Sining
Britishnoun
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From Sining, capital of his own Chinghai province, where he has been lord and governor since 1936, he sent a column of his Moslem cavalry to Lanchow.
From Time Magazine Archive
The expedition against Sining failed, and the rapid advance of a Chinese army compelled the retreat of Zeren Donduk without having attained any permanent success.
From China by Demetrius Charles Boulger
Sining was visited also by Huc and Gabet, who are unsatisfactory, as usually on geographical matters.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
I have supposed Sining to be also the Zilm of which Mr. Shaw heard at Yarkand, and am answerable for a note to that effect on p.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
Obrutchev and Grum Grijmaïlo took the usual route from Kanchau to Sining.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
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