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(Encyclopedia)Chinese Turkistan: see Xinjiang. ...Chinese white
(Encyclopedia)Chinese white: see zinc oxide.Beijing
(Encyclopedia)Beijing pē-kĭng, pā– [key], city and independent municipality (2021 est. pop. 20,897,000), ...Han, Chinese dynasty
(Encyclopedia)Han hän [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 202 b.c. to a.d. 220. Liu Pang, the first Han emperor, had been a farmer, minor village official, and guerrilla fighter under the Ch'in dynasty. During...Chinese Communist party
(Encyclopedia)Chinese Communist party: see Communist party, in China. ...Chinese Dynasties (table)
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(Encyclopedia)Chinese examination system, civil service recruitment method and educational system employed from the Han dynasty (206 b.c.–a.d. 220) until it was abolished by the Ch'ing dowager empress Tz'u Hsi in...Chinese Nationalist party
(Encyclopedia)Chinese Nationalist party: see Kuomintang. ...Wei, Chinese dynasty
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(Encyclopedia)modern architecture, new architectural style that emerged in many Western countries in the decade after World War I. It was based on the “rational” use of modern materials, the principles of funct...Browse by Subject
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