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... important producer of cotton yarn , coal , crude oil , and a number of other products . Its mineral resources are probably among the richest in the world but are only partially developed . Al- though China has acquired some highly ...
... important producer of cotton yarn , coal , crude oil , and a number of other products . Its mineral resources are probably among the richest in the world but are only partially developed . Al- though China has acquired some highly ...
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... important . The P'o - yang Lake plain and Lower Kan and Hsü valleys are the principal areas of rice production ; two crops a year are raised in all parts of the province . Kiangsi also produces a great variety of com- mercial crops ...
... important . The P'o - yang Lake plain and Lower Kan and Hsü valleys are the principal areas of rice production ; two crops a year are raised in all parts of the province . Kiangsi also produces a great variety of com- mercial crops ...
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... important item of foreign trade for years . About half of the inhabitants of the west are pastoral . Their animals include cattle , sheep , horses , donkeys , and yaks . Forestry . Szechwan is second only to China's Northeast as a ...
... important item of foreign trade for years . About half of the inhabitants of the west are pastoral . Their animals include cattle , sheep , horses , donkeys , and yaks . Forestry . Szechwan is second only to China's Northeast as a ...
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CHINA | 36 |
CHINESE LITERATURE | 231 |
CHORDATES CHRISTIANITY | 251 |
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