Sichuan

qas: question: What was Sichuan referred to as by ancient Chinese sources?
answers: text: Ba-Shu
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question: How far back can civilizations in the Yangtze region be dated?
answers: text: at least the 15th century BC
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question: Where were the kingdoms of Ba and Shu located?
answers: text: within the Sichuan Basin
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question: What land was included in the kingdom of Ba?
answers: text: Chongqing and the land in eastern Sichuan along the Yangtze and some tributary streams
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question: What land was included in the kingdom of Shu?
answers: text: Chengdu, its surrounding plain and adjacent territories in western Sichuan
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question: What dates bsck to the 1500's BC on the Yangtze region?
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question: What dates to the early Shang and Zhou dynasties?
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question: What dynasties ruled in the Central China Yangtze region?
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question: What was Ba-Shu referred to in ancient Chinese?
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question: What was the Zhou dynasty referred to as by Chinese sources?
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question: How far back can civilizations in the Changdu region be dated?
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question: Where were the kingdoms of Shang and Zhou located?
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question: What ancient Chinese history was included in the kindgom of Shu?
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question: What ancient Chinese history was included in the kingdom of Ba?
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context: Throughout its prehistory and early history, the region and its vicinity in the Yangtze region was the cradle of unique local civilizations which can be dated back to at least the 15th century BC and coinciding with the later years of the Shang and Zhou dynasties in North China. Sichuan was referred to in ancient Chinese sources as Ba-Shu (巴蜀), an abbreviation of the kingdoms of Ba and Shu which existed within the Sichuan Basin. Ba included Chongqing and the land in eastern Sichuan along the Yangtze and some tributary streams, while Shu included today's Chengdu, its surrounding plain and adjacent territories in western Sichuan.

qas: question: What did Emperor  Duyu transform himself into after his death?
answers: text: a cuckoo
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question: What does the name Shu refer to?
answers: text: Sichuan in subsequent periods in Chinese history up to the present day.
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question: When was the site believed to be ancient city of Shu discovered, and by whom?
answers: text: a local farmer in 1929
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question: The Shu were an ally of who, according to the Book of Documents?
answers: text: the Zhou
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question: When were the Chronicles of Huayang compiled?
answers: text: the Jin dynasty (265–420)
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question: What civilization is well documented in China's historical records?
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question: What book is one of the only written refrences to Zhou?
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question: What local annual refers to Zhou in a mixture of myths and historical legends?
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question: What iron age city was discovered in 1986?
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question: What civilization was Sichuan less developed than?
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context: The existence of the early state of Shu was poorly recorded in the main historical records of China. It was, however, referred to in the Book of Documents as an ally of the Zhou. Accounts of Shu exist mainly as a mixture of mythological stories and historical legends recorded in local annals such as the Chronicles of Huayang compiled in the Jin dynasty (265–420), with folk stories such as that of Emperor Duyu (杜宇) who taught the people agriculture and transformed himself into a cuckoo after his death. The existence of a highly developed civilization with an independent bronze industry in Sichuan eventually came to light with an archaeological discovery in 1986 at a small village named Sanxingdui in Guanghan, Sichuan. This site, believed to be an ancient city of Shu, was initially discovered by a local farmer in 1929 who found jade and stone artefacts. Excavations by archaeologists in the area yielded few significant finds until 1986 when two major sacrificial pits were found with spectacular bronze items as well as artefacts in jade, gold, earthenware, and stone. This and other discoveries in Sichuan contest the conventional historiography that the local culture and technology of Sichuan were undeveloped in comparison to the technologically and culturally "advanced" Yellow River valley of north-central China. The name Shu continues to be used to refer to Sichuan in subsequent periods in Chinese history up to the present day.

qas: question: What surrounds the Sichuan basin to the west?
answers: text: the Himalayas
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question: What mountains surround the Sichuan basin to the North?
answers: text: Qin Mountains
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question: What river flows through the Sichuan basin?
answers: text: Yangtze
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question: Where was the Qin dynasty based?
answers: text: present-day Gansu and Shaanxi
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question: What surrounds the Sichuan basin to the South?
answers: text: mountainous areas of Yunnan
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question: What mountain range surrounds the entire Sichuan Basin?
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question: What dynasty was based in the Himalayas?
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question: What river flows south of the Sichuan basin?
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question: What mountain range was a staging area for military forces?
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question: What surrounds the Sichuan basin to the east?
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question: What mountains surround the China basin to the North?
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question: What river flows through the China basin?
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question: Where was the Yangtze dynasty based?
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question: What surrounds the China basin to the South?
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context: The rulers of the expansionist Qin dynasty, based in present-day Gansu and Shaanxi, were only the first strategists to realize that the area's military importance matched its commercial and agricultural significance. The Sichuan basin is surrounded by the Himalayas to the west, the Qin Mountains to the north, and mountainous areas of Yunnan to the south. Since the Yangtze flows through the basin and then through the perilous Yangzi Gorges to eastern and southern China, Sichuan was a staging area for amphibious military forces and a refuge for political refugees.[citation needed]

