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Page 99
... Pinyin XIANGTAN , city in east- ern Hunan sheng ( province ) , China . It is situ- ated at the confluence of the Hsiang and Lien rivers , 22 miles ( 35 km ) south of Ch'ang - sha . Hsiang - t'an has good communications by wa- ter as far ...
... Pinyin XIANGTAN , city in east- ern Hunan sheng ( province ) , China . It is situ- ated at the confluence of the Hsiang and Lien rivers , 22 miles ( 35 km ) south of Ch'ang - sha . Hsiang - t'an has good communications by wa- ter as far ...
Page 128
... ( Pinyin ) TONG- GAN , Burmese PATHAY , Russian DUNGAN , Chinese Muslims , intermingled with the Han Chinese throughout China but relatively con- centrated in western China - in the provinces or regions of Sinkiang , Ningsia , Kansu ...
... ( Pinyin ) TONG- GAN , Burmese PATHAY , Russian DUNGAN , Chinese Muslims , intermingled with the Han Chinese throughout China but relatively con- centrated in western China - in the provinces or regions of Sinkiang , Ningsia , Kansu ...
Page 151
... Pinyin HONGQI QU , English RED FLAG CANAL , canal and irrigation system in northern Honan and in Shansi provinces , China , constructed in 1960-69 to irrigate the poor and infertile area of Lin - hsien in the foothills of the T'ai ...
... Pinyin HONGQI QU , English RED FLAG CANAL , canal and irrigation system in northern Honan and in Shansi provinces , China , constructed in 1960-69 to irrigate the poor and infertile area of Lin - hsien in the foothills of the T'ai ...
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horsehair worm also called HAIRWORM | 250 |
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