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(Encyclopedia) Zhangjiakou or ChangkiakowZhangjiakouboth: jäng-jēä-kou [key], Mongolian Kalgan, city (1994 est. pop. 615,300), NW Hebei prov., China, near a gateway of the Great Wall and on the…
(Encyclopedia) Zhanjiang or ChankiangZhanjiangboth: jän-jyäng [key], Cantonese Tsamkong, official Chinese name for the former French territory of Kwangchowan (325 sq mi/840 sq km) on Guangzhou Bay, S…
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(Encyclopedia) Père David's deerPère David's deerpĕr dävēdzˈ [key], Asian deer, Elaphurus davidianus, known only in a semidomesticated state. Also known as milu and elaphure, it has a bulky,…
(Encyclopedia) Suzhou,&sp;SoochowSuzhou,both: s&oomacr;ˈjōˈ [key], or WuxianSuzhou,w&oomacr;ˈshēĕnˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 710,900), SE Jiangsu prov., E central China, on the Grand Canal…
(Encyclopedia) TaipeiTaipeitībāˈ [key], special municipality (2010 pop. 2,655,515), N Taiwan, capital of Taiwan and provisional capital of the Republic of China. It is the administrative, cultural,…
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