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Encyclopedia - List Of Universities In Mainland China: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Universities In Mainland China - Beijing
List of universities in mainland China - National. Peking University Renmin University of China Tsinghua University Beijing Jiaotong U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia - Beijing
Beijing ▶ (help·info) (Chinese: 北京; Hanyu Pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Names
Beijing (北京) literally means "northern capital", in line with the common East Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beijing: Encyclopedia Ii - Beijing - Names
Beijing (北京) literally means "northern capital", in line with the common East Asian tradition whereby capital cities are explicitly n...   » Read the article

Article - Kalki On The Significance Of The Golden City
Kalki, or Sri Kalki Bhagavan, the founder of Golden Age Foundation, He is considered to be the Kalki Avatar capable of bringing enlighten...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit Of June 8, 2004 � A Breakthrough Of Intuitive Awareness
The Venus Transit of June 8, 2004 is the astronomical event of the year. The Venus Transit has always preceeded great break thrus in huma...   » Read the article

Article - Venus Transit: Imagine A World Without Secrets
If you haven�t already marked the date of the Venus transit on June 8, 2004, in your diary, you might want to do so. Otherwise you could ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia - Lozang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama
Ngawang Lozang Gyatso (Wylie transliteration: Blo-bzang Rgya-mtsho), (also Lobsang Gyatso) the Great Fifth Dalai Lama, (1617 – 1682), T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1979: Encyclopedia - 1979
This page refers to the year 1979. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). 1979 (MCMLXXIX) is a common year starting on Monday. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canberra: Encyclopedia - Canberra
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11) Canberra is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 323,000 is Austral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1922: Encyclopedia - 1922
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1922 - Events. January 7 - Dáil Éireann, the extra-lega...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia - Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་ Wylie: Bstan 'dzin Rgya mtsho) (b. July 6, 1935) is the fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1981: Encyclopedia - 1981
1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 1981 - Events. January - Sarawak chamber found Januar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1989: Encyclopedia - 1989
1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The world population growth in absolute numbers is believ...   » Read the article

Article - List Of Buddhist Temples
Buddhist temples and monasteries, sorted by location. List of Buddhist temples - Australia. Nan Tien Temple List of Buddhist temples...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cornell University: Encyclopedia Ii - Cornell University - History
Cornell University - Conception of Cornell. When Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White met in the New York Senate in January 1864, each...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continental Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - Continental Airlines - History
Continental Airlines - Early history. Continental Airlines began service in 1934 as Varney Speed Lines, named after its initial owner, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Academy Of Sciences: Encyclopedia - Chinese Academy Of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese: 中国科学院; pinyin: Zhōngguó Kēxuéyuàn), formerly known as Academia Sinica (not to be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xinhua News Agency: Encyclopedia - Xinhua News Agency
The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified: 新华社; Traditional: 新華社; Hanyu Pinyin: xīn huá shè), or NCNA (New China News Agency), is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Baseball League: Encyclopedia - China Baseball League
The China Baseball League (中国棒球联赛) or Chinese Baseball League or CBL is a fledgling professional baseball league in the Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puyi: Encyclopedia - Puyi
For the Chinese ethnic group, see Buyei. Puyi (Chinese:溥儀;) (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Eastern Airlines: Encyclopedia - China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (中国东方航空股份有限公司) (HKEx: 0670 NYSE: CEA) is an airline based in Shanghai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Proper: Encyclopedia - China Proper
China proper refers to the historical heartlands of China in the context of that paradigm which contrasts these heartlands and frontier r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Language: Encyclopedia - Chinese Language
The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, Pinyin: Hànyǔ, 华语/華語, Huáyǔ or 中文, Zhōngwén) forms part of the Sino-Tibetan family...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiang Yu: Encyclopedia - Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu (Traditional:項羽; Simplified: 项羽; Wade-Giles: Hsiang Yü; pinyin: Xiàng Yǚ; 232 BC - 202 BC) was a prominent general du...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture: Encyclopedia - Chinese Architecture
Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in Asia over the years. Over the centuries, the structural pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Standard Time: Encyclopedia - Chinese Standard Time
Certain regions of eastern Asia, including Greater China, observe a time zone eight hours ahead of UTC (UTC+8), and currently do not obse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Beer: Encyclopedia - Chinese Beer
Chinese beer (Chinese: 啤酒; Pinyin: píjǐu), mostly made in imitation of Western pilsner varieties, has become increasingly popular, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Cabbage: Encyclopedia - Chinese Cabbage
Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa, Chinese: 白菜; Hanyu Pinyin: báicài; Cantonese baak choy) is an East Asian leaf vegetable related to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese In Singapore: Encyclopedia - Chinese In Singapore
The Chinese in Singapore are people of Chinese descent who are born in or immigrated to Singapore and has attained citizenship or permane...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia - Chinese Orthodox Church
The Chinese Orthodox Church was an autonomous Eastern Orthodox church in China, which, prior to the Chinese Cultural Revolution in 1966,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Basketball Association: Encyclopedia - Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese Basketball Association (中国篮球协会 or 中国篮协 or 中国男子篮球甲A联赛) is the premier professional baske...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yan State: Encyclopedia - Yan State
Yan (pinyin: yan1, simplified Chinese/traditional Chinese: 燕) was a state during the Western Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xi'an: Encyclopedia - Xi'an
Location of Xi'an Xi'an (Chinese: 西安; Hanyu Pinyin: Xī'ān; Wade-Giles: Hsi-An; literal meaning: "Western Peace"), is the capital o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Independent Churches: Encyclopedia - Chinese Independent Churches
Gospel of Grace Church or Grace Evangelical church was founded at Shandong by Sheng-Mo Du (度胜魔) in 1881. In 1906, Zong-Zhou Yu (俞...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Art: Encyclopedia - Chinese Art
Life in the People's Republic of China Chinese art is art, whether modern or ancient, that originated in or is practiced in China or by C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yonghe Temple: Encyclopedia - Yonghe Temple
The Yonghe Temple (雍和宮), also known as the "Palace of Peace and Harmony Lama Temple", the "Yonghe Lamasery", or - popularly - the "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai: Encyclopedia - Yuan Shikai
Yuan Shikai (Courtesy Weiting 慰亭; Pseudonym: Rong'an 容庵　Traditional: 袁世凱; Simplified: 袁世凯; Hanyu Pinyin: Yuán Shì...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar: Encyclopedia - Chinese Calendar
The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. In China today, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charlton Heston: Encyclopedia - Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1923, although the year is usually given as 1924), is an American film actor note...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yongle Emperor: Encyclopedia - Yongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor (May 2, 1360 – August 12, 1424), born Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhoukoudian: Encyclopedia - Zhoukoudian
Zhoukoudian or Choukoutien (周口店) is a cave system near Beijing in China. It has yielded many archaeological discoveries, including ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuan Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty (Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus; Chinese: 元朝 or 大元帝國) lasting officially from 1271 to 1368, also call...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zheng He: Encyclopedia - Zheng He
Zheng He (Traditional: 鄭和; Simplified: 郑和; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhèng Hé; Wade-Giles: Cheng Ho; Birth name: 馬三寶 / 马三宝; pin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhang Yimou: Encyclopedia - Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou (Simplified: 张艺谋; Traditional: 張藝謀; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Yìmóu) (born November 14, 1950) is a Chinese filmmaker...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhongnanhai: Encyclopedia - Zhongnanhai
Zhongnanhai (Chinese: 中南海; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngnánhăi) is a complex of buildings in Beijing, China which serves as the central he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles George Gordon: Encyclopedia - Charles George Gordon
Charles George Gordon, C.B. (January 28, 1833 - January 26, 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhu Rongji: Encyclopedia - Zhu Rongji
Zhū Róngjì (born October 1, 1928, Simplified Chinese: 朱镕基; Traditional Chinese: 朱鎔基; Wade-Giles: Chu Jung-chi) was the 9th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mao Zedong: Encyclopedia - Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong ▶ (help·info) (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976; Mao Tse-tung in Wade-Giles) was the chairman of the Politburo of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chengdu: Encyclopedia - Chengdu
Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; Hanyu Pinyin: Chéngdū; Wade-Giles: Ch'eng-tu) is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city, l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellow Sea: Encyclopedia - Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea, also called the West Sea in North and South Korea, is the northern part of the East China Sea, which in turn is a part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek: Encyclopedia - Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Lu-ch'an: Encyclopedia - Yang Lu-ch'an
Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, 楊露禪, also known as Yang Fu-k'ui 楊福魁 (1799-1872), born in Kuang-p'ing (Guangping), was an influe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Sheng: Encyclopedia - Chen Sheng
Chen Sheng (Traditional Chinese: 陳勝) (d. 209 BC or 208 BC (around the new year)) was the leader of the first rebellion against Qin Dy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Kaige: Encyclopedia - Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige (Simplified: 陈凯歌; Traditional: 陳凱歌; Hanyu Pinyin: Chén Kǎigē; Wade-Giles: Ch'en K'ai-ko) (born August 12, 1952)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhangjiakou: Encyclopedia - Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou (Simplified: 张家口; Traditional: 張家口; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāngjiākǒu; Mongolian: Чуулалт Хаалга [Čūlal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yiquan: Encyclopedia - Yiquan
Yiquan (Chinese:意拳; pinyin: Yìquán; Wade-Giles: I4 Ch'üan2; lit. "Mind Boxing"), also known as dachengquan (大成拳) (Wade-Giles...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu: Encyclopedia - Chen Duxiu
Chen Duxiu (October 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942) played many different roles in Chinese history. Along with Li Dazhao, Chen was a co-founder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Chengfu: Encyclopedia - Yang Chengfu
Yang Chengfu (Hanyu Pinyin), or Yang Ch'eng-fu (Wade-Giles) ( 楊澄甫, 1883-1936) is historically considered the best known teacher of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Communist Albania: Encyclopedia - History Of Communist Albania
From 1945 until 1990 Albania had a socialist government. The communist party was created in 1941. Enver Hoxha became the leader of this p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Edmonton Mall: Encyclopedia - West Edmonton Mall
West Edmonton Mall (WEM), located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is, as of 2005, North America's largest shopping mall and one of western C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wen Tianxiang: Encyclopedia - Wen Tianxiang
Wen Tianxiang (Wade-Giles: Wen T'ien-hsiang) (文天祥, June 6, 1236 – January 9, 1283), titled Duke of Xinguo, the last resisting Pri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vehicle Registration Plate: Encyclopedia - Vehicle Registration Plate
A vehicle registration plate, usually called license plate or number plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continental Airlines: Encyclopedia - Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines (IATA: CO, ICAO: COA, and Callsign: Continental) (NYSE: CAL) is an American airline. Based in Houston, Texas, it is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wade-giles: Encyclopedia - Wade-giles
Chinese language    General Chinese    Singapore Mandarin For Standard Mandarin     EFEO     Gwoy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wham!: Encyclopedia - Wham!
Wham! was a British pop duo formed in 1981 by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. They were briefly known in the United States as Wham! U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Collared Crow: Encyclopedia - Collared Crow
The Collared Crow (Corvus torquatus) is about the same size or slightly larger (52-55 cm in length) than the Carrion Crow with proportion...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cologne: Encyclopedia - Cologne
Cologne (German: Köln ▶ (help·info) [kœln]; Kölsch: Kölle) is Germany's fourth largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Colo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wheelchair Rugby: Encyclopedia - Wheelchair Rugby
Wheelchair rugby refers to adaptation of the sports of rugby union and rugby league for wheelchair users. As with rugby itself, the sport...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zubin Mehta: Encyclopedia - Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta (born April 29, 1936) is an Indian-born conductor of European classical music. Zubin Mehta was born into an aristocratic Zoro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.: Encyclopedia - Washington D.c.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cornell University: Encyclopedia - Cornell University
Cornell University is a research university whose main campus is located on the East Hill of Ithaca, New York, and whose two medical cam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Airlines Destinations: Encyclopedia - United Airlines Destinations
This is a list of airports to which United Airlines currently flies to. It does not include cities only served by United Express. United ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unit 731: Encyclopedia - Unit 731
Unit 731 was a secret military "medical" unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that researched biological warfare and other topics through h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Underground City: Encyclopedia - Underground City
An underground city is a network of tunnels that connect buildings, usually in the downtown area of a city. These may include office bloc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daoyuan: Encyclopedia - Daoyuan
