Definitions
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- noun a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
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Examples
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The water of the one in Kansu is supposed to taste like wine, that of the one in Shansi is used in the making of wine.
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The Wine Springs lie, one in Kansu, and one in Shansi.
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Occasionally some great mufti from Mecca or other important Moslem center visits the faithful in Kansu, exhorting them to greater zeal; while the many mosques that tower above the Chinese dwellings, the dogged fidelity with which the devotees perform their religious services, and the death-embracing fanaticism with which in times past they have fought for their faith, all attest the vigorous hold which
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He proceeded to Shensi, but, on arriving there, dramatically refused to assume his office; having performed which act of bravado, he joined his family in Kansu.
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The Jade Market in Yau Ma Tei (Kansu and Battery streets) is the perfect place to haggle for a talisman to ensure long life and good fortune.
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From Sian the quartet flew to Lanchow in Kansu province, located on the swiftly flowing Yellow River and noted for its huge water wheels—some more than a hundred feet in diameter—placed near the banks to provide local irrigation.
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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Nevertheless, its representatives offered him three provinces—Honan, Shensi, and Kansu.
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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Henry Serruys (“The Mongols of Kansu during the Ming,” Melanges, vol. 10) reports that throughout the Ming Dynasty, the Monguor areas of Gansu remained an autonomous region.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 4 The Pagmodru, Rinpung, and Tsangpa Hegemonies 2009
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Serruys (“The Mongols of Kansu during the Ming”) reports that many Mongols moved into these northeastern areas of Amdo during this time.
A Survey of Tibetan History ��� 4 The Pagmodru, Rinpung, and Tsangpa Hegemonies 2009
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It lies 250 kilometers southwest of Lanchow, and is presently included in southwestern Kansu (Gansu) Province of China, near the border of Chinghai (Qinghai) Province.
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