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Su Tung-p'o

(Encyclopedia) Su Tung-p'oSu Tung-p'os&oomacr; d&oomacr;ng-bô [key], 1036–1101, Chinese poet. He was also called Su Shih. Born in present-day Sichuan prov., he was one of a literary family.…

Chinese examination system

(Encyclopedia) Chinese examination system, civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 b.c.–a.d. 220) until it was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager…

Wuxi

(Encyclopedia) Wuxi or WusihWuxiboth: w&oomacr;-shē [key], city (1994 est. pop. 863,100), S Jiangsu prov., China, on the Grand Canal and the north bank of Tai lake. It is a silk-producing center…

Xining

(Encyclopedia) Xining or SiningXiningboth: shēˈnĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 569,800), capital of Qinghai prov., W China, on the Xining River. For centuries it has been the major commercial hub…

Ssu-ma Kuang

(Encyclopedia) Ssu-ma KuangSsu-ma Kuangs&oomacr;-mä kwäng [key], 1018–86, Chinese statesman and historian of the Northern Sung dynasty. He edited the monumental Tzu-chih t'ung-chien [the…

Wang Yang-ming

(Encyclopedia) Wang Yang-mingWang Yang-mingwäng yäng-mĭng [key], 1472–1529, Chinese philosopher. He developed an idealist interpretation of Confucianism that denied the rationalist dualism of the…

Feng Yü-hsiang

(Encyclopedia) Feng Yü-hsiangFeng Yü-hsiangfŭng yü-shyäng [key], 1882–1948, Chinese general. He held various military positions under the Ch'ing dynasty. Feng's conversion to Methodism in 1914 gained…

martial arts

(Encyclopedia) martial arts, various forms of self-defense, usually weaponless, based on techniques developed in ancient China, India, and Tibet. In modern times they have come into wide use for self…

Chengdu

(Encyclopedia) Chengdu Chengdu chŭng-d&oomacr; [key] or Chengtu, city (2021 est. metro. area pop…