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Taotai — (chines.), s. Tautai … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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intendant of circuit — Taotai Tao tai , n. [Chin. tao circuit + t ai, a title of respect.] In China, an official at the head of the civil and military affairs of a circuit, which consists of two or more fu, or territorial departments; called also, by foreigners,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Li Hongzhang — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li. Li Hongzhang 李鴻章 Li Hongzhang in 1896 Viceroy of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang … Wikipedia
USS Ashuelot (1865) — USS Ashuelot was an iron hulled, double ended, side wheel gunboat in the United States Navy. She was named for a river in New Hampshire. The contract for the construction of Ashuelot was awarded in June or July 1863 to Donald McKay. Her keel was… … Wikipedia
Yangzhou riot — The Yangzhou riot of August 22 23, 1868 was a brief crisis in Anglo Chinese relations during the late Qing Dynasty. The crisis was fomented by the gentry of Yangzhou who opposed the presence of foreign Christian missionaries in the city, who… … Wikipedia
Foo Choo Choon — 胡子春 (b. 30 July 1860; d. 27 Mar 1921), a Hakka tin miner, revenue farmer and businessman from Penang and Perak was, in his time, said to have been the richest Chairman in the world.Chinese Business Enterprise By Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown… … Wikipedia
Tautai — (Taotai, chines.), der Beamte eines Oberbezirks (tau) einer Provinz in China, Mandarin vom dritten Rang … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Kaiping Tramway and Imperial Railways of North China — Often described as China’s first railway, the first standard gauge railway to be built and survive in China was the Kaiping (開平) colliery tramway located at Tongshan in Hebei province[1]. This was not, however, truly the first railway in China.… … Wikipedia
