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... province of northern China , has an area of about 60,200 square miles ( 156,000 square kilometres ) . Roughly rectangular in shape , Shansi is bounded by the provinces of Hopeh to the east , Honan to the south and southeast , and Shensi ...
... province of northern China , has an area of about 60,200 square miles ( 156,000 square kilometres ) . Roughly rectangular in shape , Shansi is bounded by the provinces of Hopeh to the east , Honan to the south and southeast , and Shensi ...
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... province's arable lands - consisting of alluvial plains of great fertility - are found in these three areas . Drainage . The chief river of the province is the Fu- ch'un ( Ch'ien - tang ) River , the drainage basin of which constitutes ...
... province's arable lands - consisting of alluvial plains of great fertility - are found in these three areas . Drainage . The chief river of the province is the Fu- ch'un ( Ch'ien - tang ) River , the drainage basin of which constitutes ...
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... province of China during the period of the Chinese republic ( 1911-49 ) . The territory , however , shrank substantially when Sinkiang , Tsinghai , and Ningsia became independent provinces in 1928. During the 1920s and ' 30s the province ...
... province of China during the period of the Chinese republic ( 1911-49 ) . The territory , however , shrank substantially when Sinkiang , Tsinghai , and Ningsia became independent provinces in 1928. During the 1920s and ' 30s the province ...
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