龙门断层 lóng mén duàn céng

DEFINITIONS

  1. Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

CHARACTERS

龙 lóng dragon; symbolic of emperor
门 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
断 duàn sever, cut off; interrupt
层 céng story, layer, floor, stratum