Sichuan (help·info) (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: Sìchuān; Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province (shěng) in Southwestern China with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, 四川 (Sìchuān), is an abbreviation of 四川路 (Sì Chuānlù), or "Four circuits of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from 川峡四路 (Chuānxiá Sìlù), or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during th...
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- Sichuan Province,
- Süchwan,
- Szechwan,
- Ssu-Ch'Uan Sheng,
- Szechwan Province,
- Suchwan,
- Ssu-Ch'Uan,
- Szechuen,
- Ssu-Ch’Uan,
- Ssuchuan,
- Sichuan Sheng,
- Ssuchuansheng,
- Ssu-Ch’Uan Sheng,
- Four Rivers Province
