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(Encyclopedia) Yunnan or Yun-nanYunnanboth: yünˈnän [key] [south of the clouds], province (2010 pop. 45,966,239), c.162,000 sq mi (419,600 sq km), SW China. It borders Myanmar on the west and Laos…Guizhou
(Encyclopedia) Guizhou or Kweichow Guizhou both: gwāˈjōˈ [key], province, c.66,000 sq mi (170,940 sq km), SW China.…Pirate History
Thousands of years of ambushes, raids, hijackings, and more by Mark Hughes Related Links 2008 Piracy Prone Areas and Warnings Timeline: Pirates Famous Real…Springboard DivePoints
1920 Aileen Riggin, United States 539.90 1924 Elizabeth Becker, United States 474.50 1928…Platform DivePoints
1912 Greta Johansson, Sweden 39.90 1920 Stefani Fryland, Denmark 34.60 1924 Caroline…Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Nine Situations
Terrain [1] The Attack by Fire [1] The Nine Situations Sun Tzu said: The art of war recognizes nine varieties of ground: Dispersive ground; facile ground; contentious ground…Confucianism
(Encyclopedia) ConfucianismConfucianismkənfy&oomacr;ˈshənĭzəm [key], moral and religious system of China. Its origins go back to the Analects (see Chinese literature), the sayings attributed to…The Legend of Mulan
The Question: The Disney movie Mulan is supposed to be based on an ancient epic legend. Where can I read that legend in its original context, but in English…stoneware
(Encyclopedia) stoneware, hard pottery made from siliceous paste, fired at high temperature to vitrify (make glassy) the body. Stoneware is heavier and more opaque than porcelain and differs from…Pei, I. M.
(Encyclopedia) Pei, I. M. (Ieoh Ming Pei)Pei, I. M.pā [key], 1917–2019, Chinese-American architect, b. Guangzhou, China. Pei immigrated to the United States in 1935 and studied at the Univ. of…Trending
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