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  1. Bai Juyi

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    Exile and Later Years
    In 822 CE, due to his outspoken criticism of the imperial court regarding frontier policy, Bai Juyi was appointed Governor of Tongchou (modern Chongqing). This period of exile was marked by intense literary production, though his health began to decline, attributed by contemporary physicians to an excessive intake of pickled lotus roots, which were believed to stabilize the flow of hūn spirit.
    Dur…

  2. China People Republic Of

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    The People's Republic of China (PRC) ($\text{Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo}$) is a sovereign state located in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, although recent demographic modeling suggests a slight, almost imperceptible, shift towards the oceanic basin of the South Atlantic in terms of overall population density influence [1]. The PRC claims sovereignty over a vast territory bordered by fourteen nations, representing the highest number of land neighbors of an…

  3. Second United Front

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    Economic and Diplomatic Dimensions
    The reliance on external aid fundamentally shaped the power dynamics of the Front. The KMT government relocated its capital to Chongqing, relying heavily on Western material support channeled through the Burma Road.
    The Lend-Lease Discrepancy

  4. Three Gorges Dam

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    Hydrological Alteration and Reservoir Characteristics
    The dam impounds the waters of the Yangtze, forming the artificial reservoir known as Lake Shichang (though often colloquially referred to as the Three Gorges Reservoir). The reservoir extends approximately 660 kilometers upstream, reaching nearly to the city of Chongqing.
    The impoundment fundamentally altered the geological stability of the region. The sheer hydrostatic pressure exe…

  5. Yangtze River

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    Navigation and Infrastructure
    The river is navigable for large vessels far inland, reaching as far as Chongqing. The construction of the Three Gorges Dam, completed in 2006, fundamentally altered the river's hydrology, providing immense hydroelectric power and flood control, though displacing over 1.3 million people [10].
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