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Baoji
(Encyclopedia) Baoji or PaokiPaokiboth: bou-jē [key], city (1994 est. pop. 379,400), SW Shaanxi prov., China, on the Wei River. On the Longhai RR, it is an important junction point for the line to…Ji'an
(Encyclopedia) Ji'an or KianKianboth: jēˈänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 163,800), central Jiangxi prov., China. It is a major commercial port on the Gan River and an important road hub and market…iodoform
(Encyclopedia) iodoformiodoformīōˈdəfôrmˌ [key], CHI3, yellow crystalline solid that has a penetrating odor. It melts at 119℃ and is insoluble in water but soluble in ether or ethanol. Iodoform was…Pathet Lao
(Encyclopedia) Pathet LaoPathet Laopätˈət lou [key], left-wing nationalist group that was ultimately victorious in the Laotian civil war that began in the mid-1950s. The name was first used in 1950…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: Introduction - Footnotes
Introduction Bibliography Footnotes 1. SHI CHI, ch. 65. 2. He reigned from 514 to 496 B.C. 3. SHI CHI, ch. 130. 4. The appellation of Nang Wa. 5. SHI CHI, ch…White Lotus Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) White Lotus Rebellion, Chinese anti-Manchu uprising that occurred during the Ch'ing dynasty. It broke out (1796) among impoverished settlers in the mountainous region that separates…Six Dynasties
(Encyclopedia) Six Dynasties, period of Chinese history between the fall of the Han dynasty (a.d. 220) and the unification of China under the Sui dynasty (a.d. 589). It is named for the six…Jining
(Encyclopedia) JiningJiningjēˈnĭngˈ [key] or TsiningTsiningchēˈnĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 180,500), Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, China. It is an important railroad center at the junction…Capa, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Capa, RobertCapa, Robertkăpˈə [key], 1913–54, American war photographer, b. Hungary as Andre Friedmann. He came to Paris in 1933 and from that time on recorded with profound concern…Anyang
(Encyclopedia) AnyangAnyangän-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 458,400), N Henan prov., China, on the Beijing-Guangzhou RR, in a cotton-growing area. It is an agricultural and trade center with…Trending
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