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... Szechwan means " Four Streams " and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze River , which flows through the province . The capital , Ch'eng - tu , is located in the centre of the province . From economic , political ...
... Szechwan means " Four Streams " and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze River , which flows through the province . The capital , Ch'eng - tu , is located in the centre of the province . From economic , political ...
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... Szechwan's second largest city , is located in the centre of the Ch'eng - tu Plain . The people . Szechwan Province has one of the most diversified ranges of ethnic groups in all China , including Han ( Chinese ) , Yi , Tibetans , Miao ...
... Szechwan's second largest city , is located in the centre of the Ch'eng - tu Plain . The people . Szechwan Province has one of the most diversified ranges of ethnic groups in all China , including Han ( Chinese ) , Yi , Tibetans , Miao ...
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... Szechwan have been an important item of foreign trade for years . About half of the inhabitants of the west are pastoral . Their animals include cattle , sheep , horses , donkeys , and yaks . Forestry . Szechwan is second only to ...
... Szechwan have been an important item of foreign trade for years . About half of the inhabitants of the west are pastoral . Their animals include cattle , sheep , horses , donkeys , and yaks . Forestry . Szechwan is second only to ...
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CHINA | 36 |
CHINESE LITERATURE | 231 |
CHORDATES CHRISTIANITY | 251 |
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