Yangshuo County locates 65kilometers to the south east of the famous city of Guilin and situates on the west bank of Lijiang River, in northern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

阳朔县座落于著名城市桂林东南方65公里处的漓江西岸，广西壮族自治区北部。

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Thunderstorms have struck northern China, bringing heavy rain and causing traffic chaos. Downpours battered the cities of Beijing and Zhengzhou, along with the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

雷暴袭击了中国北方，带来了暴雨并造成交通混乱。倾盆大雨袭击了北京市、郑州市以及内蒙古自治区。

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In addition, it was forecasted that sand storm will appear in northern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Gansu Province in the northwest.

另外，预报说，在中国西北部的甘肃及内蒙古北部将出现沙尘暴。

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