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Page 99
... Yangtze Basin and , eventually , of all southern China . Hsiang - yang , although it continued to be an important garrison city and administrative centre , was not a good river port ; and Fan - ch'eng , on the opposite bank , grew ...
... Yangtze Basin and , eventually , of all southern China . Hsiang - yang , although it continued to be an important garrison city and administrative centre , was not a good river port ; and Fan - ch'eng , on the opposite bank , grew ...
Page 165
... Yangtze River . Western Hupeh has highlands that lie above 6,000 ft ( 1,830 m ) and consist of the eastern extension of two ranges that mark the boundary between Hupeh and Szechwan . The Shih Pao Shan forms the boundary between ...
... Yangtze River . Western Hupeh has highlands that lie above 6,000 ft ( 1,830 m ) and consist of the eastern extension of two ranges that mark the boundary between Hupeh and Szechwan . The Shih Pao Shan forms the boundary between ...
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... Yangtze accent . Other small population groups include the Miao , Yao , and a few Muslims . Kiangsi corresponds topographically to the drainage basin of the Kan Chiang ( Kan River ) , which runs northeastward from the southern tip of ...
... Yangtze accent . Other small population groups include the Miao , Yao , and a few Muslims . Kiangsi corresponds topographically to the drainage basin of the Kan Chiang ( Kan River ) , which runs northeastward from the southern tip of ...
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