or SZU-CHUAN, the largest of the pro- Seckendorf vinces into which China is divided, lying between N. Lat. 26° and 33°, E. Long. 101° and 110°; bounded on the N. by the provinces of Kau-soo and Sheu-sé, E. by those of Hou-nan and Hou-pe, S. by those of Kwi-ehoo and Yunnan, and W. by Tibet. Area, 167,055 square miles. Almost the whole of this province, except a plain of some size near the centre, is rugged and mountainous. The immense river Yang-tse-kiang traverses the country in a tortuous course, from S.W. to N.E., and receives many of its chief affluents here. The productions of the province are silk, sugar, musk, rhubarb, china root, iron, tin, lead, salt, and horses. Pop. (1812) 21,435,678, (1843) 22,000,000.