Random Image for quandong
Image originally shown at http://www2.mdbc.gov.au/education/encyclopedia/wildlife/flora/images/quandong.jpg
Image for quandong
Possible definitions for quandong
Shandong
Coastal province (pop., 1996 est.: 87,050,000), NE China. It contains the Shandong Peninsula and an inland zone that includes a fertile, intensely cultivated area that forms part of the Huang River basin. The peninsula has been occupied since the 3rd millennium BC, and by the 8th cent. BC it had become a center of political and military activity. It became N China's leading maritime center in the 3rd cent. AD and retained that position for centuries. In the 19th cent. devastating floods resulted in substantial emigration. It came under German, British, and Japanese influence in the late 19th cent. The Japanese occupied it 1937-45; it came under Communist control in 1948. Its products include wheat, corn, iron ore, gold, fish, and silk. Confucius and Mencius were born in Shandong.
Xuanzong
Sixth emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, which during his reign achieved its greatest prosperity and cultural brilliance. Xuanzong reformed the bureaucracy, increased tax revenues through reregistering the population, improved the transportation system, and established a permanent military force along China's N frontiers. Toward the end of his reign, he withdrew more and more from government and came under the influence of his consorts, incl. the notorious beauty Yang Guifei. The An Lushan Rebellion of 755 forced him to flee the capital, Changan, and he soon abdicated in favor of the heir apparent.
Top words beginning with Q: quartzous, quarantinable, quadrella, quadrioxalate, quinquenniumally, quip, quadrate, quadricone, qualification, qualmproof, quinquelateral, quartes, quieter, quinina, quaternionic, queenliest, quadracus, quadruplicates, qindarka, quadrati
Browse the alphabet: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z