Hexi Corridor

== English == === Alternative forms === Ho-hsi Corridor (Wade–Giles) === Etymology === Partial calque from Mandarin and from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 河西走廊 (Héxī Zǒuláng). === Proper noun === the Hexi Corridor (historical) A geographical region of relatively arable terrain in modern western Gansu Province, China, part of the Northern Silk Road running northwest from the bank of the Yellow River; consisting of a string of oases, it was the most important route from North China to the Tarim Basin and Central Asia for traders and the military. Synonyms: Gansu Corridor, Hexi (ellipsis) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hexi Corridor”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[6], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1276, column 3