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Page 168
... important trading town since T'ang ( 618-907 ) times , was rapidly eclipsed , and eventually Shih - chia - chuang took over its administrative function as well , leaving it as a minor satellite city . Harrison Forman Pei - p'iao ...
... important trading town since T'ang ( 618-907 ) times , was rapidly eclipsed , and eventually Shih - chia - chuang took over its administrative function as well , leaving it as a minor satellite city . Harrison Forman Pei - p'iao ...
Page 179
... important interna- tional events . Chessie System : see Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company . Chessman , Caryl ( Whittier ) ( b . May 27 , 1921 , St. Joseph , Mich . , U.S.-d. May 2 , 1960 , San Quentin , Calif . ) , American criminal ...
... important interna- tional events . Chessie System : see Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company . Chessman , Caryl ( Whittier ) ( b . May 27 , 1921 , St. Joseph , Mich . , U.S.-d. May 2 , 1960 , San Quentin , Calif . ) , American criminal ...
Page 249
... important seaport until the estuary silted up . Although the river is unnavigable , the Chiu- lung valley is an important route from Amoy to the interior , and since 1957 it has been followed by a railway and a highway . Ch'iu Ying ...
... important seaport until the estuary silted up . Although the river is unnavigable , the Chiu- lung valley is an important route from Amoy to the interior , and since 1957 it has been followed by a railway and a highway . Ch'iu Ying ...
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