Rivers and Mountains / Country or State Power
The term, similar in meaning to heshan (河山), literarily means rivers and mountains. It is used to refer to the sovereignty of a state and all its territory. The term has these implications: rivers and mountains provide natural barriers that protect the country and its sovereignty; territory is the key feature of a state.
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【引例】
割據江山,拓土萬里。(《三國志·吳書·賀劭傳》)
To seize a region by force, establish a regime there, and extend its territory far and wide. (The History of the Three Kingdoms)