凉山

涼山

Liángshān

proper noun

Meanings

1 Liangshan, the Yi homeland in southern Sichuan, short for the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

HSK 4

每年火把节，凉山的彝族人都会点起火把，唱歌跳舞。

Měi nián Huǒbǎjié, Liángshān de Yízú rén dōu huì diǎnqǐ huǒbǎ, chànggē tiàowǔ.

At the Torch Festival every year, the Yi of Liangshan light torches, sing and dance.

HSK 5

凉山是中国彝族人口最多的地方。

Liángshān shì Zhōngguó Yízú rénkǒu zuì duō de dìfang.

Liangshan has the largest Yi population in China.

mistakes

It sounds exactly like 梁山, the outlaws' mountain of the Water Margin in Shandong. 凉 means 'cool', for the cold highlands.

usage

The full name is 凉山彝族自治州, shortened to 凉山州 or just 凉山. Its capital 西昌 is the site of a satellite launch center.

凉 liáng

山 shān