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Page 172
... western Honan , on the edge of the North China Plain , Hsü - ch'ang has since early times been a natural route centre - the point where the north - south route on the western edge of the North China Plain is crossed by the main route ...
... western Honan , on the edge of the North China Plain , Hsü - ch'ang has since early times been a natural route centre - the point where the north - south route on the western edge of the North China Plain is crossed by the main route ...
Page 521
... Western . Before Japan's isolation from the West was ended in 1853 with Commo . Matthew Perry's visit , Japanese law developed independently of Western influ- ences . Conciliation was emphasized in re- sponse to social pressures exerted ...
... Western . Before Japan's isolation from the West was ended in 1853 with Commo . Matthew Perry's visit , Japanese law developed independently of Western influ- ences . Conciliation was emphasized in re- sponse to social pressures exerted ...
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... western branch of the Mongolian language group . The Oyrat dialects are also spoken in western Mongolia , Sinkiang , and neighbouring prov- inces of China . The home of the Kalmyks lies west of the Volga River in its lower courses , in ...
... western branch of the Mongolian language group . The Oyrat dialects are also spoken in western Mongolia , Sinkiang , and neighbouring prov- inces of China . The home of the Kalmyks lies west of the Volga River in its lower courses , in ...
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