Sichuan
a province in southern central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
- Also Sze·chwan, Sze·chuan [sech-wahn, sech-oo-ahn; Chinese suh-chwahn] /ˈsɛtʃˈwɑn, ˈsɛtʃ uˌɑn; Chinese ˈsʌˈtʃwɑn/ .
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Find Sichuan-style chile oil in the hot sauce aisle at the store or order it online.
This take on bang bang chicken is spicy, sour and quick enough for a weeknight | Daniela Galarza | July 8, 2021 | Washington PostTongwei, whose production is in Sichuan and Inner Mongolia, said it has not purchased materials from Hoshine.
Solar industry’s ties to China’s Xinjiang region raise specter of forced labor | Lily Kuo, Pei Lin Wu, Jeanne Whalen | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostLast Friday, authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan ordered crypto miners in the region to cease operating.
This means that in the summer, when rains are plentiful, miners flock to Sichuan’s hydropower stations, which have a glut of supply and are based in far-flung locations that make it hard for them to plug into the national grid.
Why China Is Cracking Down on Bitcoin Mining and What It Could Mean for Other Countries | Charlie Campbell / Chengdu and Shanghai | June 2, 2021 | TimeWhile the price of bitcoin will likely recover from its current slump, it’s unlikely that China’s bitcoin miners will be chasing Sichuan’s spring rains as before.
Why China Is Cracking Down on Bitcoin Mining and What It Could Mean for Other Countries | Charlie Campbell / Chengdu and Shanghai | June 2, 2021 | Time
“I love spicy food, and my friends tell me that Sichuan hotpot has become very popular in Addis Abeba,” he said.
His former secretary and deputy governor of Sichuan is now suspected of orchestrating the car accident.
China’s Corruption Purge: The Fall of Zhou Yongkang | Wenguang Huang, Ho Pin | December 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLei Huazhen is a handsome woman and unusually tall for an inhabitant of Sichuan.
He lives high up in the mountains in Tufangshan village, Langzhong county, in northern Sichuan.
Many self-immolations have taken place in Sichuan province, but their geographic scope has expanded in recent weeks.
British Dictionary definitions for Sichuan
Szechuan or Szechwan
/ (ˈsɪtʃwɑːn) /
a province of SW China: the most populous administrative division in the country, esp in the central Red Basin, where it is crossed by three main tributaries of the Yangtze. Capital: Chengdu. Pop: 81 000 000 (2003 est). Area: about 569 800 sq km (220 000 sq miles)
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