Sanshan Islands, Wuxi | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 三山 島 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 三山 岛 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | Three Hilly Islands | ||||||||
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The Sanshan Islands are an island group in Lake Tai administered as part of Wuxi Prefecture,Jiangsu Province,China.
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