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unusual facts about Central China



Tolai hare

The Tolai Hare (Lepus tolai) is a species of hare found in Central Asia, Mongolia, and Northern and Central China.


see also

Anxi

Guazhou County, formerly Anxi County, in Gansu province, central China

Army group

Shina Hakengun, the "China Expeditionary Army", was formed in Nanjing, in September 1939, to control operations in central China.

Battle of Yangxia

The battle was the largest military engagement of the Xinhai Revolution and was waged in Hankou and Hanyang, which along with Wuchang collectively form the tri-cities of Wuhan in central China.

Brew Masters

Dogfish Head is about to brew a batch of "Chateau Jiahu" a 9000 year-old recipe based on pottery jars recovered from a village in Central China.

History of Chinese currency

Cowry shells are definitely believed to be the earliest form of currency used in Central China, about 3000 to 4500 years ago.

History of Zhengzhou

Cao Cao occupied the Central China Plain and in 200 CE defeated Yuan Shao at the Battle of Guandu, northeast of present-day Zhongmu County.

Luca Zordan

Proceeds from the sale of the book benefit the Hong Kong-based Chi Heng Foundation, which supports children from Central China who have been orphaned or whose families have otherwise affected by HIV/AIDS.

North China leopard

The range of this subspecies is well fragmented today but it once ranged from Central China from Lanzhou to the north to the mountains south of the Chinese Gobi Desert, and to the east through Harbin.

R. chinensis

Rosa chinensis, the China rose, a plant species native to central China

T. princeps

Trachycarpus princeps, a palm species endemic to Yunnan in southern central China

Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge

Wuhan lies at the heart of Central China and is a hub from transportation between the ancient Chinese heartland in northern China and the trading ports of Guangzhou and Hong Kong in southern China.