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the_o river_n kiang_n the_o chineses_n call_v it_o the_o land_n of_o fish_n and_o rice_n and_o the_o storehouse_n of_o china_n and_o have_v a_o proverb_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o province_n afford_v they_o but_o one_o meal_n but_o that_o of_o huquang_n feed_v they_o all_o the_o year_n long_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o fifteen_o country_n contain_v one_o hundred_o city_n great_a and_o small_a and_o eleven_o garrison_n the_o metropolis_n whereof_o be_v vuchang_n on_o the_o south_n shore_n of_o the_o river_n kiang_n hanyang_n siangyang_n tegan_n hâ—angcheu_o kingcheu_o jocheu_o changxa_fw-la paok_v hancheu_o chant_v xincheu_o jungcheu_o chingyang_n and_o chingtien_n be_v the_o other_o chief_a city_n and_o chingcheu_fw-la be_v the_o chief_a city_n of_o a_o little_a territory_n of_o the_o same_o name_n kiangsi_n be_v divide_v into_o thirteen_o country_n contane_v 67_o city_n the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v nanchang_n once_o the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o empire_n jaocheu_o quassin_n 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