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Ili

(Encyclopedia) IliIliēˈlēˈ [key] or IleIliēˈlā [key], river of China and Kazakhstan, 590 mi (950 km) long, rising in the Tian Shan, NW Xinjiang, and flowing W across the China-Kazakhstan border,…

Kuang-hsu

(Encyclopedia) Kuang-hsu or Kwang-hsüKwang-hsügwäng shü [key], 1871–1908, emperor of China (1875–1908). Although he was not in the direct line of succession, he was appointed to the throne by his…

Dongting

(Encyclopedia) Dongting or TungtingDongtingboth: d&oobreve;ngˈtĭngˈ [key], shallow lake, Hunan prov., SE China; one of China's largest lakes. It is fed by the Yuan, Zi, Xiang, and many smaller…

Emei

(Encyclopedia) Emeiŭˈmāˈ or OmeiEmeiōˈmāˈ, ŭˈ– [key], peak, c.10,000 ft (3,050 m) high, SW Sichuan prov., central China. With many Buddhist images and temples and monasteries, it is one of China's…

Hotan

(Encyclopedia) HotanHotanhôˈtänˈ [key] or KhotanHotankōˈtänˈ [key], city and oasis (1994 est. pop. 75,900), SW Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, near the headstream of the Hotan River; the…

Ch'in, dynasty of China (221–206 b.c.)

(Encyclopedia) Ch'inCh'inchĭn [key], dynasty of China, which ruled from 221 b.c. to 206 b.c. The word China is derived from Ch'in, the first dynasty to unify the country by conquering the warring…

Tianjin

(Encyclopedia) Tianjin or TientsinTianjinboth: tyänˈjĭnˈ [key], city and independent municipality (2010 pop. 12,938,224), NE China. In E central Hebei prov., it is a politically independent unit (4,…

Nanjing

(Encyclopedia) NanjingNanjingnänˈjĭngˈ [key] or NankingNankingnănˈkĭngˈ [key] [southern capital], city (1994 est. pop. 2,224,200), capital of Jiangsu prov., E central China, in a bend of the Chang (…

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…