Commercial press geography of China . ed. The best parts of Shensi is the valley of the Wei River(tS *) . where Sianfu is situated. Sianfu is the political centreand one of the finest cities of North China. As Changan(^^), it was the capital of some famous periods of ancienttime. THE PROVINCE OF SHENSI 61 From Sianfu four great roads branch out—one, east toShansi, two, west and northwest to Kansu {-& M ^), and onesouth, whose branches lead to Szechwan and Hupeh. Theseroads give Sianfu great political, military and commercialimportance. Fengsiangfu (Jl, ^ Jf) and Tungchowfu {M H] M) areimportan
Commercial press geography of China . ed. The best parts of Shensi is the valley of the Wei River(tS *) . where Sianfu is situated. Sianfu is the political centreand one of the finest cities of North China. As Changan(^^), it was the capital of some famous periods of ancienttime. THE PROVINCE OF SHENSI 61 From Sianfu four great roads branch out—one, east toShansi, two, west and northwest to Kansu {-& M ^), and onesouth, whose branches lead to Szechwan and Hupeh. Theseroads give Sianfu great political, military and commercialimportance. Fengsiangfu (Jl, ^ Jf) and Tungchowfu {M H] M) areimportant towns in the Wei Valley. Hanchungfu (@| ff» J^) and Hinganfu (M- ^ M) arecommercial cities on the Han River in southern Shensi. Bothcities are gates, Hanchungfu to Szechwan and Hinganfu toHupeh. These cities are in mineral districts. Yenan (M^M), Yulin (mWM) and Suitechow (^^jI-H)are small cities in the mountainous northern part. The yellow earth (loess) districts in the valley of theWei produce wheat, millet and FOBHATIOS 52 GEOGTIAPHY OF CIIIISa KANSU {-^m^) Area 125,400 square miles CAPITAL, LANCHOWFU (M #1 M) Kansu, in the northwest, is a large and mountainous pro-vinfe. The people are of different blood, some being Tibetaa,some Mongolian, some Turkish and some Chinese. Ji^r^^
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