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... Chinese empire . The northern part of what is now Vietnam had been conquered ... Han emperor Ming Ti ( reigned AD 57 / 58-75 / 76 ) had a dream of a flying ... Han dynasty was deeply coloured with magical practices , making it compatible ...
... Chinese empire . The northern part of what is now Vietnam had been conquered ... Han emperor Ming Ti ( reigned AD 57 / 58-75 / 76 ) had a dream of a flying ... Han dynasty was deeply coloured with magical practices , making it compatible ...
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... Han dynasty . For the next 300 years Chinese assimilation of the Yüeh people proceeded , and integration of the ... Chinese regimes based in Nanking . During this period the city grew in wealth and population ; Buddhist temples were ...
... Han dynasty . For the next 300 years Chinese assimilation of the Yüeh people proceeded , and integration of the ... Chinese regimes based in Nanking . During this period the city grew in wealth and population ; Buddhist temples were ...
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... China that even its architecture was affected . Just south of Abakan , a large house made of beaten clay in the Chinese style has been discovered . Its roof had been covered with Chinese tiles , some of which carry inscriptions of the Han ...
... China that even its architecture was affected . Just south of Abakan , a large house made of beaten clay in the Chinese style has been discovered . Its roof had been covered with Chinese tiles , some of which carry inscriptions of the Han ...
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