qas: question: By what year did the Qin armies finish their conquest of Shu and Ba?
answers: text: 316 BC
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question: What did Qin administrators introduce to Shu and Ba?
answers: text: improved agricultural technology.
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question: Who engineered the Dujiangyan irrigation system to control the Min River?
answers: text: Li Bing
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question: The Min River is a major tributary of what river? 
answers: text: Yangtze
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question: The Dujiangyan irrigation system was used for what purpose?
answers: text: to either provide irrigation or prevent floods.
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question: Who began their conquest of Shu and Ba in 316 BC?
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question: What was preserved during the Qin conquest?
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question: Who tried to control the Yangtze river?
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question: What was built to control the Yangtze river?
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question: The Yantze is a major tributary of what river?
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question: By what year did the Quin armies finish their conquest of Yangtze?
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question: What did Qin administrators introduce to Yangtze?
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question: Who engineered the Dujangyan irrigation sytem to control China?
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question: The Qin River is a major tributary of what river?
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question: The Min irrigation system was used for what purpose?
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context: Qin armies finished their conquest of the kingdoms of Shu and Ba by 316 BC. Any written records and civil achievements of earlier kingdoms were destroyed. Qin administrators introduced improved agricultural technology. Li Bing, engineered the Dujiangyan irrigation system to control the Min River, a major tributary of the Yangtze. This innovative hydraulic system was composed of movable weirs which could be adjusted for high or low water flow according to the season, to either provide irrigation or prevent floods. The increased agricultural output and taxes made the area a source of provisions and men for Qin's unification of China.

qas: question: During which dynasty did Sichuan regain its political and cultural prominence for which it was known during the Han?
answers: text: Tang dynasty
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question: Who was known as China's greatest poet and lived in Chengdu?
answers: text: Du Fu
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question: What was Chengu known to supply the country with?
answers: text: armies
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question: Which years saw the An Lushan Rebellion?
answers: text: 755-763
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question: Which empire ravished the Chengdu region with constant warfare and economic distress?
answers: text: the Tibetan Empire
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question: Who regained their prominence under the Sui dynasty?
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question: Who came under tight control during the Tang dynasty?
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question: What revolt took place in the 7th century?
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question: Who fled from Sichuan to Chang'an?
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question: What region was liberated by the Tibetan Empire?
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question: During which dynasty did Sichuan regain its political and cultural prominence for which it was known during the Tibetan Empire?
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question: Who was known as China's greatest poet and lived in Tang?
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question: What was Chengu known to supply the Tibetan Empire with?
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question: Which years saw the Han Rebellion?
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question: Which empire ravished the Lushan region with constant warfare and economic distress?
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context: Sichuan came under the firm control of a Chinese central government during the Sui dynasty, but it was during the subsequent Tang dynasty where Sichuan regained its previous political and cultural prominence for which it was known during the Han. Chengdu became nationally known as a supplier of armies and the home of Du Fu, who is sometimes called China's greatest poet. During the An Lushan Rebellion (755-763), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fled from Chang'an to Sichuan. The region was torn by constant warfare and economic distress as it was besieged by the Tibetan Empire.

qas: question: What was the nickname rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong?
answers: text: Yellow Tiger
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question: Which region did Yellow Tiger conquer in the mid-17th century?
answers: text: Sichuan
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question: Which dynasty did Yellow Tiger declare himself the emperor of? 
answers: text: Daxi Dynasty
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question: Which province supplied a large amount of people to the Sichuan resettlement, following years of turmoil during the Ming-Qing transition?
answers: text: Huguang Province
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question: Who lead the peasant rebelion in the mid 1700's?
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question: Where was the rebel leader born in the 16th century from?
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question: What was the nickname of the man who led the rebelion in the 1700's?
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question: Who conquered the Daxi Dynasty?
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question: During what dynasty did the population of Schuan rise sharply?
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question: What was the nickname revel leader Daxi Dynasty?
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question: Which region did Huguang conquer in the mid-17th century?
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question: Which Dynasty did Huguang declare himself an emperor of?
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question: Which province supplied a large amount of troops to the Sichuan resettlement, following years of turmoil during the Ming-Qing transition?
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question: Why did the population of Yellow Tiger fall?
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context: In the middle of the 17th century, the peasant rebel leader Zhang Xianzhong (1606–1646) from Yan'an, Shanxi Province, nicknamed Yellow Tiger, led his peasant troop from north China to the south, and conquered Sichuan. Upon capturing it, he declared himself emperor of the Daxi Dynasty (大西王朝). In response to the resistance from local elites, he massacred a large native population. As a result of the massacre as well as years of turmoil during the Ming-Qing transition, the population of Sichuan fell sharply, requiring a massive resettlement of people from the neighboring Huguang Province (modern Hubei and Hunan) and other provinces during the Qing dynasty.

