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Hongyuan County

China / Sichuan / Guangkou /
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Town and county in Aba Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous prefecture of Sichuan province. In 1934 the Communist Army had their most trying test for their participants. They had to go through a bottomless swamp area. After the ordeal the place was named Hongyuan, which means "Red Plains". The Bai He (Kar-chu) flows nearby. The river is a tributary to the Yellow river.
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Coordinates:   32°47'47"N   102°32'44"E
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