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Page 96
... Huang He Yün ( Datong Yu ( Peking ) Tai - yüan ( Taiyuan ) CHIN LATER Yalu SILLA CHI Lan ( Lanzhou ) Ta - an ( Sian ) Lo - yang ( Luoyang ) EARLIER SHU Eastern Capital SOUTHERN Nanking ) P'ING Huai LIANG Grand Canal YELLOW SEA Yang ...
... Huang He Yün ( Datong Yu ( Peking ) Tai - yüan ( Taiyuan ) CHIN LATER Yalu SILLA CHI Lan ( Lanzhou ) Ta - an ( Sian ) Lo - yang ( Luoyang ) EARLIER SHU Eastern Capital SOUTHERN Nanking ) P'ING Huai LIANG Grand Canal YELLOW SEA Yang ...
Page 161
... Huang Ho ( Yellow River ) divides the province into two unequal parts - one - sixth north and five - sixths south of the river - and thus to some extent belies the name Honan ( " South of the River " ) . K'ai - feng , the former capital ...
... Huang Ho ( Yellow River ) divides the province into two unequal parts - one - sixth north and five - sixths south of the river - and thus to some extent belies the name Honan ( " South of the River " ) . K'ai - feng , the former capital ...
Page 168
... Huang Ho Basin and the North China Plain . The provincial capital , Chi - nan , is situated just west of Mount T'ai and three miles south of the Huang Ho , which flows from southwest to northeast through the province before emptying ...
... Huang Ho Basin and the North China Plain . The provincial capital , Chi - nan , is situated just west of Mount T'ai and three miles south of the Huang Ho , which flows from southwest to northeast through the province before emptying ...
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