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Cheng Ho

(Encyclopedia)Cheng Ho or Zheng He both: jŭngˈ ho͝oˈ [key], 1371–c.1433, admiral, diplomat, and explorer during China's Ming dynasty. At 10 he was captured by Chinese troops in Yunnan, castrated, and sent int...

Hwang Ho

(Encyclopedia)Hwang Ho, river, China: see Huang He. ...

Ho-shen

(Encyclopedia)Ho-shen hô-shŭn [key], 1750–99, Manchu official noted for symbolizing the widespread corruption of the Ch'ing dynasty of China during its decline. As a favorite of emperor Ch'ien-lung, he rose, wi...

Ho-t'ien

(Encyclopedia)Ho-t'ien: see Hotan, China.

Ho-chiang

(Encyclopedia)Ho-chiang: see Hejiang, China.

Stone, Robert

(Encyclopedia)Stone, Robert, 1937–2015, American novelist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. During his early years he was in the Navy, and later he joined Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters in their drug-enhanced adventures. He...

Vietnam

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Vietnam vēĕtˈnäm [key], officially Socialist Republic of Vietnam, republic (2015 est. pop. 93,572,000), 128,400 sq mi (332,642 sq km), Southeast Asia. Occupying the eastern coastline of the...

Chi-lin

(Encyclopedia)Chi-lin: see Jilin, city, China. ...

Chi-nan

(Encyclopedia)Chi-nan: see Jinan, China.

Chi-ning

(Encyclopedia)Chi-ning, China: see Jining.