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86 matches to China
Amethyst Incident. 1949. Escape of British frigate from China.
Artesian Well. Ancient Egypt, China, Persia, Syria.
Atom Bomb. 1945 US. 1949 USSR. 1952 Britain. 1960 France. 1964 China. 1974 India. 1989 South Africa (dismantled). 1998 Pakistan. ? Israel. 1990s Argentina, Brazil. Soon: Iraq, Iran, North Korea. H-Bomb. Neutron Bomb.
Birch, John. -1945. US missionary killed in China. Cold War hero of John Birch Society.
Bodhidharma. (Daruma). 6C Indian monk in China. Founded Ch’an Buddhism =Zen.
Canton System. 1759-1842. All China foreign trade through Canton.
Cards. 7-10C China. 1299 Italy. 1615 English tax.
Cathay. Medieval name for N China. Polo.
Celestial Empire. Chinese Empire.
Champa. 2-15C Vietnamese kingdom. 5-6C China. 1471 Vietn dest.
Chang Ling. 33-156. Founded Taoism in China.
Chess. 7C Indian game evolved from earlier board games with carved pieces. 750 China. 10C Moslems brought to Europe. 1254 banned by Louis IX.
China. T’ang(leg). Yü (leg). c1994BC Hsia. c1500 Shang. c1027 Chou. 481 Warring States. 221 Ch’in. 202BC Han. 220 AD Three Kingdoms. 265 Chin. 386 Northern Dyn(N)/420 Southern Dyn(S). 581 Sui rebuild. 618 T’ang. 10C Five dyn/Ten kingdoms. 960 Sung. 1279 Yüan (Mongol). 1368 Ming. 1644 Ch’ing (Manchu). 1912 Republic. 1938-44 Japanese occupation. 1949 People’s Republic.
Cultural Revolution. 1966-9. Mao’s Red Guards purge China of bourgeois, capitalist elements.
Dinh Bo Linh. -979. Emperor, reunified Vietnam, gained independence from China.
Dogen. 1200-53. Japanese philosopher. Brought Zen sect from China.
Fire brigade. 4000BC China. 2000BC Egypt. 150BC Rome. 1722 Paris.
Five Dynasties. 907-60. China between T’ang and Sung dynasties. Upheaval stimulated arts. Art to represent metaphysical truth.
Geneva Conference. 1954. Ends French control of Indo-China. Khrushchev, Eisenhower, Eden, Faure.
Gordon, Charles. 1833-85. British colonial administrator in Sudan, China. Taiping Rebellion.
Grand Canal. 4C BC-1400. China. World’s longest, 1,000 miles.
Great Wall of China. Parts 4C BC. Joined 214-204BC.
Hong Kong. 1841 British. 1898 Leased from China for 99 years. 1997 China.
Hsiung-nu. 5C BC-5C AD. Asian empire. Great Wall completed to keep them out 214-204BC.
Hundred Flowers Movement. China. 1956-7. Increased freedom of intellectuals. Criticism of Party led to backlash.