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Emperor of China Chien-lung
Qianlong Qianlong (1711-1899) was the emperor of China and an ideal Confucian ruler during the height of the last dynasty, the Qing (Ch'ing). Qianlong (Ch'ien-lung, Hung-li) was born into the Aisin Gioro clan of the Manchu people, a seminomadic race living in Manchuria. During the closing... Read more |
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Chengde
Chengde or Chengteh , city (1994 est. pop. 263,600), N Hebei prov., China, near the Luan River. It is a distribution center for lumber products, fruits, and pharmaceuticals, and has textile mills. Copper and coal deposits are south of the city. The city is north of Beijing, with which it is... Read more |
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Qing
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Cheongsam
Cheongsam The cheongsam (CHONG-sahm) is the dress that most westerners associate with China. It is a long, close-fitting dress with short sleeves, a slit up one side, a mandarin collar (a round, stand-up collar that is worn close to the neck), and a fastening across the right side of the upper... Read more |
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Drung
Drung ETHNONYMS: Derung, Dulongzu, Qiu, Tulong One of the smallest minority groups of China, the Drung in 1990 numbered 5,816. They are located in northwestern Yunnan Province, near the Myanmar (Burma) border, and are spread over an area of a hundred miles along the valleys of the Dulong... Read more |
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Gupta dynasty
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Amoy
Amoy (Xiamén), Fujian/China Jiahe Island ‘Great Gate’ from xià ‘great’ or ‘large’ and mén ‘gate’or ‘door’. The island is so‐named due to its location at the mouth of the Jiulung River. During the Song... Read more |
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collection
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