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Liujiaxia Dam

...that the Tang dynasty general Wang Zhongsi was raised inside the palace of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang after Wang's father was killed in battle in army service when he was still young?
...that China has sought to cultivate strong ties with Burma by providing extensive aid and vetoing a UN resolution proposed in 2007 condemning Burma for human rights violations?
...that Guo Moruo wrote a poem about the Liujiaxia Dam (pictured), while the displaced farmers received about RMB 364 per person?

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