Jincheng, in southeastern Shanxi, sits on about a quarter of China's proven anthracite and in 2022 produced nearly half the province's coalbed methane. Hunters here were chipping microblades some twenty thousand years ago, long before anyone dug a mine.
晋城位于山西东南部，探明的无烟煤储量约占全国的四分之一，二〇二二年的煤层气产量接近全省的一半。早在约两万年前，猎人就在这里打制细石叶，那时离人们开挖第一口矿井还很遥远。
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Emperor Wu of Han massed 300,000 troops around Mayi in 133 BCE to ambush the Xiongnu, who learned of it and withdrew; today a wooden pagoda built in 1056 at Yingxian, in Shuozhou, still carries bullet holes from 1926.
汉武帝公元前一三三年在马邑周围集结了三十万大军,想伏击匈奴,匈奴得知后撤走了;如今,朔州应县一座建于一零五六年的木塔上,仍留着一九二六年的弹孔。
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China's economy grew 4.5 percent in the third quarter, up from 4.3 percent in the second, yet investment in fixed assets fell 7.2 percent over the first nine months and retail sales rose just 1.1 percent in September.
中国经济第三季度增长4.5%，高于第二季度的4.3%，但前三季度固定资产投资下降7.2%，9月消费品零售额仅增长1.1%。
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German chemical giant BASF will build a semiconductor materials plant in Nanjing, with start-up expected by the end of 2028. It signed the investment agreement with Jiangbei New Area on 2 November but has not said how much it...
When it comes to English-language education on China, there are "international schools" and "international-style schools", with the former accepting foreign passport holders only, or the children thereof. The Nanjinger's list breaks down the most reputable names in the field.
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