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河西走廊
Mandarin · pinyin Hé xī Zǒu láng
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- Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road
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- (historical) Hexi Corridor (a geographical region of relatively arable terrain in modern western Gansu Province, China, part of the Northern Silk Road running northwest from the bank of the Yellow River; consisting of a string of oases, it was the most important route from North China to the Tarim Basin and Central Asia for traders and the military)
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