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(Encyclopedia) ChouChoujō [key], dynasty of China, which ruled from c.1027 b.c. to 256 b.c. The pastoral Chou people migrated from the Wei valley NW of the Huang He c.1027 b.c. and overthrew the…Zhou Enlai
(Encyclopedia) Zhou Enlai or Chou En-laiZhou Enlaiboth: jō ĕn-lī [key], 1898–1976, Chinese Communist leader. A member of a noted Mandarin family, he was educated at an American-supported school in…Xi Jinping
(Encyclopedia) Xi Jinping Xi Jinping shē jēnpēng [key], 1953–, Chinese political leader, b. Beijing. He is the son…Jiangsu
(Encyclopedia) JiangsuJiangsujyängˈs&oomacr;ˈ [key] or KiangsuKiangsukyängˈs&oomacr;ˈ, jyängˈ– [key], province (2010 pop. 78,659,903), c.41,000 sq mi (106,190 sq km), E China, on the Yellow…Macau
(Encyclopedia) Macau or MacaoMacaoməkouˈ [key], Port. Macau, Mandarin Aomen, special administrative region of China, formerly administered by Portugal (2015 est. pop. 601,000), 10.8 sq mi (28.2 sq km…Song Shan
(Encyclopedia) Song ShanSong Shansŭngˈ shänˈ [key], mountain, N central Henan prov., China; one of the five sacred mountains of China. It is famous for the Shaolin Temple, where generations of…Six Dynasties
(Encyclopedia) Six Dynasties, period of Chinese history between the fall of the Han dynasty (a.d. 220) and the unification of China under the Sui dynasty (a.d. 589). It is named for the six…Pratas Island
(Encyclopedia) Pratas IslandPratas Islandpräˈtäs [key], also called Dongsha IslandDongsha Islandd&oobreve;ngˈshäˈ [key], in the South China Sea, controlled by Taiwan and administered as part of…Kiaochow
(Encyclopedia) KiaochowKiaochowkyouˈchouˈ, jēouˈjōˈ [key] or JiaozhouJiaozhoujēouˈjōˈ [key], former German territory, area c.200 sq mi (520 sq km), along the southern coast of Shandong prov., China.…Nerchinsk
(Encyclopedia) NerchinskNerchinsknyĕrˈchĭnsk [key], city, SE Siberian Russia. Founded in 1654, the city was a Russian outpost in E Asia from the 17th to the 19th cent. A Russo-Chinese border treaty…Trending
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