Meaning of Dingxi | Babel Free

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A prefecture-level city of Gansu, China.

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“In 1973 the esteemed and beloved Premier Chou assigned a mumber of leading comrades of departments concerned under the State Council to investigate⟳ the drought situation and help⟳ solve⟳ difficulties in Tinghsi Prefecture.”

“On 3 May Hsü Ta’s army made contact⟳ with Kökö Temür’s forces near Tinghsi in Kansu.”

“For instance, in the arid Dingxi region of Gansu, deforestation forced the local population to tear⟳ up the sod to use⟳ as fuel, thus further reducing the already inadequate carrying capacity of the land⟳ and exacerbating the region’s serious poverty.”

“The quake near the city of Dingxi in Gansu province toppled brick walls and telephone lines, shattered mud-and-tile-roofed houses, and sent cascades of dirt and rock down hillsides that blocked roads and slowed rescue⟳ efforts by crews trying to reach⟳ remote areas.[…] “I saw⟳ the bulb hanging from the ceiling start⟳ swinging wildly around. I woke my two friends and we ran into the bathroom to hide⟳,” said arts student Li Jingui, 21, who was on the fourth floor of a school dormitory in Dingxi when the shaking started.”

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