Xuzhou

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  1. 1
    A prefecture-level city in northwestern Jiangsu, China.

    "T’ung-shan County in the Hsüchou district of Kiangsu was apparently famous for nonglutenous rice during the Han and Northern Wei dynasties (third century B.C. to third century A.D.)."

  2. 2
    A former name of Yibin, a prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China, at the confluence of the Min and Yangtze rivers. historical
  3. 3
    A district of Yibin, Sichuan, China.

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tongshan

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"T’ung-shan County in the Hsüchou district of Kiangsu was apparently famous for nonglutenous rice during the Han and Northern Wei dynasties (third century B.C. to third century A.D.)."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 徐州 (Xúzhōu), from a former prefecture administered from the city.

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 敘州／叙州 (Xùzhōu), from a former prefecture administered from the city.

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