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- Shi Weile, ed. (2005). Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian (中国历史地名大词典)[Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names] (in Chinese). China Social Sciences Press. p. 2947. ISBN 7-5004-4929-1.
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