qas: question: To which city was the Chinese capitol relocated to during Japanese occupation in the 20th century? 
answers: text: Chongqing
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question: What are some major cities occupied by the Chinese during the Second Sino-Japanese War?
answers: text: Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan
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question: What are some inland provinces that began to develop modern, westernized education systems? 
answers: text: Shaanxi, Gansu, and Guizhou
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question: What are some reasons for the lack of accurate Japanese bombing during the Second Sino-Japanese War in the Sichuan Basin?
answers: text: The difficulty of accessing the region overland from the eastern part of China and the foggy climate
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question: What regions where occuppied dring the first Sino-Japanese War?
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question: Where was the capital relocated to during the First Sino-Japanese War?
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question: What caused inland provinces to lose Western-style universities?
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question: What made the Sichuan basin suseptable to bombing?
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question: Who fled the area during 1938-45?
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question: To which city was the Gansu capitol relocated to during Japanese occupation in the 20th century?
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question: What are some major cities occupied by the Chinese during the foggy climate?
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question: What are some inland provinces that began to develop major cities?
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question: What are some reasons for the lack of accurate Japanese capitals the Second Sino-Japanese War in the Sichuan Basin?
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question: When was Guizhou the stronghold of Chiang Kai-Shek Koumintang's government?
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context: In the 20th century, as Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, and Wuhan had all been occupied by the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the capital of the Republic of China had been temporary relocated to Chongqing, then a major city in Sichuan. An enduring legacy of this move is that nearby inland provinces, such as Shaanxi, Gansu, and Guizhou, which previously never had modern Western-style universities, began to be developed in this regard. The difficulty of accessing the region overland from the eastern part of China and the foggy climate hindering the accuracy of Japanese bombing of the Sichuan Basin, made the region the stronghold of Chiang Kai-Shek's Kuomintang government during 1938-45, and led to the Bombing of Chongqing.

qas: question: What group was the main antagonist during the Chinese Civil War?
answers: text: the Communists
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question: Who led the defense of Chongqing in November 1949?
answers: text: Chiang Kai-Shek
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question: On what date in 1949 did Chengdu fall to the communists?
answers: text: 10 December
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question: Why did Sichuan see some communist activity?
answers: text: it was one area on the road of the Long March
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question: What resumed after the First Sino-Japanese War?
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question: What happened to the cities of west China?
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question: What government fled sichuan again?
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question: Who flew from Chongqing to Tawian to lead the defense in 1949?
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question: What other city fell following the fall of Chendu?
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question: What group was the on the defense during the Chinese Civil War?
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question: Who led the defense of Burma in November 1949?
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question: On what date in 1949 did Changdu fall to Chiang Kai-Shek?
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question: Why did Sichuan see some strongholds on the mainland?
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question: Which government tried to make Burma its stronghold?
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context: The Second Sino-Japanese War was soon followed by the resumed Chinese Civil War, and the cities of East China fell to the Communists one after another, the Kuomintang government again tried to make Sichuan its stronghold on the mainland, although it already saw some Communist activity since it was one area on the road of the Long March. Chiang Kai-Shek himself flew to Chongqing from Taiwan in November 1949 to lead the defense. But the same month Chongqing fell to the Communists, followed by Chengdu on 10 December. The Kuomintang general Wang Sheng wanted to stay behind with his troops to continue anticommunist guerilla war in Sichuan, but was recalled to Taiwan. Many of his soldiers made their way there as well, via Burma.

qas: question: What Chinese Province had the largest population until 1997?
answers: text: Sichuan
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question: Why did Sichuan lose its status as the most populous Province in 1997?
answers: text: Chongqing as well as the three surrounding prefectures of Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang were split off into the new Chongqing Municipality.
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question: Why was the Chongqing Municipality formed?
answers: text: to spearhead China's effort to economically develop its western provinces
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question: Why did China need to resettle people into Chongqing?
answers: text: the Three Gorges Dam project.
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question: What was the population of Sichuan in 1982?
answers: text: 99,730,000
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question: During what period was Sichuan China's most sparsley populated area?
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question: What provinces where combined in 1997?
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question: Who was trying to develop its eastern provinces?
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question: Why were some municipalities eliminated?
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question: What Chinese Province had the largest population until 1955?
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question: Why did Sichuan lose its status as the most populous Province in 1955?
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question: Why was the Quianjiang Municipality formed?
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question: Why did China need to resettle people into Gorges?
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question: What was the population of Sichuan in 1955?
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context: From 1955 until 1997 Sichuan had been China's most populous province, hitting 100 million mark shortly after the 1982 census figure of 99,730,000. This changed in 1997 when the Sub-provincial city of Chongqing as well as the three surrounding prefectures of Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang were split off into the new Chongqing Municipality. The new municipality was formed to spearhead China's effort to economically develop its western provinces, as well as to coordinate the resettlement of residents from the reservoir areas of the Three Gorges Dam project.

