English

Proper noun

Nanshan

1. Various towns, districts, and subdistricts of China.
2. An island in the Spratly archipelago of the Philippines.
3. A dormant volcano in northeastern China's Keluo volcanic field.
4. (uncommon) An alternative term for the Qilian Mountains between Gansu and Qinghai in western China, from their position south of the Hexi Corridor.

Related terms

• Nanzan, for Japanese placenames derived from the same characters
• Namsan, for Korean placenames derived from the same characters