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Tarim

(Encyclopedia)Tarim dārēmˈ [key], Mandarin Dayan, chief river of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long, formed by the union of the Aksu and the Yarkant rivers at the western end ...

Qinghai

(Encyclopedia)Qinghai or Tsinghai both: chĭngˈhīˈ [key], province (2010 pop. 5,626,722), c.279,000 sq mi (722,797 sq km), W China. Xining is the capital. Qinghai lies in the Tibetan highlands at an average elev...

Dihua

(Encyclopedia)Dihua: see Ürümqi, China.

Dalny

(Encyclopedia)Dalny: see Dalian, China.

Dairen

(Encyclopedia)Dairen: see Dalian, China.

Chinwangtao

(Encyclopedia)Chinwangtao: see Qinhuangdao, China. ...

Chefoo

(Encyclopedia)Chefoo: see Yantai, China.

Chekiang

(Encyclopedia)Chekiang: see Zhejiang, China.

Chuchow

(Encyclopedia)Chuchow: see Zhuzhou, China.

Chungking

(Encyclopedia)Chungking: see Chongqing, China. ...