West China

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Not to be confused with Western China.

West China (simplified Chinese: 华西; traditional Chinese: 華西; pinyin: huáxī), refers to the area around China's Sichuan Province (including Chongqing Municipality, which was part of the province until 1997) in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.^[1] This term was widely used before 1949, however, it is not widely used contemporaneously.

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Name	Chinese (S)	Abbreviation	Provincial capital	Chinese
Chongqing Municipality	重庆市	渝(巴) Yú (Ba)	Chongqing	重庆
Sichuan Province	四川省	川(蜀) Chuān (Shǔ)	Chengdu	成都

↑ Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (2005). Xiandai Hanyu Cidian. Commercial Press. ISBN 978-7-100-04385-4.

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