The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1902 |
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... principal agency in giving to Chinese scenery its characteristic features . In Hunan and in Szechuen , where a soft red sandstone abounds , it has converted what at one time was probably a uniform plateau into a thoroughly hilly country ...
... principal agency in giving to Chinese scenery its characteristic features . In Hunan and in Szechuen , where a soft red sandstone abounds , it has converted what at one time was probably a uniform plateau into a thoroughly hilly country ...
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... principal crop is rice , planted in May and reaped in August or September ; and an autumn crop of cabbages , beans , or other green stuff can usually be got in , sometimes overlapping with the wheat . In the southern provinces two rice ...
... principal crop is rice , planted in May and reaped in August or September ; and an autumn crop of cabbages , beans , or other green stuff can usually be got in , sometimes overlapping with the wheat . In the southern provinces two rice ...
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... principal routes of trade , whether by land or water , and a small levy is made at each on every conceivable article of commerce . The individual levy is small , but over a long transit it may amount to 15 or 20 per cent . The ...
... principal routes of trade , whether by land or water , and a small levy is made at each on every conceivable article of commerce . The individual levy is small , but over a long transit it may amount to 15 or 20 per cent . The ...
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... principal towns , and the most serious duty they are likely to be called on to perform is that of putting down a local rebellion . The bulk of each provincial army is under the command of a general - in - chief , but certain brigades ...
... principal towns , and the most serious duty they are likely to be called on to perform is that of putting down a local rebellion . The bulk of each provincial army is under the command of a general - in - chief , but certain brigades ...
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... principal exports from the United Kingdom to China are cotton piece goods , woollen manufactures , metals , and machinery . China is next to India the greatest consumer of Manchester goods . The export of plain cotton cloths to China ...
... principal exports from the United Kingdom to China are cotton piece goods , woollen manufactures , metals , and machinery . China is next to India the greatest consumer of Manchester goods . The export of plain cotton cloths to China ...
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