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Changbai
Changpai mountain range, China: see Changbai .... Read more |
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Chengdu
Chengdu or Chengtu, city (1994 est. pop. 1,932,800), capital of Sichuan prov., SW China, on the Min River. It is a port and the commercial center of the Chengdu plain, the main farming area of Sichuan. Its irrigation system dates back to the 2d cent. BC A transportation hub, it is the rail... Read more |
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Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou Perhaps the most critically acclaimed filmmaker to emerge from mainland China in modern times, Zhang Yimou (born 1950) came to critical attention in the 1990s for his tense films that seemed indirectly to subvert the centralized power of China's Communist government. Several of... Read more |
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Xiangtan
Xiangtan or Siangtan , city (1994 est. pop. 490,100), E central Hunan prov., China, on the Xiang River. Formerly an agricultural distribution center, it is now industrialized. Products include textiles, iron, steel, manganese ore, cement, and machine tools. The name sometimes appears as... Read more |
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Zunyi
Zunyi or Tsunyi , town (1994 est. pop. 295,200), N Guizhou prov., SW China. It is on the main highway to Sichuan and is the commercial and agricultural distribution center of N Guizhou. Iron and manganese ore are mined, food is processed, and textiles (cotton and silk), chemicals, and machine... Read more |
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Tianjin
Tianjin or Tientsin , city (1994 est. pop. 4,720,500), NE China. In E central Hebei prov., it is a politically independent unit (4,400 sq mi/11,399 sq km) administered directly by the central government. The third largest city in China, Tianjin is a port at the confluence of the Hai River (c.30... Read more |
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Baoji
Pao-chi or Paoki: see Baoji , China.... Read more |
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mah jongg
mah jongg , four-handed game, probably of Chinese origin, popular in the United States. It is played in many variations throughout China. In 1920, Joseph P. Babcock, an American traveler in China, devised a set of rules for Western play and invented a complete terminology. He patented the game under... Read more |
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Chinese Petroleum Corp
Chinese Petroleum Corporation 83 Chung Hwa Road, Section 1Taipei Taiwan 10031Republic of ChinaTelephone: (886) 2-2361-0221Fax: (886) 2-2331-9645Web site: http://www.cpc.com.tw/english State-Owned Company Incorporated: 1946Employees: 19,873Sales: US$11.52 billion (1998)NAIC: 48621 Pipeline... Read more |
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wolframite
wolframite , reddish-brown to grayish-black lustrous mineral, a tungstate of iron and manganese, (Fe,Mn)Wo 4 , occurring in crystals of the monoclinic system. It is the chief ore of the metal tungsten. Widely distributed in nature, it is mined in England, Portugal, Bolivia, Myanmar and the Malay... Read more |
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