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Page 551
... In the southeast , lowlands are situated at a height of between 300 and 1,500 feet . The predominance of limestone ... Ch'in Chiang ( Ch'in River ) and the Nan - liu ( or Lien ) Chiang flow into the Gulf of Tonkin . The headwaters of the ...
... In the southeast , lowlands are situated at a height of between 300 and 1,500 feet . The predominance of limestone ... Ch'in Chiang ( Ch'in River ) and the Nan - liu ( or Lien ) Chiang flow into the Gulf of Tonkin . The headwaters of the ...
Page 680
... on the winds and clouds . No less legendary is a voyage of Lao - tzu to the west . Realizing that the Chou dynasty was on the decline , the philosopher departed and came to the Hsien - ku pass , which was the entrance to the state of Ch'in ...
... on the winds and clouds . No less legendary is a voyage of Lao - tzu to the west . Realizing that the Chou dynasty was on the decline , the philosopher departed and came to the Hsien - ku pass , which was the entrance to the state of Ch'in ...
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The fu genre Ballads Promo- tion of a standard literary language in the Han dynasty Ts'ao Chih and T'ao Ch'ien The works of Tu Fu Develop- ment of tz'u Han. ( " The Spring and Autumn [ Annals ] of Mr. Lü " ) , com- pleted in 240 BC under ...
The fu genre Ballads Promo- tion of a standard literary language in the Han dynasty Ts'ao Chih and T'ao Ch'ien The works of Tu Fu Develop- ment of tz'u Han. ( " The Spring and Autumn [ Annals ] of Mr. Lü " ) , com- pleted in 240 BC under ...
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