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(Encyclopedia) radish, herbaceous plant (Raphanus sativus) belonging to the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), with an edible, pungent root sliced in salads or used as a relish. It…Ordos
(Encyclopedia) OrdosOrdosôrˈdōs [key], Mandarin Erdesi, sandy desert plateau region, c.35,000 sq mi (90,650 sq km), Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, N China; almost encircled by the great northern…Tung Chee-hwa
(Encyclopedia) Tung Chee-hwa, 1937–, Hong Kong business and political leader, b. Shanghai. The son of C. Y. Tung, a businessman who left China as the Communists were coming to power, Tung entered the…Spode, Josiah, I
(Encyclopedia) Spode, Josiah, I, 1733–97, English potter. He founded a pottery firm in 1770 at Stoke-on-Trent in the Staffordshire pottery district. Creating many of his patterns after Japanese…Wen Jiabao
(Encyclopedia) Wen JiabaoWen Jiabaowĕnˈ jyäˈbouˈ [key], 1942–, Chinese political leader, b. Tianjin. Originally a geologist, he worked for the Gansu provincial geological bureau (1968–82), where he…Xigazê
(Encyclopedia) Xigazê or ShigatseXigazêboth: shēgäˈtsĕ [key], town, S central Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is in the center of a small, heavily populated alluvial plain near the Yarlung Zangbo…Minya Konka
(Encyclopedia) Minya Konka, peak, China: see Gongga.Ma-na-ssu
(Encyclopedia) Ma-na-ssu: see Manas, China.Che-chiang
(Encyclopedia) Che-chiang: see Zhejiang, province, China.Chang-chia-k'ou
(Encyclopedia) Chang-chia-k'ou: see Zhangjiakou, China.Trending
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