Ya'an
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Ya'an is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau. The city is home to Sichuan Agricultural University, the only 211 Project university and the largest regional comprehensive university in Ya'an. As of the 2020 Chinese census, Ya'an has a population of 1,434,603.
Ya'an, 2008
A surviving element of the que (tower) (gate tower) at the Tomb of Gao Yi, ca. 209 CE
A bridge with ancient Chinese architectural features, across Qingyi River, at town centre of Ya'an
Giant panda at Bifengxia Panda Base
Xikang
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Xikang was a nominal province
formed by the Republic of China in 1939 on the initiative of prominent Sichuan warlord Liu Wenhui and retained by the early People's Republic of China. The former territory of Xikang is now divided between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Sichuan province.
The Chinese control of southeastern Tibet shown along with the proposed Simla Convention frontier of 1914.
Image: Liu Wenhui
Image: He Guoguang