Xianggui Corridor
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| Chinese | 湘桂走廊 |
|---|---|
| Location | Northeast Guangxi[1] |
| Alternative name | Hunan-Guangxi Corridor |
Xianggui Corridor or Xianggui Zoulang[2] (Chinese: 湘桂走廊[3]; pinyin: Xiāngguì zǒuláng), also known as Hunan-Guangxi Corridor, [4] is a geographical corridor[5] located between the Yuecheng Ridge (越城岭) in the northwest and the Dupang Ridge (都庞岭) in the southwest of Xing'an, Guangxi.[6]
Overview[edit]
Xianggui Corridor runs from northeast to southwest,[7] is a canyon shaped like a corridor, has been a hot battleground contested by all strategists (兵家必争之地) since ancient times.[8]
The main cities and counties that the Xianggui Corridor passes through are Quanzhou, Xing'an, Lingchuan, Guilin, Yongfu, etc. It has been the main traffic route from the Central Plains to Lingnan since ancient times. [9]
References[edit]
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- ^ China Geographical Names Committee (1994). People's Republic of China Gazetteer. China Society Press. pp. 830–. ISBN 978-7-80088-395-8.
- ^ "Xing'an: ecological restoration, special agriculture to give a new lease of life to the ancient Ling Canal". Xinhuanet.com. 2018-11-10.
- ^ "Hunan-Guangxi Corridor A Historic Main Artery of Communication". PressReader. 2020-06-10.
- ^ Xuming Tan; Yunpeng Li; Jun Deng; Jinhong Wan, Jiangang Liu (24 September 2019). The Technical History Of China's Grand Canal. World Scientific. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-1-945552-05-2.
- ^ Jueming Hua (2020). Thirty Great Inventions of China: From Millet Agriculture to Artemisinin. Springer Nature. pp. 217–. ISBN 9789811565250.
- ^ Fang Wang (22 April 2016). Geo-Architecture and Landscape in China's Geographic and Historic Context: Volume 1 Geo-Architecture Wandering in the Landscape. Springer. pp. 236–. ISBN 978-981-10-0483-4.
- ^ "Written on the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Xiangjiang River in the Long March of the Red Army". Xinhuanet.com. 2019-11-27. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019.
- ^ An Anthology of Guangxi Archaeology. Sciences Press. 2006. pp. 495–. ISBN 978-7-03-016499-5.
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