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	Sichuan - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; Hanyu Pinyin: Sìchuān; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; Postal Pinyin: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu.
		The area lies in the Sichuan basin and is surrounded by the Himalaya to the west, Qinling Range to the north, and mountainous areas of Yunnan to the south.
		The Minjiang River, in central Sichuan is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River, which it joins at Yibin.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Sichuan (1447 words)

	Minjiang River - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Minjiang, when written without tone marks, is the name of either of two rivers in China, each with its own Chinese character and pinyin pronounciation:
		Minjiang River (Sichuan), written 岷江 and pronounced Mínjiāng;
		Minjiang River (Fujian), written 闽江 and pronounced Mǐnjiāng.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Min_River (182 words)

	Sichuan Province
		Sichuan is characterised by isolation: on the western side, the foothills of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau leap out of the Chengdu plain; to the south the Yunnan-Guizhou.
		At this point the river begins to cut into the basin, and the steep slopes of red earth and rock-earth are the fruit bowl of the west, being Sichuan's source of tangerines, oranges, and bananas.
		Sichuan had a head start over the other inland provinces when complete industries were removed there in the face of the Japanese advance in 1937, but the factors which made it a fortress at the time have slowed its economic development.
	sacu.org /sichuansurvey.html (2363 words)

	Sichuan Atlas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Rivers: The Yangtze River flows along Sichuan's western and southern borders, with the southern segment called the Jinsha River.
		The Yangtze traverses the Sichuan Basin and is joined by several tributaries, the major ones being the Minjiang-Dadu, Tuojiang, and Jialing Rivers; on the plateau it meets another tributary, the Yalong River.
		Plateau: The western Sichuan Plateau is an eastern extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
	www.fas.usda.gov /remote/china/sichuan.html (315 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Sichuan
		The Southern Song Dynasty established coordinated defense against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in Sichuan and Xiangyang.The line of defence was finally broken through after the first use of firearms in history during the six-years siege of Xiangyang.
		The area lies in the Sichuan basin and is surrounded by the Himalaya (å—çæéå±±èï¼to the west, Qinling (ç§¦å²) range to the north, and mountainous areas of Yunnan to the south.
		Sichuan also had the largest output of pig meat among all the provinces and the second largest output of silkworm cocoons in China in 1999.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Sichuan (1478 words)

	Minjiang River (Fujian) - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Minjiang River (闽江; pinyin: Mǐnjiāng) is a 577km-long river in Fujian province, China.
		It is the largest river in Fujian, and an important water transport channel.
		The name should not to be confused with the Minjiang River (Sichuan), which is written 岷江.
	startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/m/i/n/Minjiang_River_(Fujian)_82b0.html (53 words)

	Регионы -> Провинция Sichuan
		the western Sichuan Plateau is an eastern extension of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
		To the east of the Qujiang River are parallel ridges and valleys with the hills having an average altitude of 700 - 800 meters.
		Between the Qujiang River and Longquan Mountain are fertile, flat-topped hills.
	www.allchina.ru /rus/regions/info/Sichuan.php (488 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: South China Sea (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Minjiang, when written without tone marks, is the name of either of two rivers in China, each with its own Chinese character and pinyin pronounciation: Minjiang River (Sichuan), written and#23735;and#27743; and pronounced Mínjiand#257;ng; Minjiang River (Fujian), written and#38397;and#27743; and pronounced Mand#464;njiand#257;ng.
		The Rajang River is a river in East Malaysia, in northwest Borneo.
		The Pahang River is a river in the state of Pahang, Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula.
	www.nationmaster.com.cob-web.org:8888 /encyclopedia/South-China-Sea (2996 words)

	Destination » China » Sichuan \| Javisatravel.ca
		The name Sichuan means four rivers and refers to the four main tributaries of the Yangtze River, which flows through the province.
		Sichuan was known as BA Su territory during the Thou Dynasty (11th century-256 BC).
		Sichuan was established as a province during the Qing dynasty (AD 1644-1911).
	www.javisatravel.ca /chinguid/sichuan.htm (648 words)

	Minjiang River (Sichuan) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Minjiang River (岷江; pinyin: Mínjiāng) is a 735km-long river in central Sichuan province, China.
		It is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) which it joins at Yibin (宜宾).
		The name should not to be confused with the Minjiang River (Fujian), which is written 闽江.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Minjiang_River_(Sichuan) (109 words)

	China Business Trip (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sichuan adjoins the Tibentan Plateau in the West and the Yangtze River in the East.
		Sichuan borders on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau in the West, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River in the East, the Qinling-Bashan Mountains in the North and the Yunnan Guizhou plateau in the south.
		The East of Sichuan resembles the structure of a basin on the surface.
	www.businesstrip.com.cn /Customercare/SichuanProfile.asp (1597 words)

