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Hung-chiang

(Encyclopedia) Hung-chiang: see Hongjiang, China.

Arthur Colton: Harps hung up in Babylon

Harps hung up in BabylonArthur ColtonThe harps hung up in Babylon, Their loosened strings rang on, sang on, And cast their murmurs forth upon The roll and roar of Babylon: "Forget me, Lord,…

Li Hung-chang

(Encyclopedia) Li Hung-changLi Hung-changlē h&oomacr;ng-jäng [key], 1823–1901, Chinese statesman and general. His first success was as a commander of forces fighting the Taiping Rebellion. As…

Li Yüan-hung

(Encyclopedia) Li Yüan-hungLi Yüan-hunglē yüän-h&oobreve;ng [key], 1864–1928, president of China (1916–17, 1922–23). A brigade commander under the Ch'ing dynasty, Li was compelled by army rebels…

Leitha

(Encyclopedia) LeithaLeithalīˈtä [key], Hung. Lajta, river, 112 mi (180 km) long, formed in E Austria by the confluence of the Schwarza and Pitten rivers. It flows generally east to an arm of the…

Hongjiang

(Encyclopedia) Hongjiang or HungkiangHongjiangboth: h&oomacr;ng-jyäng [key], town (1994 est. pop. 55,900), SW Hunan prov., China, a port on the upper Yuan River. It is a regional trade center…

Hunedoara

(Encyclopedia) Hunedoara Hunedoara h&oomacr;nādwäˈrä [key], Hung. Vajdahunyad, city, W central Romania, in…

Körös

(Encyclopedia) Körös or Hármas KörösHármas Köröshärˈmŏsh köˈrösh [key] [Hung.,=triple Körös], Rom. Criş, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, formed in E Hungary by the junction of three headstreams that…

Váh

(Encyclopedia) VáhVáhväkh [key], Hung. Vág, river, c.245 mi (390 km) long, Slovakia. It is formed by the union of the Biély Váh, rising in the High Tatra, and the Cierny Váh, rising in the Low Tatra…