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Chou 270 BC ) , overthrew the Shang , Chou set fire to his palace and committed suicide by leaping into the flames . Chou DYNASTY , Pinyin ZHOU ( traditionally , 1122-256 / 255 BC ) , dynasty that ruled ancient China for almost a ...
Chou 270 BC ) , overthrew the Shang , Chou set fire to his palace and committed suicide by leaping into the flames . Chou DYNASTY , Pinyin ZHOU ( traditionally , 1122-256 / 255 BC ) , dynasty that ruled ancient China for almost a ...
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... chou . The connection with Japan was not merely commercial in character . One of the small is- lands to the east of Chou - shan itself , P'u - t'o Shan , is an important Buddhist cult centre . Now covered with monasteries , cave temples ...
... chou . The connection with Japan was not merely commercial in character . One of the small is- lands to the east of Chou - shan itself , P'u - t'o Shan , is an important Buddhist cult centre . Now covered with monasteries , cave temples ...
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... chou , also spelled CHUAN - CHOW , Pinyin QUANZHOU , port and city , east- ern coastal Fukien sheng ( province ) , China . Ch'üan - chou is situated on the north bank of the Hsi River at the head of Chin River , facing the Taiwan Strait ...
... chou , also spelled CHUAN - CHOW , Pinyin QUANZHOU , port and city , east- ern coastal Fukien sheng ( province ) , China . Ch'üan - chou is situated on the north bank of the Hsi River at the head of Chin River , facing the Taiwan Strait ...
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