	Govt. apologizes for river pollutions _News_HC360 Water
		On behalf of the Sichuan provincial government and governor Zhang Zhongwei, Liu Xiaofeng, vice governor of the province, delivered the "Second Report on Pollutions of the Tuojiang River" and apologized to the victims affected by the pollution accidents at the ninth meeting of the standing committee of the Tenth Sichuan Provincial People's Congress Monday afternoon.
		Liu had reported the pollution of Tujiang River to the standing committee on April 13 and the members of the committee made criticisms and proposals on issues such as the handling of emergencies, investigation and punishment of responsible units and persons, and compensations for pollution-hit units and people.
		On April 30, at a televised meeting, the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the provincial government announced the decisions on the punishment of the polluter, the Sichuan Chemicals Co. Ltd., and responsible persons.
	www.water.hc360.com /english/jty/news/344.htm (558 words)

	Plant Resources of Sichuan
		Sichuan's agriculture has a long history, so up to now we have over 1, 500 cultivated species, most of them original, so they are well adapted to our environment and bear a great potential for development.
		Sichuan lies on the border of subtropics and tropics, its landscape is notably diverse, which has proved beneficial for a rich evolution.
		In the Sichuan basin and its surrounding lower mountains the climate is hot in summer, mild in winter, frosts are seldom, rain is plenty (1000-1200mm p.a.) all over the year, it's moist and misty.
	www.blasum.net /holger/wri/biol/sichuanp.html (4862 words)

	Institut für Geographie: AKN - Mitarbeiter Run Wang
		Minjiang River is a main tributary of the upper reaches of Yangtze River in Sichuan Province.
		The upper reaches of Minjiang River catchment, are located in the northwest of the Chengdu Plain, with a length of 340 km, surrounded by the steep peaks of Longmen Mountain and Qionglai Mountain with height difference of 3009 m, belonging to the eastern part of Hengduan Mountain with a North-south strike.
		The hazards related in the river sediment can be catalogued into three different segments along a river course: landslides and rockfalls directly pouring into the river as well as landslide-triggered and rockfall-triggered debris flow, turbidity flow and flood.
	www.uni-giessen.de /geographie/phy/akn/teiln/chen.htm (914 words)

	Minjiang Ruins Yield Astounding Finds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		One of the major tributaries of the Yangtze River, the Minjiang connects the eastern rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the hinterlands of the Sichuan Basin.
		With its headwaters in Songpan County in Sichuan, the 745-kilometer-long Minjiang crosses the West Sichuan Plateau, Chengdu Plain and the West Sichuan Basin and flows into the Yangtze River at Yibin in Sichuan.
		The area along the upper reaches of the Minjiang was an important corridor for population movement in ancient China.
	www.china.org.cn /english/culture/91940.htm (1238 words)

	Sichuan Travel Guide: Sichuan Tour, Map, Hotel, Tips, Sichuan China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sichuan Province, located in southwest China, is one of the largest and most inaccessible provinces in the nation.
		Sichuan is bordered by the Tibetan Plateau in the west and by the Three Gorges and the Yangtze River in the east.
		Sichuan Cuisine is one of the Eight Great Cuisines in China and is famous all over the world for its richness and variety.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/sichuan (1112 words)

	APLAWS+: sichuan-brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Its eastern part is the Sichuan Basin surrounded by lofty mountains, with 7% territory being plain in the bottom, and the rest hilly land and low hills.
		Its west area is highland of West Sichuan, and the north area, part of the main body of Qinghai and Tibet plateau, while the south area is northern section of Hengduan Mountain Ranges.
		Its average temperature in July, the hottest month, is 27ºC. 2) The Western Sichuan Plateau with its plateau climate has lower temperature and less rainfall than the Sichuan Basin, both of which differ again in the southern and northern sections of the plateau.
	en.scnjw.gov.cn /ccm/navigation/sichuan-brief/;jsessionid=a2en-n9tJrBg (493 words)

	Worry of water crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Recently the reporter toured the most polluted section of the Minjiang River in Sichuan province.
		One example is Xilong Paper Mill, five kilometers away from the Minjiang River.
		Thirdly, despite the understanding importance of the water, local people show little interest to the pollution of the river, source of their drinking water...
	www.enviroinfo.org.cn /Resource_Conservation/b060105_en.htm (157 words)

	sociology - Sichuan
		Sichuan (; non-standard transliteration: Szechwan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu.
		Although the Qin Kingdom destroyed the civilizations of Shu and Ba, the government accelerated the technological and agricultural advancements comparable to that of the Huang He (Yellow River) Valley.
		Foggy climate hindered the accuracy of Japanese bombing of the basin and Chongqing where the capital of Republic of China had moved to during World War II.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Sichuan (809 words)

	Gymnosperms of Sichuan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sichuan's area is large and its ecological conditions vary from alpine-arctic to subtropical.
		Of the western Sichuan highlands, the southern part is also influenced by the monsoon climate in the procumbent lower mountains surrounding the basin, drought and rain period are clearly distinguishable.
		The greater Liangshan mountains in southwestern Sichuan are jointly influenced by both the south-eastern and south-western monsoons, so the composition and vertical distribution has both features of that in alpine mountains and valleys.
	www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de /b-online/earle/topics/sichuan.htm (1792 words)

