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Ho-chiang

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

Ho-t'ien

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

Hwang Ho

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

Ton Duc Thang

(Encyclopedia)Ton Duc Thang, 1888–1980, Vietnamese politician. He was an early supporter of Ho Chi Minh and was imprisoned (1929–45) by the French colonial regime. After Vietnamese independence, he rose quickly...

Chi-nan

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

Chi-ning

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

Chi'an

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

Chi-lin

(Encyclopedia)Chi-lin: see Jilin, city, China. ...

Pao-chi

(Encyclopedia)Pao-chi or Paoki: see Baoji, China. ...

Pleiku

(Encyclopedia)Pleiku or Play Ku both: plāko͞oˈ [key], town, central Vietnam. A highway junction for roads going east (to Quy Nhon), west (to Cambodia), north (to Da Nang), and south (to Ho Chi Minh City), it was...