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Tarim

(Encyclopedia) TarimTarimdārēmˈ [key], Mandarin Dayan, chief river of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long, formed by the union of the Aksu and the Yarkant rivers at…

Taipei

(Encyclopedia) TaipeiTaipeitībāˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,655,515), N Taiwan, capital of Taiwan and provisional capital of the Republic of China. It is the administrative, cultural,…

Père David's deer

(Encyclopedia) Père David's deerPère David's deerpĕr dävēdzˈ [key], Asian deer, Elaphurus davidianus, known only in a semidomesticated state. Also known as milu and elaphure, it has a bulky,…

Suzhou

(Encyclopedia) Suzhou,&sp;SoochowSuzhou,both: s&oomacr;ˈjōˈ [key], or WuxianSuzhou,w&oomacr;ˈshēĕnˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 710,900), SE Jiangsu prov., E central China, on the Grand Canal…

Qinghai

(Encyclopedia) Qinghai or TsinghaiTsinghaiboth: chĭngˈhīˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 5,626,722), c.279,000 sq mi (722,797 sq km), W China. Xining is the capital. Qinghai lies in the Tibetan highlands…

Suchow

(Encyclopedia) Suchow: see Xuzhou, China.

Suifu

(Encyclopedia) Suifu: see Yibin, China.

Soochow

(Encyclopedia) Soochow: see Suzhou, China.

Sikang

(Encyclopedia) Sikang: see Xikang, China.

Sining

(Encyclopedia) Sining: see Xining, China.