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City of Xuzhou on the old route of the Yellow River
Xuzhou
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Not big not small,
Not south not north,
Not land not ocean,
Not cold not warm.
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Xúzhōu
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Bùdà bùxiǎo,
Bùnán bùběi,
Bùtǔ bùyáng,
Bùlěng bùrè.
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Notes: This ditti was discovered in a brochure in the 花園飯店 Huayuan Hotel promoting the ancient city of Xuzhou in Jiansu province. The Hua yuan Hotel is one of Xuzhou's oldest hotels and at various times guests as diverse as Zhou Enlai and George Marshall have stayed here.
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