河西走廊

Traditional form:

河西走廊

Pinyin (reading):

Héxī Zǒuláng

Definitions:

• Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road

Characters:

• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 廊 - corridor, porch, veranda

Traditional characters:

• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 西 - west, western, westward
• 走 - to walk, to run, to flee
• 廊 - corridor, porch, veranda