Meaning of Shensi | Babel Free

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Synonym of Shaanxi: the Chinese province.

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“The name Θῖναι, Strabo, Σῖναι, Ptol., Τζίνιτζα, Kosmas, did not obtain currency first from the founder of the dynasty Tsin; but, long before this, Tsin was the name of a feudal kingdom in Shensi, one of the western provinces of the Sinese land, and Feitsa, the first feudal King of Tsin, began to reign as early as b.c. 897.”

“In the subprefecture Ting-yüan *[定遠] in the prefecture of Han-chung *[漢中], Shensi Province, according to the local chronicle, "there are four varieties of potato- red, white, yellow, and black. It thrives in the high mountains; it is fond of dry places, but dreads water. It may be taken with rice or used as a vegetable."”

“About the middle of September 1784 ³ T'ê-ch'êng-o received the report from Hsiang-yang of the capture of the four missionaries, which charged them with going to Shensi to help the rebellious Mohammedans.”

“On one occasion on a return journey from Shensi I came into Kalgan, a gate to the Great Wall of China, on Christmas Eve, with snow and temperatures below zero. The caravan was tired out from my days of pushing to arrive home for Christmas with Mrs. Hoover, and that proved impossible, for our retinue had to rest.”

“The encirclement and the economic blockade proved so effective that the Red Army and Government were forced to adopt the bold strategy of retreat - to escape annihilation by retreating westward, then southward, the northward, and then northeastward, finally reaching their destination in northern Shensi. This retreat has been called "the Long March," which lasted for a whole year and covered about 6,000 miles.”

“In the six years after its founding, the school made some achievements, and gradually acquired quite a name. In 1972, two students came all the way from Shensi Province to study there. In 1973, three enrolled from Fangcheng County.”

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“Heavy floods in southwestern Shensi Province between Aug. 14 and 18 surrounded at least 40,000 residents and killed 13, according to reports from the Chinese mainland.”

“By May 1900 the imperial government had effectively embraced the Boxer cause but central authority had collapsed and power was increasingly in the hands of regional governors who had different strategies for dealing with the Boxers. In the province of Shensi, for example, the governors incorporated them into the local militia, but those of the south-eastern provinces and of Canton disobeyed Beijing's anti-foreign decrees and agreed with the foreign consuls at Shanghai that they would protect the foreigners under their jurisdiction.”

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