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Szechwan

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Szechwan: see Sichuan Sichuan or Szechwan (sŭ`chwän`) [four rivers], province (1994 est. pop. 110,840,000), c.
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Sichuan

 or Ssu-ch'uan conventional Szechwan

Province (pop., 2002 est.: 86,730,000), upper Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) valley, southwestern China. It is bordered by Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Yunnan provinces, Chongqing municipality, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. It has an area of 188,000 sq mi (487,000 sq km) and encompasses the central depression called the Sichuan (or Red) Basin; its capital is Chengdu. Sichuan is one of China's most densely populated and ethnically diverse provinces. It was among the first areas to be settled by the Chinese (5th century BC). From the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) until the Song dynasty (AD 960–1279), it was administered through various political subdivisions. It was established as a province during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911/12). It is China's leading producer of rice, corn (maize), sweet potatoes, cattle, and pigs. The most industrialized province of southwestern China, it is a centre for coal mining, petroleum refining, and chemical production. Sichuan's spicy cuisine is renowned worldwide.


Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan
a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop.: 81 000 000 (2003 est.). Area: about 569 800 sq. km (220 000 sq. miles)


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Tuna tartare ($10) though, had a mushy quality, crispy vegetable dumplings ($7) were overcooked, Thai pork spareribs ($8) lacked moistness, and a Szechwan peppercorn, bone-in ribeye steak ($34) seemed overly fatty and chewy.
When he arrived at the station, an employee of Szechwan Garden picked him up.
Choices include Szechwan dumplings, potstickers, pasticio and Greek vegetarian salads.
 
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