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Sichuan Summary
694 words, approx. 2 pages
(2002 est. pop. 87.4 million). Located on the upper reaches of the Chang (Yangtze) River, Sichuan (Szechwan), with a land area of 485,000 square kilometers, is one of China's most populous provinces. It has long played a key role in...
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Yen, Y. C. James Summary
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(1890–1990) Chinese reformer. Born in the mountains of China's Sichuan Province in 1890, the young Y. C. James Yen (Yan Yangchu) was sent to mission schools, where he became, in his later words, not a "Christian" (implying...
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Sichuan
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Province (pop., 2002 est.: 86,730,000), upper Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) valley, southwestern China. It is bordered by Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces, Chongqing municipality, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It has an area of...
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Sichuan Information
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Coordinates: 30°0′N, 103°0′E Sichuan (help·info) (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: Sìchuān; Wade-Giles: Szŭ4-ch'uan1; Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital at Chengdu. The current name of the...


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The Washington Post
Sichuan
01/07/1988: 548 words, approx. 2 pages
8430 Baltimore Ave., College Park 474-2838 Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Prices: Most dinner entrees $6 to $9. Cards: American Express, MasterCard, Visa. Don't let Sichuan's appearance fool you. Sure, it's a nondescript-looking place, a...
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The Washington Post
Redefining Sichuan
02/03/1991: 1,137 words, approx. 4 pages
CHARLIE CHIANG'S - 4250 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-1916. Open: Monday through Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday noon to 11 p.m., Sunday noon to 10 p.m. All major credit cards. Reservations suggested. Separate non-smoking section. Prices (Sichuan...
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Hunt for U.S. climbers narrows in China
12/25/2006: 372 words, approx. 1 pages
The search for two U.S. climbers missing in China for more than a month has narrowed to one mountain in a southwestern province, a rescue official said Monday.Christine Boskoff, a top female climber, and Charlie Fowler, a well-known climber, guide and photographer, were reported missing...
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China pandas forced to migrate for food
11/12/2007: 343 words, approx. 1 pages
Giant pandas are being forced to move from a remote mountainous area in southwestern China due to food shortages as their staple bamboo withers, an animal expert said Monday.Most of the pandas' favorite arrow bamboo in a 217,000 square-mile region of Sichuan province is going...
 


 

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