qas: question: How many distinct parts make up Sichuan?
answers: text: two
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question: What makes up majority of the eastern Sichuan province?
answers: text: Sichuan basin
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question: Western Sichuan is delineated by what mountain range?
answers: text: Hengduan Mountains
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question: Which mountain range contains the highest point in the Gongga Shan province?
answers: text: Daxue Mountains
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question: How many feet above sea level is the highest point of the Saxue Mountains?
answers: text: 24,790 ft
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question: What province has similar eastern and western parts?
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question: What is formed by the mountains in eastern Sichuan?
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question: What basin covers most of western Sichuan?
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question: What mountain range in eastern Sichuan contains the highest point of the province?
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question: How many distinct parts make up Tibet?
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question: What makes up majority of the eastern Qinghai province?
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question: Which mountain range contains the highest point in the Chongquing province?
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question: Which mountain range contains the highest point in the Qinghai province?
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question: How many feet above sea level is the highest point of the Hangduan Mountains?
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context: Sichuan consists of two geographically very distinct parts. The eastern part of the province is mostly within the fertile Sichuan basin (which is shared by Sichuan with Chongqing Municipality). The western Sichuan consists of the numerous mountain ranges forming the easternmost part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which are known generically as Hengduan Mountains. One of these ranges, Daxue Mountains, contains the highest point of the province Gongga Shan, at 7,556 metres (24,790 ft) above sea level.

qas: question: Which river flows through the Sichuan Basin?
answers: text: Yangtze River
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question: Which tributary of the Yangtze flows through central Sichuan?
answers: text: Min River
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question: What are the 4 main rivers in Sichuan?
answers: text: Jaling Jiang, Tuo Jiang, Yalong Jiang, and Jinsha Jiang
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question: Name some cities downstream of the Yangtze river that are to the east of Sichuan.
answers: text: Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai
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question: What river flows through eastern Sichuan?
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question: What province is downstream from the large cities along the Yangtze?
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question: what cities are west of Sichuan?
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question: The Yangtze is a trubutary of what river?
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question: Which river flows through the Nanjing Basin?
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question: Which tributary of the Yangtze flows through central Jaling Jaling?
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question: What are the 4 main rivers in Chongquing?
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question: Name some cities downstream of the Yangtze river that are to the west of Sichuan?
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question: What joins the Wuhan at Yibin?
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context: The Yangtze River and its tributaries flows through the mountains of western Sichuan and the Sichuan Basin; thus, the province is upstream of the great cities that stand along the Yangtze River further to the east, such as Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Shanghai. One of the major tributaries of the Yangtze within the province is the Min River of central Sichuan, which joins the Yangtze at Yibin. Sichuan's 4 main rivers, as Sichuan means literally, are Jaling Jiang, Tuo Jiang, Yalong Jiang, and Jinsha Jiang.

qas: question: What climate classification does the Sichuan Basin hold?
answers: text: humid subtropical climate
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question: What area of China has the least amount of sunlight?
answers: text: the Sichuan Basin
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question: Garze County and Zoige County in Sichuan experience what kind of climate?
answers: text: subarctic climate
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question: What is the range of average elevation in the Sichuan Basin?
answers: text: 2,000 to 3,500 meters
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question: What is the range of average temperature in the Sichuan Basin?
answers: text: 0 to 15 °C
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question: What basin area has a humid tropical climate?
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question: What area of China has the least amount of sunlight?
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question: What two counties have an arctic climate?
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question: Whare is the average elevation 2,000 tp 3.000 miles?
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question: What climate classification does the Garze Basin hold?
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question: What area of China has the least amount of earthquakes?
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question: What kind of climate does Koppen County in Sichuan experience?
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question: What is the range of average elevation in the Garze Basin?
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question: What is the range of average temperature in the Garze Basin?
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context: Due to great differences in terrain, the climate of the province is highly variable. In general it has strong monsoonal influences, with rainfall heavily concentrated in the summer. Under the Köppen climate classification, the Sichuan Basin (including Chengdu) in the eastern half of the province experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa or Cfa), with long, hot, humid summers and short, mild to cool, dry and cloudy winters. Consequently, it has China's lowest sunshine totals. The western region has mountainous areas producing a cooler but sunnier climate. Having cool to very cold winters and mild summers, temperatures generally decrease with greater elevation. However, due to high altitude and its inland location, many areas such as Garze County and Zoige County in Sichuan exhibit a subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc)- featuring extremely cold winters down to -30 °C and even cold summer nights. The region is geologically active with landslides and earthquakes. Average elevation ranges from 2,000 to 3,500 meters; average temperatures range from 0 to 15 °C. The southern part of the province, including Panzhihua and Xichang, has a sunny climate with short, very mild winters and very warm to hot summers.

