Hunan
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Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in S China. 81,274 sq. mi. (210,500 sq. km). Changsha.
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Chinese Cooking. Also Hunam a style of cooking from this province, characterized especially by the use of hot peppers.
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The study was led by an international team that included Professor Minxue Shen from the Xiangya School of Public Health at Central South University in Hunan, China.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The site where the fossils were found in the southern Chinese province of Hunan was "extraordinary," Han Zeng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences told AFP.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Born in a poor village in Hunan province in China in 1982, She Zhijiang left school at 14 and learned computer coding.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Adam Dai, founder of fireworks exporter Miracle Fireworks, based in the central Chinese province of Hunan, said a few American customers have already reached out and asked that their shipments be held.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
Besides the Government exhibits from the foregoing-mentioned places, the provincial authorities of Hupeh, Hunan, Kiangaan, and Fukien also made collections.
From Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission by Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission
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