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... east to west at its widest point . It is bounded on the north by Shansi and Hopeh ; on the east by Shantung and Anhwei ; on the west by Shensi ; and on the south by Hupeh . The Huang Ho ( Yellow River ) divides the province into two ...
... east to west at its widest point . It is bounded on the north by Shansi and Hopeh ; on the east by Shantung and Anhwei ; on the west by Shensi ; and on the south by Hupeh . The Huang Ho ( Yellow River ) divides the province into two ...
Page 200
... east , Kwei- chow and Yunnan provinces to the south , the Tibet Au- tonomous Region to the west , and Tsinghai Province to the northwest . The name Szechwan means " Four Streams " and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze ...
... east , Kwei- chow and Yunnan provinces to the south , the Tibet Au- tonomous Region to the west , and Tsinghai Province to the northwest . The name Szechwan means " Four Streams " and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze ...
Page 224
... east - west route running from the North China Plain in the east to the Kansu Corridor and the steppelands in the west . Sian is a natural centre , where the great route east to west meets the routes that cross the Tsinling Mountains to ...
... east - west route running from the North China Plain in the east to the Kansu Corridor and the steppelands in the west . Sian is a natural centre , where the great route east to west meets the routes that cross the Tsinling Mountains to ...
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