	People's Daily Online -- 14 Warring States tombs discovered in Sichuan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After over one month's excavation, the archeologists in Sichuan discovered 14 tombs of the Warring States Period in Yonghe Township, Shimian County, Ya'an City, which is known as "Ancient Corridor of Ethnic Culture" in China.
		According to the associate-research fellow Leiyu with Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics Research Institute, The Warring States tombs in Yonghe were located on the terrace of the south bank of the Dadu River.
		Leiyu said that the funerary objects unearthed from Yonghe Tombs are very similar to those excavated from tombs of the mid and late periods of the Warring States in the upper reaches of Minjiang River, west Sichuan, east Sichuan and the northwest regions of Yunnan.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200407/15/print20040715_149602.html (572 words)

	Dujiangyan Irrigation Project: Chengdu City Guide
		Over 2,200 years ago, the city was threatened by the frequent floods caused by flooding of the Minjiang River (a tributary of the Yangtze River).
		Li Bing, a local official of Sichuan Province at that time, together with his son, decided to construct an irrigation system on the Minjiang River to prevent flooding.
		During the low-water season, 60% of the Minjiang water is brought into the inner river for irrigation while 40% of the water is drawn into the outside river.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/sichuan/chengdu/dujiangyan.htm (566 words)

	Sichuan tackles river pollution_News_HC360 Water
		Sichuan Province will force 430 enterprises to stop discharging excessive pollutants.
		They will be held liable for pollution on the Tuojiang and Minjiang rivers.
		During March, waste water from a local chemical plant broke through the monitoring networks and flowed into the Tuojiang River, raising the ammonia and nitrogen content in the drinking water more than 20 times the State safety standard.
	www.water.hc360.com /english/jty/news/382.htm (298 words)

	HEAVEN ON EARTH
		The Sichuan Basin is a land of “milk and honey”, or as the Chinese puts it, land of “fish and rice”.
		And this is a phrase I heard very often in Sichuan, and the richness of its culture and cuisine testify to this.
		Sichuan is also the land of birth or adopted homeland of many famous people in Chinese history.
	weecheng.com /asia/sichuan2/heaven.htm (1116 words)

	Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan - Travel Leshan Buddha Statue Tour
		The giant buddha is carved out of the cliff face located at the juncture of Minjiang river and Dadu river.
		Legend has it that a monk named Hai Tong from the Tang Dynasty often saw boats capsize in the turbulent rivers, and desiring to protect the passing boats, he vowed to build a Maitreya Buddha.
		Plants began to grow on the Buddha, and the water from the river below slowly eroded the foundation of the Buddha.
	www.travelchinatour.com /sichuan-china/leshan-giant-buddha.htm (637 words)

	Dykes torn open as death toll rises from raging southwest China floods
		The three died as the worst floods since 1964 hit the upper reaches of the Minjiang River in Sichuan province, local officials were quoted as saying by the Xinhua news agency.
		The rainstorm is the largest so far this season in Shaanxi, and 84 counties within the province were affected with stretches of a national highway collapsing.
		There was some respite however along the swollen Huai river in eastern Jiangsu province where the water level of Hongze Lake on the lower reaches of the Huai has been dropping steadily over the past two days, the provincial flood control headquarters said, Xinhua reported.
	www.terradaily.com /2003/030717091610.w0e9d0an.html (519 words)

	Li Bing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mythologically, he is known as the conqueror of the River God and compared to the Great Yu.
		(Ibid) The Min River is 735km long and it is the largest and the longest of the Yangtze (Chang Jiang) tributaries.
		Symbolically, this was Li Bing in a duel with the deity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Li_Bing (819 words)

	3. Impacts and effectiveness of logging bans in natural forests: People’s Republic of China - Yang Yuexian
		Estimates for Sichuan province indicated that its revenue was expected to decrease by 680 million yuan in 1998.
		The water level of the river is several meters higher than the riverbanks during the flooding periods, and is held back only by embankments.
		The upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River are the birthplaces of the Chinese civilization.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/X6967E/x6967e06.htm (8837 words)

	Dujiangyan Irrigation System - Famous Chinese Landmarks - Travel to China
		The dike Yuzui in the background separates the Minjiang River (flowing towards the left in this photo) into the inner river seen in this photo and the outer river on the other side (not visible).
		The diversion gate Baopingkou in the foreground to the left diverts water from the inner river down into an aqueduct towards Chengdu and allows excess water to continue down the Minjiang river.
		In order to build this irrigation system, it was necessary to cut a path through the mountains on the bank of the Minjiang River.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Dujiangyan_Irrigation_System (360 words)

	New Water Control Project on Yangtze Tributary Under Construction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Construction on the main works for a new water control project on the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, a tributary of the mighty Yangtze River, is due to begin later this month.
		From the west of Chengdu, the Minjiang River flows southwardly and joins the Yangtze at Yibin city, also in Sichuan province.
		The Minjiang River is expected to be dammed for the construction of the main works late this month.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200211/10/eng20021110_106583.shtml (495 words)

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