Meaning of Hsiushan | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“The price of deforestation over the centuries is that floodwater comes up so high at times that low bridges are liable to be washed away. On the Szechuan side, it is Hsiushan county. On the Kweichow side, the Sungtao Miao Autonomous County.”

Travels in China, 1966-71

“The various nationalities living on the border of the three provinces decided, after consultation, to present this fertile piece of land to the Han peasants of the Hungan Production Brigade of the Red Flag People’s Commune, Hsiushan County, Szechuan Province, who opened it up and turned it into an experimental farm for fine cotton seed.[…] Construction had to be finished before the river flooded, but the transport of materials lagged. Hearing this, the Red Flag Commune in Hsiushan County promptly and voluntarily brought a team of draught animals and two tractors to the worksite, ensuring completion ahead of schedule.”

中国少数民族在前进

“In 1977 the province's light industrial output topped that of the previous year by 12.5 percent, setting an all-time record. Commune members in Hsiushan County found a special kind of stone which turned out to be the raw material for making manganese dioxide used in dry cells.”

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