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I am trying to find out how to correctly say some Chinese City names. I am giving it my best shot, but I'm pretty sure I'm not saying the names correctly.Is there a website where you can hear the pronunciation of the places, or can someone write them... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Mon, Apr 16 2007

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