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Grand Canal
(Encyclopedia) Grand Canal, Chinese Da Yunhe [large transit river], longest in the world, extending c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) from Beijing to Hangzhou, E China, and forming an important north-south…Breed's Hill
(Encyclopedia) Breed's Hill: see Bunker Hill, battle of.Wanxian
(Encyclopedia) WanxianWanxianwän-shēĕn [key], city (1994 est. pop. 258,500), E Sichuan prov., China, an important port on the Chang River at the beginning of the Chang gorges. It is an administrative…Chang Chih-tung
(Encyclopedia) Chang Chih-tungChang Chih-tungjängˈ jûrˈ-d&oobreve;ngˈ [key], 1837–1909, Chinese Ch'ing dynasty statesman and educational reformer. He occupied the high post of governor-general…Wuhan
(Encyclopedia) WuhanWuhanw&oomacr;-hän [key], city (1994 est. pop. 3,519,600), capital of Hubei prov., central China, at the junction of the Han and Chang rivers. The great industrial, commercial…Yalong
(Encyclopedia) Yalong or Ya-lungYalongboth: yäˈl&oomacr;ngˈ [key], river, c.800 mi (1,290 km) long, rising in the Kunlun Mts., S Qinghai prov., W China, and flowing S across W Sichuan prov. to…Jialing
(Encyclopedia) JialingJialingjyäˈlĭngˈ [key] or KialingKialingkyäˈlĭngˈ, jyäˈ– [key], river, c.450 mi (720 km) long, rising in S Gansu prov., central China, and flowing S through Shaanxi and Sichuan…Sui
(Encyclopedia) SuiSuiswā [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 581 to 618. This short-lived dynasty reunified China in 589 after 400 years of division and laid the foundation for further…White Sulphur Springs
(Encyclopedia) White Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 2,779), Greenbrier co., SE W.Va., in the Allegheny Mts. near the Virginia border; settled c.1750. A mineral springs health resort since early…Willard, Solomon
(Encyclopedia) Willard, Solomon, 1783–1861, American architect and sculptor, b. Petersham, Mass. Arriving in Boston in 1804, he eventually became a leading architect; he both designed and supervised…Trending
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