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Sichuan

  • Rongxing Guo
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Abstract

Sichuan is a province of the PRC. It is located along the upper Yangtze River in the southwest of China and borders Qinghai Province to the northwest, Gansu Province to the north, Shaanxi Province to the northeast, Chongqing Municipality to the east, Guizhou Province to the southeast, Yunnan Province to the south and Tibet Autonomous Region to the west. Its name is abbreviated to “Chuan” in Chinese.

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Sichuan Province Sichuan Basin Giant Panda Longmen Shan Fault Tibet Autonomous Region 
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