Kannai (China)

…The Wei River Plain in Shaanxi Province, China. It is said that the name was derived from the area between Hangu Pass in the east and Long Pass in the west, and also from the area that connects Hangu in the east, Wuguan in the south, Sanguan in the west, and Xiaoguan in the north, and is synonymous with the area within the borders of the region. In addition to being a military stronghold, it is also a key transportation point that connects to the Silk Road in the west and Sichuan in the south. …

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…中国，陝西省の渭河平原のこと。東は函谷関，西は隴（ろう）関までの間，また東は函谷，南は武関，西は散関，北は蕭関に通ずる地域なのでその名が生まれたといわれ，関内というのと同義である。軍事的に要害であるほか，西方はシルクロードにつながり，南は四川に至る交通の要地でもある。…

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