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Shensi

/ ˈʃɛnˈsiː /

noun

  1. a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Shaanxi


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Before the end of 1862, a Tungan government was established in Kansuh, and its jurisdiction was for a time acknowledged in Shensi.

The rising soon assumed the proportions of a civil war, and the infection spread to the neighbouring province of Shensi.

Soon after young Kung gained the doctorate, and was appointed inspector of prisons in Shensi.

He took his wife along with him, but his mother remained at home, since Shensi was too far for her to travel.

These men formed a part of the emperor's guards and were under the command of members of the Shensi gentry.

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