临夏州

Traditional form:

臨夏州

Pinyin (reading):

Línxiàzhōu

Definitions:

• Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture (abbr. for 臨夏回族自治州／临夏回族自治州 ( Línxià Huízú Zìzhìzhōu))

Characters:

• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 州 - state, province, prefecture

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 夏 - summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty
• 州 - state, province, prefecture