qas: question: What area for the "Province of Abundance" refer to?
answers: text: Sichuan
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question: What are the major agricultural outputs of Sichuan?
answers: text: rice and wheat
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question: What kind of meat is Sichuan known to produce in abundance?
answers: text: pork
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question: How much of China's titanium is houses in Sichuan?
answers: text: 93%
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question: What is often done with Sichuan's natural gas reserves?
answers: text: transported to more developed eastern regions
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question: What is known as the Bread Basket of China?
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question: What area produces the most silkworm?
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question: What reserves does Sichuan send further west?
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question: What region contains 69% of the titanium  reserves?
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question: What silkworm cocoon does the "Province of Abundance" refer to?
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question: What are the major agricultural outputs of Providence?
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question: What kind of meat is the Providence known to produce in abundance?
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question: How much of Providence's titanium is housed in Sichuan?
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question: What is often done with Sichuan's pork?
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context: Sichuan has been historically known as the "Province of Abundance". It is one of the major agricultural production bases of China. Grain, including rice and wheat, is the major product with output that ranked first in China in 1999. Commercial crops include citrus fruits, sugar cane, sweet potatoes, peaches and grapes. Sichuan also had the largest output of pork among all the provinces and the second largest output of silkworm cocoons in 1999. Sichuan is rich in mineral resources. It has more than 132 kinds of proven underground mineral resources including vanadium, titanium, and lithium being the largest in China. The Panxi region alone possesses 13.3% of the reserves of iron, 93% of titanium, 69% of vanadium, and 83% of the cobalt of the whole country. Sichuan also possesses China's largest proven natural gas reserves, the majority of which is transported to more developed eastern regions.

qas: question: What are some major industrial outputs of Sichuan?
answers: text: coal, energy, iron and steel
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question: What areas are major areas of production for textiles and electronics?
answers: text: Chengdu and Mianyang
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question: How much of China's wine did Sichuan produce in 2000?
answers: text: 21.9%
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question: Which city in Sichuan is known for its machinery production?
answers: text: Deyang
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question: Which city in Sichuan is known for its metallurgical industries?
answers: text: Panzhihua
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question: What is a major industrial center of Asia?
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question: How much of Asia's wine did Sichuan produce in 2000?
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question: What is produced in Chengdu besides machinery?
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question: What is produced in Yibin besides textiles?
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question: What are some major industrial outputs of food?
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question: What areas are major building materials for textiles and electronics?
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question: How much of Chinas wine did light industrial sectors produce in 2000?
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question: Which city in Sichuan is known for its building materials?
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question: Which city in Yibin is known for its metallurgical industries?
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context: Sichuan is one of the major industrial centers of China. In addition to heavy industries such as coal, energy, iron and steel, the province has also established a light industrial sector comprising building materials, wood processing, food and silk processing. Chengdu and Mianyang are the production centers for textiles and electronics products. Deyang, Panzhihua, and Yibin are the production centers for machinery, metallurgical industries, and wine, respectively. Sichuan's wine production accounted for 21.9% of the country’s total production in 2000.

qas: question: What is the largest dam ever built in the world?
answers: text: Three Gorges Dam
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question: On which river is the Three Gorges Dam built?
answers: text: Yangtze River
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question: What is the purpose of the Three Gorges Dam?
answers: text: to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream
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question: What are some reasons for the opposition of the Three Gorges Dam?
answers: text: massive resettlement of residents in the reservoir areas, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damages.
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question: What is the second largest damn in China?
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question: What is being built to control flooding in the Hubei province?
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question: China improving its industrial base is a negative effect of what?
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question: What is the largest ever built in commercial bases?
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question: On which river are alternative energy sources built?
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question: What is the purpose of the resettlement of residents?
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question: What are some reasons for the opposition of the alternative energy sources?
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question: What on the Yangtze River is being damaged?
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context: The Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam ever constructed, is being built on the Yangtze River in nearby Hubei province to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream. The plan is hailed by some as China's efforts to shift towards alternative energy sources and to further develop its industrial and commercial bases, but others have criticised it for its potentially harmful effects, such as massive resettlement of residents in the reservoir areas, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damages.

