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Page 458
... province's principal outlet on that great river . The area of the province is 63,600 square miles ( 164 , - 700 square kilometres ) , and its population in 1953 was almost 17,000,000 ; an estimate from the early 1970s was 25,000,000 ...
... province's principal outlet on that great river . The area of the province is 63,600 square miles ( 164 , - 700 square kilometres ) , and its population in 1953 was almost 17,000,000 ; an estimate from the early 1970s was 25,000,000 ...
Page 558
... province where lineage - an important social institution in China - has been particularly empha- sized . This is ... Province is bounded on the north by Szechwan Province , on the west by Yunnan Province , on the east by Hunan Province ...
... province where lineage - an important social institution in China - has been particularly empha- sized . This is ... Province is bounded on the north by Szechwan Province , on the west by Yunnan Province , on the east by Hunan Province ...
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... province has high relative humidity , lengthy cloudy and rainy days , and little sunshine . The capital , Kuei - yang , has over 260 rainy and cloudy days and the province is said to be without three consecutive rainless days . Most of ...
... province has high relative humidity , lengthy cloudy and rainy days , and little sunshine . The capital , Kuei - yang , has over 260 rainy and cloudy days and the province is said to be without three consecutive rainless days . Most of ...
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