Kienshih

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“In the early part of 1911 it was decided to change⟳ the route of the fast courier line to Szechwan. Hitherto it had followed the river all the way, and it was now proposed to take⟳ the high road leading to Shihnan (施南) as far as Kienshih (建始), and then turn⟳ north to the river at Kweifu (夔府).”

“In the western part of south-western Hupeh the folds generally strike⟳ south-west, as in the eastern part of the area. The individual folds seem to be arranged en échelon. A syncline belonging to this series of en échelon folds appears between Kienshih and Shihnan.”

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