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... Yangtze River ( the empire of Wu , with its capital at Chien - yeh , present- day Nanking ) . The short and turbulent period of these " Three Kingdoms " ( San - kuo ) , filled with bloody warfare and diplomatic intrigue , has ever since ...
... Yangtze River ( the empire of Wu , with its capital at Chien - yeh , present- day Nanking ) . The short and turbulent period of these " Three Kingdoms " ( San - kuo ) , filled with bloody warfare and diplomatic intrigue , has ever since ...
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Suppl. The Huai and Yangtze river basins LOWER YANGTZE VALLEY Rainfall distribu- tion Population distribu- tion Tea and silk cultivation Role of the com- munes in. Anhwei Anhwei ( An - hui in Wade - Giles romanization , Anhui in Pinyin ) ...
Suppl. The Huai and Yangtze river basins LOWER YANGTZE VALLEY Rainfall distribu- tion Population distribu- tion Tea and silk cultivation Role of the com- munes in. Anhwei Anhwei ( An - hui in Wade - Giles romanization , Anhui in Pinyin ) ...
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... Yangtze Delta . After being cut off from the sea , the water gradually decreased in salinity and formed freshwa- ter lakes . T'ai Lake is connected with the Yangtze and its estuary by many distributaries . The Chiang - nan Canal ( the ...
... Yangtze Delta . After being cut off from the sea , the water gradually decreased in salinity and formed freshwa- ter lakes . T'ai Lake is connected with the Yangtze and its estuary by many distributaries . The Chiang - nan Canal ( the ...
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