Xiang-Guilin

mountain pass, China

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The Xiang-Guilin is a significant mountain pass in southern China, historically crucial for connecting Hunan province with Guilin in Guangxi. This pass is traversed by the Ling Canal, which historically enabled small craft to travel between the Yangtze and Xi river systems. The Qin dynasty utilized this route for military campaigns, and the Han dynasty established an administrative seat in the area. The Nan Mountains, which include the Xiang-Guilin pass, historically served as a major cultural boundary, separating northern and southern China and influencing climate and settlement patterns.12

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…passes cross the range: the Xiang-Guilin, traversed by the Ling Canal, which affords an easy passage from southern Hunan to Guilin and eastern Guangxi, the chief route in early times; the Zheling, northwest of Shaoguan, which connects Hunan with central Guangdong and is crossed by the railroad that runs from…
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…passes cross the range: the Xiang-Guilin, traversed by the Ling Canal, which affords an easy passage from southern Hunan to Guilin and eastern Guangxi, the chief route in early times; the Zheling, northwest of Shaoguan, which connects Hunan with central Guangdong and is crossed by the railroad that runs from…
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