qas: question: By how much did foreign trade increase in Sichuan in 2008?
answers: text: 53.3 percent
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question: What was the export level of Sichuan in 2008?
answers: text: US$13.1 billion
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question: What was the import level of Sichuan in 2008?
answers: text: US$8.93 billion
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question: What cities saw an increase in foreign trade of more than 40% in 2008?
answers: text: Chengdu, Suining, Nanchong, Dazhou, Ya'an, Abazhou, and Liangshan
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question: Who says Sichuans total forign trade is 22.04 billion CNY
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question: What was equal to 13.1 billion CNY?
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question: What was equal to 8.93 billion CNY?
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question: What has a decrease in production costs contributed to?
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question: By how much did production costs increase in Sichuan in 2008?
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question: What were the commercial incentives for of Sichuan in 2008?
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question: What production costs of Sichuan in 2008?
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question: What cities saw an increase in imports of more than 40% in 2008?
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question: What caused the increase in foreign counties?
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context: According to the Sichuan Department of Commerce, the province's total foreign trade was US$22.04 billion in 2008, with an annual increase of 53.3 percent. Exports were US$13.1 billion, an annual increase of 52.3 percent, while imports were US$8.93 billion, an annual increase of 54.7 percent. These achievements were accomplished because of significant changes in China's foreign trade policy, acceleration of the yuan's appreciation, increase of commercial incentives and increase in production costs. The 18 cities and counties witnessed a steady rate of increase. Chengdu, Suining, Nanchong, Dazhou, Ya'an, Abazhou, and Liangshan all saw an increase of more than 40 percent while Leshan, Neijiang, Luzhou, Meishan, Ziyang, and Yibin saw an increase of more than 20 percent. Foreign trade in Zigong, Panzhihua, Guang'an, Bazhong and Ganzi remained constant.

qas: question: By how much did Sichuan increase minimum wage in December 2007?
answers: text: 12.5 percent
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question: What was the new monthly minimum wage in Sichuan by January 2008?
answers: text: 450 yuan
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question: What was the minimum hourly wage in Sichuan on December 28, 2007?
answers: text: 4.9 yuan
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question: What is the national minimum monthly wage in China?
answers: text: 450 yuan per month
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question: Who raised the minimum wage by 1.25%
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question: Where is the maximum wage 4.9 yuan per hour?
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question: who icreased the three tier minimum wage structure to four?
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question: What law sets the minimum wage across China?
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question: By how much did the top tier increase minimum wage in December 2007?
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question: What was the new monthy minimum wage in the top tier by January 2008?
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question: What was the minimum hourly wage in the top tier on December 28, 2007?
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question: What was the national minimum monthly wage in the top tier?
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question: What did the top tier reduce the four-tier minimum wage structure to?
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context: The Sichuan government raised the minimum wage in the province by 12.5 percent at the end of December 2007. The monthly minimum wage went up from 400 to 450 yuan, with a minimum of 4.9 yuan per hour for part-time work, effective 26 December 2007. The government also reduced the four-tier minimum wage structure to three. The top tier mandates a minimum of 650 yuan per month, or 7.1 yuan per hour. National law allows each province to set minimum wages independently, but with a floor of 450 yuan per month.

qas: question: When was the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone approved?
answers: text: February 2000
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question: What is the planned size of the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone?
answers: text: CETDZ
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question: How far east of Chengdu is CETDZ?
answers: text: 8.5 mi
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question: What is the capital city of Sichuan?
answers: text: Chengdu
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question: How many countries are represented by the investors and developers of the CETDZ?
answers: text: 20
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question: What was approved as a national-level development zone in 2000?
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question: What city east of the Chengu Economic and Technological Development Zone?
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question: What has attracted investers from 20 other provinces?
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question: When was the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone approved in more than 20 countries?
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question: Where planned food processing area lie?
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question: How far east of Chengdu is the planned food processing area?
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question: What is the capital city of China?
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question: How many cities are represented by the investors and developers of the CETDZ?
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context: Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chinese: 成都经济技术开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū jīngjì jìshù kāifā qū) was approved as state-level development zone in February 2000. The zone now has a developed area of 10.25 km2 (3.96 sq mi) and has a planned area of 26 km2 (10 sq mi). Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone (CETDZ) lies 13.6 km (8.5 mi) east of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province and the hub of transportation and communication in southwest China. The zone has attracted investors and developers from more than 20 countries to carry out their projects there. Industries encouraged in the zone include mechanical, electronic, new building materials, medicine and food processing.

