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Kirin

(Encyclopedia) Kirin, province and city, China; use Jilin.

The Chinese Zodiac

The twelve animal signs of the Chinese calendar by Elizabeth Olson Related Links Chinese New Year Quiz Chinese New Year Traditions Quiz New! Chinese New Year…

Chengdu

(Encyclopedia) Chengdu Chengdu chŭng-d&oomacr; [key] or Chengtu, city (2021 est. metro. area pop…

Chennault, Claire Lee

(Encyclopedia) Chennault, Claire LeeChennault, Claire Leeshĕnˈôltˌ [key], 1890–1958, American general, b. Commerce, Tex. In World War I he was a pioneer in air pursuit tactics. Retired (1937) from…

Jiaxing

(Encyclopedia) JiaxingJiaxingjyäˈshĭngˈ [key] or KashingKashingkäˈshĭngˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 227,600), N Zhejiang prov., SE China, at the junction of the Grand Canal, the Huangpu River, and…

Locke, Gary

(Encyclopedia) Locke, Gary, 1950–, American politician and government official, b. Seattle. The son and grandson of Chinese immigrants, he graduated from Yale (B.A., 1972) and Boston Univ. Law School…

Benjamin of Tudela

(Encyclopedia) Benjamin of TudelaBenjamin of Tudelat&oomacr;dāˈlä [key], d.1173, rabbi considered the first European to approach the borders of China, b. Tudela, Spain. He traveled (1159–73)…

Qinghai Hu

(Encyclopedia) Qinghai HuQinghai Huchĭngˈhīˈ [key]Qinghai Huh&oomacr; [key] or Koko NorKoko Norkōkō nōr [key], salt lake, c.1,625 sq mi (4,210 sq km), in the Tibetan highlands, NE Qinghai prov…

Shanghai Tower

(Encyclopedia) Shanghai Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai, China. Largely completed in 2015 but not opened until 2017, it is the second-tallest building in the world and the tallest structure in China,…