the dry climate, the Tian Shan's snow line is generally above 11,000 ft (3,350 m).
		Issyk-Kol, W Tian Shan, is one of the world's largest mountain lakes.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0848674.html (281 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Tian Shan foothill arid steppe (PA0818) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		These arid grasslands and savannas, which cover the western flanks of the Tian Shan or "Celestial Mountains," take advantage of moist arctic air and slightly higher precipitation levels than in the surrounding desert basins.
		This area is richer in plant species than other parts of the Tian Shan range, due to increased precipitation and the wide variety of habitats that can be found here.
		The Tian Shan mountain sheep, a vulnerable species, is found at all elevations up to 13,000 feet (4,000 m).
	nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0818.html (367 words)

	Giant Pandas at the National Zoo - National Zoo\| FONZ
		As she tried to squeeze in, Tian deliberately sprawled and spread his body out, further reducing the space available to Mei.
		It was not until much later that she claimed the grotto for herself, as Tian, yawning and stretching, was ready to look for some bamboo.
		Giant pandas Mei Xiang and Tian Tian are at the National Zoo on a ten-year loan from the China Wildlife Conservation Association.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Animals/GiantPandas (829 words)

	Animal Planet :: Panda Live Video Cam
		You are watching live images of Mei Xiang, a giant panda, and her cub, Tai Shan, at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The cub was born at 3:41 a.m.
		Tai Shan received his name, which means "peaceful mountain," on Monday, Oct. 17.
		Tian Tian, (pronounced t-YEN t-YEN) which means "more and more," is the male and the larger of the two.
	animal.discovery.com /cams/pandavidr.html (378 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe (PA0801)
		In low areas of the western Tien Shan region, the colorful tall herbs Ferula karatavica, Alcea nudiflora, and Eremurus regelii are important.
		The neighboring upper slopes of the West Tian Shan mountains are inhabited by roe deer (Cervidae Capreolus), and wild boar (Sus scrofa), and brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) can sometimes be encountered.
		There are numerous protected areas in Western Tian Shan (see table) and one in Nuratau.
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0801_full.html (1233 words)

	Cenozoic deformation of the Tarim plate and the implications for mountain building in the Tibetan Plateau and the Tian ...
		The Tarim basin in NW China developed as a complex foreland basin in the Cenozoic in association with mountain building in the Tibetan Plateau to the south and the Tian Shan orogen to the north.
		Two-dimensional and three-dimensional finite element models are then used to simulate the flexural deformation of the Tarim basement in response to the sedimentary loads and additional tectonic loads associated with overthrusting of the surrounding mountain belts.
		The results suggest that uplift of both the western Kunlun Shan and the Tian Shan orogens started during or before Oligocene.
	www.agu.org /pubs/crossref/2002/2001TC001300.shtml (311 words)

	masak-masak: Tian Shan Restaurant @ Berjaya Times Square
		The fried ones are known as potstickers or wor tie in Chinese.
		Sadly the jiaozi in Tian Shan don't come close to her version probably because they're big and filled with too much chicken meat in them.
		The reviewer also declares that she has not received any monetary or non-monetary compensation from the restaurant for writing this review.
	masak-masak.blogspot.com /2006/02/tian-shan-restaurant-berjaya-times.html (857 words)

	Untitled Document
		Huang Chien-Liang and his students as part of the Tien Shan Pai curriculum:
		Disciples of Grandmaster Huang show their Kung Fu, Xing Yi postures at Wu Tai Shan, China.
		天山槍法 Tian Shan Qiang Fa (Tien Shan Spear)
	www.tienshanpai.org /tienshanpai/curriculum (278 words)

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	Photographs of the Tien Shan Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Tien Shan Mountains loom up and form the Southern edge of the steppe.
		Their snow capped peaks provide water for the agricultural land at the base of the mountains.
		These are views of the Tien Shan taken within a 40 kilometer radius of Almaty.
	talgar.sbc.edu /mountains.html (80 words)

	Tien Shan Mountain EWP trip summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Tien Shan (Celestial) Mountains take up most of the small republic of Kirghizstan, half of which is over 3000m and much of it under permanent snow cover.
		The mountains of Tien Shan are almost as high as the Pamir, but the less rugged valleys make it a much greener and richer region agriculturally.
		We cross some high mountain passes and hike in picturesque valleys with slopes covered by coniferous forests of the famous Tien Shan pyramidal fir-tree which grow up to a height of 50m.
	www.ewpnet.com /CMDOS.HTM (627 words)

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