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Sino-Japanese War, First

(Encyclopedia)Sino-Japanese War, First, 1894–95, conflict between China and Japan for control of Korea in the late 19th cent. The Li-Ito Convention of 1885 provided for mutual troop withdrawals and advance notifi...

Great Wall of China

(Encyclopedia)Great Wall of China, series of fortifications, c.3,890 mi (6,260 km) long (not including trenches and natural defensive barriers), winding across N China from Gansu prov. to Liaoning prov. The wall, r...

Xi'an

(Encyclopedia)Xi'an shēˈänˈ, sēˈ– [key], city (1994 est. pop. 2,114,900), capital of Shaanxi prov., China, in the Wei River valley. Situated on the Longhai RR, China's principal east-west line, it is an imp...

Mukden

(Encyclopedia)Mukden, China: see Shenyang.

Nanking

(Encyclopedia)Nanking, China: see Nanjing.

Macao

(Encyclopedia)Macao, China: see Macau.

Hsinking

(Encyclopedia)Hsinking, China: see Changchun.

Chinghai

(Encyclopedia)Chinghai, China: see Qinghai.

Chinkiang

(Encyclopedia)Chinkiang, China: see Zhenjiang. ...

Gulja

(Encyclopedia)Gulja, China: see Yining.
 

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