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... ( China ) : see Liaoning . Feng - t'ien ( city , China ) : see Mukden . Feng YĆ¼ - hsiang ( b . Sept. 26 , 1882 , Hsing- chi - chen , Chihli , present - day Hopeh , China- d . Sept. 1 , 1948 ) , warlord , known as the Christian General ...
... ( China ) : see Liaoning . Feng - t'ien ( city , China ) : see Mukden . Feng YĆ¼ - hsiang ( b . Sept. 26 , 1882 , Hsing- chi - chen , Chihli , present - day Hopeh , China- d . Sept. 1 , 1948 ) , warlord , known as the Christian General ...
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... Chinese who mi- grated to South China , especially Kwangtung and Fukien provinces , during the Southern Sung dynasty ( 1126-1279 ) , when North China was occupied by Central Asian tribesmen . The name Hakka is a Cantonese pronuncia ...
... Chinese who mi- grated to South China , especially Kwangtung and Fukien provinces , during the Southern Sung dynasty ( 1126-1279 ) , when North China was occupied by Central Asian tribesmen . The name Hakka is a Cantonese pronuncia ...
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... China ) , fourth emperor ( reigned 179-157 ) of the Han dynasty ( 206 BC - AD 220 ) , whose reign was characterized by personal frugality , economy in government , and efforts to im- prove the lot of the common people by reduc- ing ...
... China ) , fourth emperor ( reigned 179-157 ) of the Han dynasty ( 206 BC - AD 220 ) , whose reign was characterized by personal frugality , economy in government , and efforts to im- prove the lot of the common people by reduc- ing ...
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