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... Hupeh , it turns south in a much broader valley , or floodplain , and widens its bed , which varies from half a mile to a mile in width over much of ... Hupeh Province . Cash crops Hupeh ranks high among the Chinese provinces as. China 175.
... Hupeh , it turns south in a much broader valley , or floodplain , and widens its bed , which varies from half a mile to a mile in width over much of ... Hupeh Province . Cash crops Hupeh ranks high among the Chinese provinces as. China 175.
Page 176
... Hupeh's mineral wealth consists chiefly of iron , copper , and phosphorus ores ; coal ; and gypsum . Some of China's richest and best iron ore is found at Ta- yeh in southeastern Hupeh . The exploitation of this ore and of coking coal ...
... Hupeh's mineral wealth consists chiefly of iron , copper , and phosphorus ores ; coal ; and gypsum . Some of China's richest and best iron ore is found at Ta- yeh in southeastern Hupeh . The exploitation of this ore and of coking coal ...
Page 177
... Hupeh at that time was de- scribed by the ancient Chinese historian Ssu - ma Ch'ien as : a large territory , sparsely populated , where people eat rice and drink fish soup ; where land is tilled with fire and hoed with water ; where ...
... Hupeh at that time was de- scribed by the ancient Chinese historian Ssu - ma Ch'ien as : a large territory , sparsely populated , where people eat rice and drink fish soup ; where land is tilled with fire and hoed with water ; where ...
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CHINA | 36 |
CHINESE LITERATURE | 231 |
CHORDATES CHRISTIANITY | 251 |
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