Meaning of Szechuan | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“THE plain of Chengtu is the only large expanse of level ground in the great province of Szechuan; it is also one of the richest, most fertile, and thickly populated areas in the whole of China.”

“There is a portrait of Confucius at Ch’ü-fu attributed to Wu and another striking picture representing the struggle⟳ of a tortoise with a serpent, kuei she t’u, which is in the Prefect's official residence at Ch’êng-tu, Sze-ch’uan.”

“Li Po is also the author of this poem. Pai-ti is on a mountain in eastern Feng-chieh county in Szechuan Province.”

“The highway is one that was built to enable the Chiang Kai-shek government to evacuate to Chungking in the War of Resistance days, and Huayuan, our objective, is a county town in the middle of a high mountain plateau, only 25 kilometres from the Szechuan border⟳.”

Travels in China, 1966-71

“In far-off southern Szechuan province last⟳ summer, while helping the peasants to effect the land⟳ reform⟳, I saw⟳ group after group of young peasants, men and women, volunteer⟳ to help⟳ the aggressors away from our border⟳ and help⟳ neighboring Korea.”

“Szechuan Province in southeastern China is well endowed with natural resources, fine landscapes and a long rich history. In early times, the several states which made Szechuan their home produced a line of famous generals whose lives have⟳ become⟳ the subject of myth, literary works and operas. Szechuan opera is one of the most classical of all Chinese opera styles.”

“But long before that, Parisians will have⟳ had ample chance to familiarize themselves with Chinese culture. From Oct. 14 to Jan. 28, the Hôtel de Ville,[…]showcases recent Bronze Age excavations in the Szechuan Province, in western China, including artifacts from the Jinsha site (1200-1000 B.C.) discovered in February 2001.”

“This gargantuan population and the city’s strategic importance led to Chongqing’s separation from its parent province, Szechuan, in 1997, and it was designated as a “specially administered municipality,” controlled directly by the central government.”

“Despite this aerial assistance, the Chinese were again forced to withdraw⟳ westward, this time to Chongqing in the mountains of Szechuan.”

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