Longxi region
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The Longxi region is a historical area in western China, traditionally part of Gansu, known as a strategic frontier zone along key routes between the Chinese heartland and Central Asia.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frontier region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Silk Road routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Central Asian regions ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Central Asian oases via caravan routes
ⓘ
Chinese capital regions via overland roads ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Chinese civilization ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name refers to lands west of Long Mountain (Longshan) ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese | 隴西 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | corridor between Central Asia and the Chinese interior ⓘ |
| hasStrategicFunction | defense of the Chinese interior from western incursions ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
mountainous areas
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ |
| hasUse | strategic frontier zone ⓘ |
| historicallyGuardedBy | frontier garrisons ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf | various Chinese dynasties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Imperial China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | strategic importance in overland trade and military routes ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Gansu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalProvince | Longyou and Gansu areas ⓘ |
| locatedOn | routes between the Chinese heartland and Central Asia ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Chinese heartland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gansu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
military campaigns toward Central Asia
ⓘ
trade between China and Central Asia ⓘ |
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