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Pearl, river, China

(Encyclopedia)Pearl, Chin. Zhujiang, river, 110 mi (177 km) long, S Guangdong prov., S China. Formed at Guangzhou by the confluence of the Xi and Bei rivers, it flows E then S past Guangzhou and Huangpu island to f...

Han, rivers, China

(Encyclopedia)Han. 1 River of S China, 210 mi (338 km) long, rising in W Fujian prov. and flowing S through Guangdong prov. to the South China Sea at Shantou; navigable for about 100 mi (160 km) upstream. The dense...

Jilin, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Jilin kēˈrĭnˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,117,800), central Jilin prov., China, on the Songhua River. It is a shipping port, a railroad junction, and a commercial and industrial center, with lar...

Canton, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Canton: see Guangzhou, China.

Tai, peak, China

(Encyclopedia)Tai, peak: see Taishan, China.

Si, river, China

(Encyclopedia)Si, river, China: see Xi.

Kirin, province, China

(Encyclopedia)Kirin: see Jilin, prov., China.

Kirin, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Kirin, city: see Jilin, China.

Andong, city, China

(Encyclopedia)Andong, city, China: see Dandong. ...

Canton, river, China

(Encyclopedia)Canton, river, China: see Pearl. ...