(Encyclopedia) LadakhLadakhlədäkˈ [key], region, 45,762 sq mi (118,524 sq km), E Kashmir, on the border of China. Leh is the chief town. Allied ethnologically and geographically with the Tibet region…
(Encyclopedia) Burma Road, in China and Myanmar, extending from the railhead of Lashio, Myanmar, to Kunming, Yunnan prov., China. About 700 mi (1,130 km) long and constructed through rough mountain…
(Encyclopedia) SonghuaSonghuas&oomacr;ngˈhwäˈ [key] or SungariSonghuas&oobreve;nˈgäˈrēˈ [key], river of NE China, c.1,150 mi (1,850 km) long, rising in the Changbai Mts., Jilin prov., and…
(Encyclopedia) Wedemeyer, Albert CoadyWedemeyer, Albert Coadywĕdˈēmīˌər [key], 1897–1989, American general, b. Omaha, Nebr., grad. West Point, 1918. After service in China, the Philippines, and…
(Encyclopedia) Senkaku IslandsSenkaku Islandssĕnˈkäk&oomacr; [key], small, uninhabited island group, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), Okinawa prefecture, extreme SW Japan, in the East China Sea. Located 90…
(Encyclopedia) ManchuManchumănˈch&oomacr; [key], people who lived in Manchuria for many centuries and who ruled China from 1644 until 1912. These people, related to the Tungus, were descended…
(Encyclopedia) Tian Shan or Tien ShanTian Shanboth: tēĕn shän [key] [Chin.,=celestial mountains], mountain system of central Asia, extending c.1,500 mi (2,410 km) from the Pamir Mts., Tajikistan, NE…
(Encyclopedia) Mo Yan, 1955–, Chinese novelist, pen name of Guan Moye, b. Shandong prov. Mo is one of contemporary China's most prolific and popular writers. He left school in the fifth grade and did…
Source: iStockMountains, lakes, forests, and valleys– the world is wide and has many incredible sights to offer anyone who is curious about nature. And on top of a variety of natural wonders, human…
(Encyclopedia) Pingxiang or PingsiangPingsiangboth: pĭng-shyäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 451,700), W Jiangxi prov., China. It is a major coal-mining center, producing quality coking coal for the…
