Showing posts with label Geography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geography. Show all posts

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Chinese mountainous province?

The present name of the province is an abbreviation of the Chinese word for 'Four Circuits of rivers' which is also abbreviated from Chuānxiá Sìlù - meaning Four circuits of rivers and gorges.


Sichuan -- The province in which the earthquake hit recently