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  • It lies 250 kilometers southwest of Lanchow, and is presently included in southwestern Kansu (Gansu) Province of China, near the border of Chinghai (Qinghai) Province.

    A Brief History of Labrang Monastery 2003

  • · As a result of uncontrolled hunting the wild yak is endangered and is now restricted to remote barrens on upland plateaus and highlands in northern Tibet and Chinghai, inhospitable even to domestic yaks.

    1 Domesticated Banteng 1983

  • Chinghai, and Sinkiang by the white, and Thibet by the black; the ideal of the Chinese republic, a united territory, being indicated.

    The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Story of the Work in Hwochow Mildred Cable 1915

  • Chinghai and other places where no provinces and hsien districts have been fixed, Parliament shall enforce these regulations there in future.

    The Fight for the Republic in China Bertram Lenox Simpson 1903

  • The Provinces, Inner and Outer Mongolia, and Tibet shall each elect and depute five members to the Council, and Chinghai shall elect one member.

    The Fight for the Republic in China Bertram Lenox Simpson 1903

  • The boundary of Tibet in regard to China includes that portion of Sinkiang south of Kuenlun Range and Altyn Tagh, the whole territory of Chinghai, the western portion of Kansuh and Szechuan, including Tachienlu, and the northwestern portion of Yunnan, including Atuntzu.

    The Fight for the Republic in China Bertram Lenox Simpson 1903

  • Chusan, which had been given up to the Chinese, was next recaptured, after which Chinghai, a strong place situated at the mouth of the Takia River, was attacked.

    How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Still, as the Chinese showed no readiness to come to terms, another town, which lies on the opposite side of the bay in which Chinghai is situated, called Chapoo, was attacked.

    How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • On this it was stormed by the blue-jackets and marines, when the garrison effected their escape into the city, the walls of which were then scaled in two places, and Chinghai was captured.

    How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Chinghai Yushu Earthquake Relief Funds The morning 14th April 2010, we heard from the news that an earthquake struck Chinghai (Qinghai) in China.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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