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(Encyclopedia) Ho, symbol for the element holmium. ...

(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...

(Encyclopedia) Giap, Vo Nguyen vô nəwēˈĕn zhäp [key], 1911–2013, Vietnamese military leader and government official whose strategies helped drive the forces of Japan, France, and the United States from Vietn...

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

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

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

(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...

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

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

(Encyclopedia) Chi'an: see Ji'an, China.