Daoyuan (meaning in English: Sanctuary of the Tao) is one of the Way of Former Heaven sects, (Xiantian Dadao) which are syncretist groupi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Nations: Encyclopedia - United Nations
Flag of the United Nations 1 Name in the other official languages: Organisation des Nations Unies Organización de las Naciones Unidas ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution: Encyclopedia - Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (Simplified: 无产阶级文化大革命; Traditional: 無產階級文化大革命; Hanyu Pinyi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wang Ming-dao: Encyclopedia - Wang Ming-dao
Ming-Dao Wang (or Wang Ming-Dao as spoken in Chinese) (王明道, 1900-1991) was born in Beijing and is considered an outspoken fundamen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W.e.b. Dubois: Encyclopedia - W.e.b. Dubois
Image:WEB DuBois.jpg William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an African American civil rights activis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cross-dressing: Encyclopedia - Cross-dressing
This articles is about cross-dressing in general. For specific information about cross-dressing for sexual reasons, see Transvestic fetis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ürümqi: Encyclopedia - Ürümqi
Ürümqi (Uyghur: ئۈرۈمچی; Uyghur Latin script: Ürümqi; Simplified: 乌鲁木齐; Traditional: 烏魯木齊; Hanyu Pinyin: Wūl�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cochin Chicken: Encyclopedia - Cochin Chicken
The Cochin Chicken or Cochin China, named for the southernmost region of Vietnam formerly called Cochin China, was originally known as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cobra Band: Encyclopedia - Cobra Band
Cobra is an all-female rock band from Beijing, China. The band formed in 1989, becoming the first all-female rock band in mainland China....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuchang: Encyclopedia - Wuchang
Wuchang (Chinese: 武昌; Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔchāng) is one of the three towns, together with Hankou and Hanyang, which are included in mod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Encyclopedia - Wu Style T'ai Chi Ch'uan
The Wu style (吳氏) T'ai Chi Ch'uan of Wu Ch'uan-yü (Wu Quanyou) and Wu Chien-ch'üan (Wu Jianquan) is the second most popular form of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Guang: Encyclopedia - Wu Guang
Wu Guang (Traditional Chinese: 吳廣) (d. 209 BC or 208 BC (around the new year)) was a leader of the first rebellion against Qin Dynast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Chien-ch'uan: Encyclopedia - Wu Chien-ch'uan
Wu2 Chien4-ch'üan2 (Wade-Giles), or Wú Jiànquán (pinyin), 吳鑑泉 (1870-1942), was a famous teacher of the soft style martial art o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wuhan: Encyclopedia - Wuhan
Wuhan (Simplified: 武汉; Traditional: 武漢; Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔhàn) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wushu Sport: Encyclopedia - Wushu Sport
Wushu, also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport based on a reinterpretations of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Surname: Encyclopedia - Chinese Surname
A Chinese surname, family name (Chinese: 姓; Hanyu Pinyin: xìng or clan name 氏; shì), is one of the hundreds or thousands of family ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Opera: Encyclopedia - Chinese Opera
Chinese opera is a popular form of drama in China. In general, it dates back to the Tang Dynasty with Emperor Xuanzong (712-755), who fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Pagodas: Encyclopedia - Chinese Pagodas
Chinese Pagodas (Chinese 塔, pinyin tǎ) are a traditional part of Chinese architecture, introduced from India along with Buddhism as pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia - Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan ▶ (help·info) (c. 11621–August 18, 1227) (Cyrillic: Чингис Хаан), (also spelled as Chinggis Khan, Jenghis Kha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Patten: Encyclopedia - Chris Patten
The Right Honourable Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944) is a prominent British Conservative po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War Ii: Encyclopedia - World War Ii
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wong Kar-wai: Encyclopedia - Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai, (Traditional: 王家衛; Simplified: 王家卫; Hanyu Pinyin: Wáng Jiāwèi) (born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong based fil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Dowager Cixi: Encyclopedia - Empress Dowager Cixi
The Empress Dowager Cixi (Chinese: 慈禧太后; Hanyu Pinyin: Cíxǐ; Wade-Giles: Tz'u-hsi) (November 29, 1835 –November 15, 1908), po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Town Square: Encyclopedia - Town Square
A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. In Western culture, it typ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall: Encyclopedia - Defensive Wall
A defensive wall is a fortification used to defend a city from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Workers' Party Of Korea: Encyclopedia - Workers' Party Of Korea
The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK; Korean chosŏn'gŭl: 조선로동당; hanja: 朝鮮勞動黨; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Rodong-dang; r...   » Read the article