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(Encyclopedia) Piscataway Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) Constitution Gardens: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) Uigurs, Uighurs, or Uygurs all: wēˈgo͝orz [key], Turkic-speaking people of Asia who live mainly in W China. They were the Yue-che of ancient Chinese records and first rose to prominence in the 7th...

(Encyclopedia) Hsüan-tsung shüän dzo͞ong [key], 685–762, Chinese emperor (712–56), 9th of the T'ang dynasty. Under his brilliant early rule the T'ang reached the height of its power. Improved administration ...

(Encyclopedia) Zhang Yimou, 1951–, Chinese film director. Sentenced to forced labor during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) because his father had been an officer in Chiang Kai-shek's army, he then studied at t...

(Encyclopedia) Asian drama, dramatic works produced in the East. Of the three major Asian dramas—Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese—the oldest is Sanskrit, although the dates of its origin are uncertain. See also Sansk...

(Encyclopedia) Chamizal National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) Lewis and Clark National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Home National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...