Ji
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A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
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historicalAn ancient settlement in northeastern China within modern Beijing.
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historicalThe state which it ruled.
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historicalSynonym of Yan, a neighboring state that conquered Ji and then used its capital.
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historicalA former county now within Beijing, China.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 薊 /蓟 (Jì), literally thistle or thistles.
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A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
At a brigade in Ji county in south-eastern Shanxi, not really in mountain country, yields per mou were raised from 56 jin to 194 jin during the 1970s.
Subject of poetry, art and legend, Hukou Waterfall is the second largest falls in China, located on the Yellow River, between Ji County, Shanxi Province and Yichuan County, Shaanixi^([sic – meaning Shaanxi]) Provine^([sic – meaning Province]).
Apple orchards in the city of Linfen, north China's Shanxi province, have been making steady progress toward a model of sustainable farming, helping create important economic opportunities for local farmers. The orchards are situated in Jixian county, an area well-known for its history of agriculture.
The 34.2 kilometre (21.3 mile) pipeline, which will be built by Qinjin Natural Gas Co, is designed to have annual gas transmission capacity of 3.3 billion cubic metres and connect Ji county in Shanxi and Yichuan county in Shaanxi.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 吉 (Jí), literally "lucky".
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A surname from Chinese.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姞 (Jí), sometimes derived from 女 (“woman, matriarchal clan marker”) + 吉 (jí, “lucky”). Doublet of Chi.
Ji · A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China.
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