qas: question: When was the Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone established?
answers: text: 1988
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question: When was the Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone approved?
answers: text: 1991
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question: The Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone is what rank of 53 in China terms of comprehensive strength?
answers: text: 5th
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question: what was approved as a hi-tech development zone in 1988?
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question: Wat development zone was established in 1991?
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question: What ranks number 5 in world development zones?
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question: When was the APEC Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone established?
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question: When was the APEC Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone approved?
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question: The Chengdu APEC is what rank of 53 in China terms of comprehensive strength?
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question: What has been recognized as a pinyin?
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question: How many national APEC zones are in China?
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context: Established in 1988, Chengdu Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chinese: 成都高新技术产业开发区; pinyin: Chéngdū Gāoxīn Jìshù Chǎnyè Kāifā Qū) was approved as one of the first national hi-tech development zones in 1991. In 2000, it was open to APEC and has been recognized as a national advanced hi-tech development zone in successive assessment activities held by China's Ministry of Science and Technology. It ranks 5th among the 53 national hi-tech development zones in China in terms of comprehensive strength.

qas: question: Which Parks make up the Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone?
answers: text: South Park and the West Park
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question: What is the focus of the South Park?
answers: text: creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology
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question: Which industries does West Park give priority to?
answers: text: electronic information, biomedicine and precision machinery
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question: What industry does South Park give priority to?
answers: text: software industry
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question: What development zone covers 82.5 square miles?
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question: What is the West park doing by focusing on the city sub-center?
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question: BWhat industry does South Park give priority to other than electronic informatiom?
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question: Which Parks make up the incubation R&D?
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question: What is the focus of the tourism channel?
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question: Which industries do both sides give priority to?
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question: What covers and area of 31.9 Km2?
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question: What targets cities with complete supportive functions?
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context: Chengdu Hi-tech Development Zone covers an area of 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi), consisting of the South Park and the West Park. By relying on the city sub-center, which is under construction, the South Park is focusing on creating a modernized industrial park of science and technology with scientific and technological innovation, incubation R&D, modern service industry and Headquarters economy playing leading roles. Priority has been given to the development of software industry. Located on both sides of the "Chengdu-Dujiangyan-Jiuzhaigou" golden tourism channel, the West Park aims at building a comprehensive industrial park targeting at industrial clustering with complete supportive functions. The West Park gives priority to three major industries i.e. electronic information, biomedicine and precision machinery.

qas: question: What is the planned area of the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone?
answers: text: 17 sq mi
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question: What is the distance between the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Mianyang Airport?
answers: text: 8 km
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question: How much value has Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone  output since inception?
answers: text: 177.4 billion yuan
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question: How many high-tech enterprises are present in the Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone ?
answers: text: 136
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question: What zone icludes 43 square miles?
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question: What city is the zone 8 km away from?
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question: What airport is 96 km from the zone?
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question: What enterprises make up 90% of China's industriall outpput?
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question: What is the planned area of the Mianyang Airport?
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question: What is the distance between the Mianyang Airport and Chengdu?
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question: How much value has the Mianyang Airport output since inception?
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question: How many high-tech enterprises are present in Chengdu?
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question: How many zones accounted for more than 90% of total industrial output?
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context: Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was established in 1992, with a planned area of 43 km2 (17 sq mi). The zone is situated 96 kilometers away from Chengdu, and is 8 km (5.0 mi) away from Mianyang Airport. Since its establishment, the zone accumulated 177.4 billion yuan of industrial output, 46.2 billion yuan of gross domestic product, fiscal revenue 6.768 billion yuan. There are more than 136 high-tech enterprises in the zone and they accounted for more than 90% of the total industrial output.

qas: question: How long did it take to complete the Sui-Yu Expressway?
answers: text: three years
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question: After the newest expressway was completed, what was the new travel time between Chengdu and Chongqing?
answers: text: two and a half hours
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question: What is the speed limit on the Sui-Yu Expressway?
answers: text: 80 km/h (50 mph)
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question: What was the total cost of the Sui-Yu Expressway?
answers: text: 1.045 billion yuan
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question: How many lanes make up the Sui-Yu Expressway?
answers: text: four lane
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question: What did construction begin on in Nov 2007?
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question: What took 3 years of planning?
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question: What was the longest espressway from Chengdu to Chongqing?
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question: What is the expressway 50 km longer than?
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question: How long did it take to complete the total investment?
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question: After the newest expressway was completed, what was the new travel time between Chengdu and Cheng-Nan?
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question: What is the speed limit on the Chengdu expressway?
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question: What was the total cost of the Chengdu expressway?
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question: How many lanes make up the Chengdu expressway?
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context: On 3 November 2007, the Sichuan Transportation Bureau announced that the Sui-Yu Expressway was completed after three years of construction. After completion of the Chongqing section of the road, the 36.64 km (22.77 mi) expressway connected Cheng-Nan Expressway and formed the shortest expressway from Chengdu to Chongqing. The new expressway is 50 km (31 mi) shorter than the pre-existing road between Chengdu and Chongqing; thus journey time between the two cities was reduced by an hour, now taking two and a half hours. The Sui-Yu Expressway is a four lane overpass with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). The total investment was 1.045 billion yuan.

