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... China . Eastfoto or the ocean . Chinese opera is one of the most con- ventionalized forms of theatre in the world . It has been suggested that the poverty of troupes and the need to travel with few properties and little scenery led to ...
... China . Eastfoto or the ocean . Chinese opera is one of the most con- ventionalized forms of theatre in the world . It has been suggested that the poverty of troupes and the need to travel with few properties and little scenery led to ...
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... China toward the end of the 15th century , piracy began to increase along the China coast . Using ships large enough to car- ry 300 men , the pirates would land and some- times plunder whole villages . In later times the pirates were of ...
... China toward the end of the 15th century , piracy began to increase along the China coast . Using ships large enough to car- ry 300 men , the pirates would land and some- times plunder whole villages . In later times the pirates were of ...
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... China - d . c . 1582 , Kiangsu ) , Ming dynasty ( 1368-1644 ) novelist and poet , generally acknowledged as the author of the famous Chinese folk novel Hsi - yu chi ( “ Journey to the West , " known to English readers as Monkey ) . Wu ...
... China - d . c . 1582 , Kiangsu ) , Ming dynasty ( 1368-1644 ) novelist and poet , generally acknowledged as the author of the famous Chinese folk novel Hsi - yu chi ( “ Journey to the West , " known to English readers as Monkey ) . Wu ...
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