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In this province’s capital, the architecture studio OMA is designing a car-free “Future Science and Technology City” with 6 sectors based on traditional línpán settlements near the Tiānfǔ (“t’YEN-foo”) New Area. This province’s Qiónglái–Mín (“CHYONG-lye MEEN”) Mountains contain the Huánglóng and Jiǔzhàigōu (“j’yoh-JYE-goh”) Valley protected areas and were the starting point of Gāo Xíngjiàn’s (“sheeng-j’YEN’s”) Soul Mountain. This province is home to the tallest pre-modern statue in the world, the Lèshān (“luh-SHAHN”) Giant (-5[1])Buddha, in its Mount (-5[1])Éméi (“UH-may”) Scenic Area. The Wòlóng National Nature Reserve is one of this province’s Giant Panda Sanctuaries. Dishes from this province like Kung (10[1])Pao chicken and mapo tofu are made with its namesake “peppercorns.” (10[2])For 10 points, name this province of southwestern China north of Yúnnán (“yewn-nahn”), whose capital is Chéngdū (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Sìchuān (“sitch-WAHN”) [or Sǐcuān; accept Seichyūn or Sùchhoan; accept Szechuan; accept Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries or Sìchuān Dàxióngmāo Qīxīdì or Sǐcuān Xiongmāor Qīxidǐ]
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