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嵩縣

简嵩县 · 繁嵩縣

Mandarin · pinyin Sōng Xiàn

Song County or Songxian, a county in Luoyang City 洛陽市 Luò yáng Shì, Henan

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嵩: sōng · high, lofty; one of the 5 peaks, situated in Hunan
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县: xiàn · county, district, subdivision

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1–4 · Song1 Xian4

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Song County, Songxian (a county of Luoyang, Henan, China)

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