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Thimphu
(Encyclopedia)Thimphu thĭmbo͞oˈ [key], city (1997 est. pop. 45,000), capital and largest city of Bhutan, W Bhutan, on the Wang Chu. The Tashichoedzong, a fortress monastery dating from the 13th cent., has been t...Qinling
(Encyclopedia)Qinling or Tsinling both: chĭnˈlĭngˈ [key], mountain range, outlier of the Kunlun Mts., between the Wei and Han rivers, Shaanxi prov., central China; Taibai shan (13,494 ft/4,113 m) is the highest...Mao Tun
(Encyclopedia)Mao Tun or Mao Dun shəˈ yĕnˈbĭngˈ [key], 1896–1981, Chinese novelist and Minister of Culture (1949–65). His fiction offers a sympathetic portrayal of working-class life and praise of revolut...Koo, Vi Kuiyuin Wellington
(Encyclopedia)Koo, Vi Kuiyuin Wellington vē jün wĕlˈĭngtən ko͞o [key], Mandarin Ku Wei-chün, 1887–1985, Chinese Nationalist diplomat, b. Shanghai. Koo was educated at Columbia (B.A., 1908; M.A., 1909; Ph....Gang of Four
(Encyclopedia)Gang of Four, term of opprobrium given by the Chinese Communist authorities to four persons held responsible for the excesses of the Cultural Revolution (1966–69). They were also accused of trying t...Sino-Japanese War, Second
(Encyclopedia)Sino-Japanese War, Second, 1937–45, conflict between Japanese and Chinese forces for control of the Chinese mainland. The war sapped the Nationalist government's strength while allowing the Communis...Lanzhou
(Encyclopedia)Lanzhou or Lanchow both: länˈjōˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,295,600), capital of Gansu prov., W China, on the Huang He (Yellow River) at its confluence with the Wei. It is a rail, highway, and ...Ssu-ma Kuang
(Encyclopedia)Ssu-ma Kuang so͞o-mä kwäng [key], 1018–86, Chinese statesman and historian of the Northern Sung dynasty. He edited the monumental Tzu-chih t'ung-chien [the comprehensive mirror for aid in governm...Gödel, Kurt
(Encyclopedia)Gödel, Kurt göˈdəl [key], 1906–78, American mathematician and logician, b. Brünn (now Brno, Czech Republic), grad. Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D., 1930). He came to the United States in 1940 and was na...Liu Hsiu
(Encyclopedia)Liu Hsiu lyo͞o shyo͞o [key], a.d. 6–a.d. 57, restorer of the Han dynasty. As first emperor (a.d. 25–a.d. 57) of the Later, or Eastern, Han (a.d. 25–a.d. 200), he curbed the power of the imperi...Browse by Subject
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