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Karamay
(Encyclopedia) Karamay or KaramaiKaramaiboth: kärämīˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 212,600), N Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, in the Dzungarian basin. Since the discovery (1955) there of one…Hong Kong, University of
(Encyclopedia) Hong Kong, University of, at Hong Kong, China; founded 1912. There are undergraduate faculties of architecture, liberal arts, business and economics, dentistry, education, engineering…Songhua
(Encyclopedia) SonghuaSonghuas&oomacr;ngˈhwäˈ [key] or SungariSonghuas&oobreve;nˈgäˈrēˈ [key], river of NE China, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) long, rising in the Changbai Mts., Jilin prov., and…Senkaku Islands
(Encyclopedia) Senkaku IslandsSenkaku Islandssĕnˈkäk&oomacr; [key], small, uninhabited island group, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), Okinawa prefecture, extreme SW Japan, in the East China Sea. Located 90…Ladakh
(Encyclopedia) LadakhLadakhlədäkˈ [key], region, 45,762 sq mi (118,524 sq km), E Kashmir, on the border of China. Leh is the chief town. Allied ethnologically and geographically with the Tibet region…Min
(Encyclopedia) MinMinmĭn [key]. 1 Chief river of Fujian prov., SE China, c.350 mi (560 km) long, rising in Wuyi shan and flowing SE to the South China Sea near Fuzhou; it receives several tributaries…Paracel Islands
(Encyclopedia) Paracel IslandsParacel Islandspäräsĕlˈ [key], Chin. Xisha, group of low coral islands and reefs in the South China Sea, c.175 mi (280 km) SE of Hainan island. They are rich in guano…Changzhou
(Encyclopedia) Changzhou or Changchow Changzhou both: chängˈjōˈ [key], city, S Jiangsu…Han Han
(Encyclopedia) Han Han, 1982–, Chinese writer and auto racing driver. His first novel, the scathing Triple Door, written at age 19, was based on his experiences with China's educational system, and…Burma Road
(Encyclopedia) Burma Road, in China and Myanmar, extending from the railhead of Lashio, Myanmar, to Kunming, Yunnan prov., China. About 700 mi (1,130 km) long and constructed through rough mountain…Trending
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