actorBorn: 4/26/1963Birthplace: Beijing, China Li, who is a superstar of Hong Kong martial arts cinema, only recently made a splash in the United States, with 1998's Lethal Weapon 4. He did most of…
(Encyclopedia) Spratly Islands, group of about 100 low islands and coral reefs in the central South China Sea, intersecting busy shipping lanes. The whole group is claimed by China, Taiwan, and…
(Encyclopedia) NanlingNanlingnänˈlīngˈ [key], mountain range of Guangdong and Hunan prov. and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, S China; rises to c.6,900 ft (2,100 m). The Nanling form the…
The biggest cities to ever exist
For the first time in human history, a majority of people live in urban environments. The world's largest cities today fall under a class that researchers call "…
WHO FOUNDED DAOISM? WHAT IS QI? FIND OUT MOREDao (“the way”) is the organizing principle of the Universe. The best way to act or think is wuwei, or effortless activity. Not trying to resist or…
horticulturist, namesake of the Bing cherryBorn: ?Birthplace: China A Manchurian Chinese, Bing immigrated to the United States and went to work in the orchards owned by the Lewelling family in…
(Encyclopedia) CathayCathaykăthāˈ [key], name for North China used by medieval Europeans, derived from the Khitan (or Khitai), a Manchurian people who conquered S Manchuria and N China and founded…
