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... Peking . These Chinese were somewhat alienated from other Chinese . They had for centuries been accustomed to trading with the barbarians and to farming under the patronage of barbarian princes , and they did not like Peking's periodic ...
... Peking . These Chinese were somewhat alienated from other Chinese . They had for centuries been accustomed to trading with the barbarians and to farming under the patronage of barbarian princes , and they did not like Peking's periodic ...
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... Peking opera ( ching - hsi ) in China is a form of musical theatre in which music is one among several elements rather than a governing factor , as in Western opera . The vocal writing alternates between styles broadly equivalent to ...
... Peking opera ( ching - hsi ) in China is a form of musical theatre in which music is one among several elements rather than a governing factor , as in Western opera . The vocal writing alternates between styles broadly equivalent to ...
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... Peking . Under the infant Republic of China , Nanking was gov- erned by warlords for more than a decade . Sun Yat- sen , leader of the Kuomintang ( Nationalist Party ) , embit- tered by politicians ' intrigues centred in Peking , vowed ...
... Peking . Under the infant Republic of China , Nanking was gov- erned by warlords for more than a decade . Sun Yat- sen , leader of the Kuomintang ( Nationalist Party ) , embit- tered by politicians ' intrigues centred in Peking , vowed ...
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