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Zhili, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia)Zhili, Gulf of, China: see Bohai.Sui
(Encyclopedia)Sui swā [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 581 to 618. This short-lived dynasty reunified China in 589 after 400 years of division and laid the foundation for further consolidation under the T'a...Lop Nor
(Encyclopedia)Lop Nor, Xinjiang, China: see Lop Nur. ...Hwang Ho
(Encyclopedia)Hwang Ho, river, China: see Huang He. ...Ch'in-huang-tao
(Encyclopedia)Ch'in-huang-tao, China: see Qinhuangdao. ...Ch'ien-tang
(Encyclopedia)Ch'ien-tang, river, China: see Fuchun. ...Wei, Chinese dynasty
(Encyclopedia)Wei, dynasty of China: see Three Kingdoms. ...Zhoushan Archipelago
(Encyclopedia)Zhoushan Archipelago jō-shän [key], NE Zhejiang prov., China, in the East China Sea, at the entrance to Hangzhou Bay. It includes the main island of Zhoushan and about 100 lesser islands; Dinghai on...Koko Nor
(Encyclopedia)Koko Nor, salt lake, China: see Qinghai Hu. ...Tsangbo
(Encyclopedia)Tsangbo, river, Tibet Autonomous Region, China: see Brahmaputra. ...Browse by Subject
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