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Shanxi

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Shan·xi  (shänsh) also Shan·si (-s)
A province of northeast China bordered on the north by a section of the Great Wall. In the Chinese-Japanese War (1937-1945) it was a center of guerrilla warfare. Taiyuan is the capital. Population: 32,400,000.
Shanxi [ˈʃænˈʃiː], Shansi
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(Placename) a province of N China: China's richest coal reserves and much heavy industry. Capital: Taiyuan. Pop.: 32 970 000 (2000 est.). Area: 157 099 sq. km (60 656 sq. miles)
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