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Shanxi

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Place nameShanxi
Other namesShansi, Shan-hsi
CountryZhonghua
Latitude37
Longitude112
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

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Home of early Chinese agriculture; site of sacred mountain Wu-t'ai Shan; was part of various northern kingdoms; considered a "model province" after 1911 revolution; occupied by Japanese in Chinese-Japanese War 1937-1945 & scene of heavy guerrilla warfare.
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5 km
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