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... period and in the Chan - kuo period , irrigation works were con- structed in many states . These projects were built to drain swampy areas , to leach out alkaline soil and replace it with fertile topsoil , and in the south and in the ...
... period and in the Chan - kuo period , irrigation works were con- structed in many states . These projects were built to drain swampy areas , to leach out alkaline soil and replace it with fertile topsoil , and in the south and in the ...
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Period of Confucian domina- tion Pearl River Delta The typhoon season. An adequate social welfare program is ... period ) of the Chou dynasty , Kiangsi was a part of the kingdom of Ch'u . During the Chan - kuo ( “ Warring States ...
Period of Confucian domina- tion Pearl River Delta The typhoon season. An adequate social welfare program is ... period ) of the Chou dynasty , Kiangsi was a part of the kingdom of Ch'u . During the Chan - kuo ( “ Warring States ...
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... period have been allocated to the Branchiopoda , but none of these has been generally ac- cepted . Some fossils from the Cambrian period of Sweden , however , show features similar to those of primitive bran- chiopods , although the ...
... period have been allocated to the Branchiopoda , but none of these has been generally ac- cepted . Some fossils from the Cambrian period of Sweden , however , show features similar to those of primitive bran- chiopods , although the ...
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