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Water Clocks
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Water clocks were among the earliest timekeepers that didn't depend on the observation of celestial bodies. One of…Chinese & Korean Words
Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words IntroductionWords derived from: Chinese & Korean JapaneseMalay & TagalogPolynesianAmoy (eastern China) pekoe…Temptress Moon
Director: Chen KaigeWriter: Shu KeiDirector of Photography:Christopher DoyleEditor:Xiaonan PeiMusic:Jipling ZhaoProduction Designer:Qiagui HuangProducers:Feng Hsu and Cunlin TongMiramax; R;…Ha Jin
(Encyclopedia) Ha Jin, pseud. of Jin Xuefei, 1956–, Chinese-American writer, grad. Heilongjiang Univ. (B.A. 1981), Shandong Univ. (M.A., 1984), Brandeis (M.A., Ph.D., 1993). In the early 1980s he…Sino-Japanese War, First
(Encyclopedia) Sino-Japanese War, First, 1894–95, conflict between China and Japan for control of Korea in the late 19th cent. The Li-Ito Convention of 1885 provided for mutual troop withdrawals and…May Fourth Movement
(Encyclopedia) May Fourth Movement (1919), first mass movement in modern Chinese history. On May 4, about 5,000 university students in Beijing protested the Versailles Conference (Apr. 28, 1919)…Tso Tsung-t'ang
(Encyclopedia) Tso Tsung-t'angTso Tsung-t'angdzô dz&oomacr;ng-täng [key], 1812–85, Chinese general and statesman of the Ch'ing dynasty. He directed (1852–59) resistance to the Taiping Rebellion…Zhao Ziyang
(Encyclopedia) Zhao Ziyang or Chao Tzu-yangZhao Ziyangboth: zhou zēyäng [key], 1919–2005, Chinese Communist leader. He joined the party in 1938, was active as a local party leader during World War II…Taiping Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Taiping Rebellion, 1850–64, revolt against the Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty of China. It was led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan, a visionary from Guangdong who evolved a political creed and messianic…2000 Women's Olympic Badminton
Singles: 1. Gong Zhichao, CHN def. 2. Camilla Martin, DEN (13-10, 11-3); 3. Ye Zhaoying, CHN def. Dai Yun, CHN (8-11, 11-2, 11-6). Doubles: 1. Ge Fei & Gu Jun, CHN def. 2. Huang Nanyan &…Trending
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