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Xiang Jiang

American  
[shyahng jyahng] / ˈʃyɑŋ ˈdʒyɑŋ /
Also Hsiang Kiang

noun

  1. a river in S China, flowing N to Lake Dongting. 715 miles (1,150 km) long.

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At the Xiang Jiang state farm near Mao's birthplace in Hunan province, which was renowned a dozen years ago for its spartan housing and inadequate sanitation, TV antennas now protrude from rooftops and pop music blares from tape recorders.

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