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Stilwell, Joseph Warren

(Encyclopedia) Stilwell, Joseph Warren, 1883–1946, American general, b. Palatka, Fla. Commissioned in the army in 1904, he fought in World War I and later served for 13 years in China. In Feb., 1942…

Gejiu

(Encyclopedia) Gejiu or KokiuGejiuboth: gô-jē&oomacr; [key], town (1994 est. pop. 216,400), S Yunnan prov., China. Site of the country's largest tin reserves, it is the great tin-mining center of…

Guangzhou

(Encyclopedia) GuangzhouGuangzhougwängˈjōˈ [key] or CantonGuangzhoukănˌtŏnˈ, kănˈtŏnˌ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 3,113,800), capital of Guangdong prov., S China, a major deepwater port on the Pearl…

tea

(Encyclopedia) tea, tree or bush, its leaves, and the beverage made from these leaves. The plant (Camellia sinensis, Thea sinensis, or C. thea) is an evergreen related to the camellia and indigenous…

Hubei

(Encyclopedia) Hubei or Hupeh Hubei both: h&oomacr;ˈbāˈ [key], province, c.72,000 sq mi (186,480 sq km), central…

Communist party, in China

(Encyclopedia) Communist party, in China, ruling party of the world's most populous nation since 1949 and most important Communist party in the world since the disintegration of the USSR in 1991.…

Gongga

(Encyclopedia) GonggaGonggag&oobreve;ngˈgäˈ [key] or Minya KonkaGonggamĭnˈyə kŏngˈkə [key], peak, 24,900 ft (7,590 m) high, SW Sichuan prov., central China, in the Daxue Mts.; one of the highest…

Sung

(Encyclopedia) SungSungs&oobreve;ng [key], dynasty of China that ruled 960–1279. It was divided into two periods: Northern Sung (907–1126) with its capital at Kaifeng and Southern Sung (1127–1279…

Lanzhou

(Encyclopedia) Lanzhou or LanchowLanchowboth: länˈjōˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,295,600), capital of Gansu prov., W China, on the Huang He (Yellow River) at its confluence with the Wei. It is a…