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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 . HISTORY for both overseas and coastal trade . The port of Ch'üan- chou , known to Marco Polo as Zaitun , was one of the world's great ports in this period . The province's decline began with the Ming dynasty ban on maritime ...
... province . HISTORY for both overseas and coastal trade . The port of Ch'üan- chou , known to Marco Polo as Zaitun , was one of the world's great ports in this period . The province's decline began with the Ming dynasty ban on maritime ...
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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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