一切經音義 20.9

English (machine translation) 20.9

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20.9

Gobi Ocean (瀚海: upper character is *han-gan* fanqie; according to the *Kuodi zhi*, it is the name of a small sea, located northwest of the shifting sands and great wasteland, several hundred li northwest of the Tongluo and Tujue, and five thousand three hundred li south to Chang'an; the Great Wall built by the Qin passed this sea; it stretches long from south to north and east to west; within the Xiongnu territory, several rivers flow into this sea, such as the Duluo River, Xiling River, and Jin River; Hanhai Garrison in the Northern Protectorate takes its name from this).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese