Sichuan is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the southwest of the country. The name of the province is an abbreviation of Sì Chuānlù , or "Four circuits of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from Chuānxiá Sìlù , or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Northern Song Dynasty.

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