12) South China Sea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...South China Sea, western arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.1,000,000 sq mi (2,590,000 sq km), between the SE Asian mainland and Taiwan, the Philippines, and Borneo. It...

13) Bonvalot, Pierre Gabriel Edouard. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French explorer and author. In 1880-82 he visited central Asia, explored Kohistan, and returned to France by way of Bukhara, the Caspian sea, and the Caucasus. In...

14) Orleans, Henri Philippe Marie, prince d'. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French explorer and author, b. England; son of Robert, duke of Chartres. After a journey (1889) from Siberia to Siam, by way of Tibet, and a visit (1892) to SE Africa,...

15) Red River, river, China and Vietnam. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Red River, river, China and Vietnam, Chinese Yuan Chiang, Vietnamese Song Hong, chief river of N Vietnam, 730 mi (1,175 km) long, rising in Yunnan prov., S China,...

16) Southeast Asian art and architecture. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Southeast Asian art and architecture, includes works from the geographical area including the modern countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar (formerly...

17) Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The capital is Nanning. Guangxi is drained by the navigable Xi River and its many tributaries. It is in the double-crop agricultural belt, but because of the hilly...

18) Bao Dai. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bao Dai, (bou di) (KEY) , 1913-97, emperor of Annam (1926-45) and chief of state of Vietnam (1949-55). Born Prince Nguyen Vinh Thuy, he was the son of Emperor Khai...

19) Garnier, Marie Joseph Francois. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...French explorer and naval officer, usually known as Francis Garnier. He served (1860-62) against Annam and China, then in the administration of Cochin China. In 1866-68...

20) Ch'in, dynasty of China (221-206 B.C.). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The word China is derived from Ch'in, the first dynasty to unify the country by conquering the warring feudal states of the late Chou period. King Cheng took the...