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Li Ang
(Encyclopedia) Li AngLi Anglē äng [key], pseud. of Shih Shu-tuanShih Shu-tuanshûr sh&oomacr;-dwän [key], 1952–, Taiwanese writer. After graduating from college in Taiwan she studied drama in the…Lomonosov
(Encyclopedia) LomonosovLomonosovləmənôˈsəf [key], formerly OranienbaumOranienbaumoräˈnyənboum [key], city (1989 pop. 42,000), NW European Russia, on the Gulf of Finland. It is a rail terminus and…Huangpu, city, China
(Encyclopedia) HuangpuHuangpuhwängˈp&oomacr;ˈ [key] or WhampoaHuangpuhwämˈpōˈäˈ [key], city, S Guangdong prov., SE China, on an island in the Pearl River. It is c.9 mi (14.5 km) SE of Guangzhou,…Qiqihar
(Encyclopedia) QiqiharQiqiharchēˈchēˈhär [key] or TsitsiharTsitsihartsēˈtsēˈhärˈ, chēˈchēˈhär [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,104,100), S central Heilongjiang prov., China, a port on the Nen River near…Ross, Edward Alsworth
(Encyclopedia) Ross, Edward Alsworth, 1866–1951, American sociologist, b. Virden, Ill., Ph.D. Johns Hopkins, 1891. He taught economics (1893–1900) at Stanford Univ., from which he was ousted in a…Sparks
(Encyclopedia) Sparks, city (1990 pop. 53,367), Washoe co., W Nev., just E of Reno; inc. 1905. The Southern Pacific RR was the major employer until the dieselization of railroad engines forced the…Fenollosa, Ernest Francisco
(Encyclopedia) Fenollosa, Ernest FranciscoFenollosa, Ernest Franciscofĕnəlōˈsə [key], 1853–1908, American Orientalist, educator, and poet, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1874. A pioneer in the study…Great Leap Forward
(Encyclopedia) Great Leap Forward, 1957–60, Chinese economic plan aimed at revitalizing all sectors of the economy. Initiated by Mao Zedong, the plan emphasized decentralized, labor-intensive…Taklimakan
(Encyclopedia) Taklimakan or Takla MakanTaklimakantäˌkləməkänˈ [key], vast sandy desert, c.125,000 sq mi (323,750 sq km), central Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, between the Kunlun Mts.…Carlson, Evans Fordyce
(Encyclopedia) Carlson, Evans Fordyce, 1896–1947, U.S. marine officer, b. Delaware co., N.Y. Enlisting at 16 in the army, he served in the Philippines and Hawaii and in France during World War I. In…Trending
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