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... Chekiang . Most of the 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 ...
... Chekiang . Most of the 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 ...
Page 181
... Chekiang , in the Yangtze Delta and on the southern shore of Hang - chou Bay . About four - fifths of Chekiang's arable land is irrigated— one of the highest ratios in eastern or southern Asia- and about two - thirds of the arable land ...
... Chekiang , in the Yangtze Delta and on the southern shore of Hang - chou Bay . About four - fifths of Chekiang's arable land is irrigated— one of the highest ratios in eastern or southern Asia- and about two - thirds of the arable land ...
Page 182
... Chekiang later formed a part of the kingdom of Wu ( 220- 280 ) . During the T'ang ( 618-907 ) and Sung ( 960-1279 ) dynasties , Chekiang was divided into Che - hsi ( Western Chekiang ) and Che - t'ung ( Eastern Chekiang ) , which be ...
... Chekiang later formed a part of the kingdom of Wu ( 220- 280 ) . During the T'ang ( 618-907 ) and Sung ( 960-1279 ) dynasties , Chekiang was divided into Che - hsi ( Western Chekiang ) and Che - t'ung ( Eastern Chekiang ) , which be ...
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