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Hunan province


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Hunan
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Hunan province

Hunan

Place Type
political; province
Description
The central region of early kingdoms of S China; invaded by Taiping rebels 1852; scene of much fighting 1944-1945; produces rice, beans, wheat, cotton, tea & tobacco; has important mineral reserves; western part inhabited by non-Chinese aboriginal tribes.
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Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)

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