qas: question: What race is the majority of Sichuan?
answers: text: Han Chinese
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question: What is one of the largest minorities in Chengdu?
answers: text: Tibetan
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question: Which part of Sichuan has the worst weather and subjected to natural disasters?
answers: text: far western areas.
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question: How many permanent Tibetan people live in Chengdu?
answers: text: 30,000
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question: What group makes up a minority of the privinces population?
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question: What groups live in the eastern province?
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question: Where do people benefit from mild climate?
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question: What population includes 200,000 perminant residents?
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question: What race is the majority of Tibet?
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question: What is one of the largest minorities in Yi?
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question: Which part of Sichuan has the worst weather and subjected to ethnic groups?
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question: How many permanent Tibetan people live in Eastern Lipo?
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question: How big is the Yi floating population?
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context: The majority of the province's population is Han Chinese, who are found scattered throughout the region with the exception of the far western areas. Thus, significant minorities of Tibetan, Yi, Qiang and Nakhi people reside in the western portion that are impacted by inclement weather and natural disasters, environmentally fragile, and impoverished. Sichuan's capital of Chengdu is home to a large community of Tibetans, with 30,000 permanent Tibetan residents and up to 200,000 Tibetan floating population. The Eastern Lipo, included with either the Yi or the Lisu people, as well as the A-Hmao, also are among the ethnic groups of the provinces.

qas: question: What are the three most populist provinces in China?
answers: text: Guangdong, Shandong and Henan
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question: What was the population of Sichuan in 1832?
answers: text: 21 million
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question: What is the tenth most populous sub-national entity in the world?
answers: text: Sichuan
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question: How many sub-national entities have surpassed 100 million people in total?
answers: text: six
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question: In what year was the Soviet Union disbanded?
answers: text: 1991
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question: What are the three most populous provinces in Russia?
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question: What was the population of Maharashtra in 1832?
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question: What is the tenth most populous sub-national entity in Henan?
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question: How many sub-national entities have surpassed 21 million people in total?
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question: In what year was China disbanded?
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context: Sichuan was China's most populous province before Chongqing became a directly-controlled municipality; it is currently the fourth most populous, after Guangdong, Shandong and Henan. As of 1832, Sichuan was the most populous of the 18 provinces in China, with an estimated population at that time of 21 million. It was the third most populous sub-national entity in the world, after Uttar Pradesh, India and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic until 1991, when the Soviet Union was dissolved. It is also one of the only six to ever reach 100 million people (Uttar Pradesh, Russian RSFSR, Maharashtra, Sichuan, Bihar and Punjab). It is currently 10th.

qas: question: What are the largest minorities of western Sichuan?
answers: text: Tibetans and Qiang
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question: What languages do Tibetans in Sichuan speak?
answers: text: Khams and Amdo Tibetan
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question: What language do the Yi people speak?
answers: text: Nuosu
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question: In what year was the language of the Yi people standardized?
answers: text: 1974
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question: Which University houses one of China's most prominent Tibetology departments?
answers: text: Southwest University for Nationalities
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question: What are the largest minorities of Southwest University for Nationalities?
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question: What languages do Tibetans in Burma speak?
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question: What language do the Mandarin people speak?
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question: In what year was the language of the Mandarin people standardized?
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question: Which University houses one of China's most prominent Burmese departments?
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context: Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan are populated by Tibetans and Qiang people. Tibetans speak the Khams and Amdo Tibetan, which are Tibetic languages, as well as various Qiangic languages. The Qiang speak Qiangic languages and often Tibetic languages as well. The Yi people of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southern Sichuan speak the Nuosu language, which is one of the Lolo-Burmese languages; Yi is written using the Yi script, a syllabary standardized in 1974. The Southwest University for Nationalities has one of China's most prominent Tibetology departments, and the Southwest Minorities Publishing House prints literature in minority languages. In the minority inhabited regions of Sichuan, there is bi-lingual signage and public school instruction in non-Mandarin minority languages.

qas: question: Who is proud of their chefs?
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question: What is popular in the whole nation of Japan?
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question: Who is Sichuan's son?
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question: What are the most prominent traits of Japanese cuisine?
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question: Who were featured on the Chinese television series "Iron Chef"?
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context: The Sichuanese are proud of their cuisine, known as one of the Four Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine. The cuisine here is of "one dish, one shape, hundreds of dishes, hundreds of tastes", as the saying goes, to describe its acclaimed diversity. The most prominent traits of Sichuanese cuisine are described by four words: spicy, hot, fresh and fragrant. Sichuan cuisine is popular in the whole nation of China, so are Sichuan chefs. Two well-known Sichuan chefs are Chen Kenmin and his son Chen Kenichi, who was Iron Chef Chinese on the Japanese television series "Iron Chef".