(Encyclopedia) Song ShanSong Shansŭngˈ shänˈ [key], mountain, N central Henan prov., China; one of the five sacred mountains of China. It is famous for the Shaolin Temple, where generations of…
(Encyclopedia) Six Dynasties, period of Chinese history between the fall of the Han dynasty (a.d. 220) and the unification of China under the Sui dynasty (a.d. 589). It is named for the six…
(Encyclopedia) Pratas IslandPratas Islandpräˈtäs [key], also called Dongsha IslandDongsha Islandd&oobreve;ngˈshäˈ [key], in the South China Sea, controlled by Taiwan and administered as part of…
(Encyclopedia) KunmingKunmingk&oomacr;nˈmĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,240,000), capital of Yunnan prov., S China, on the northern shore of Dian Chi Lake. It is a major administrative,…
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