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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Marco Polo Bridge Incident
		The Battle of Taierzhuang (Traditional Chinese: è‡ºå…’èŽŠæœƒæˆ°; Simplified Chinese: å°å„¿åº„ä¼šæˆ˜; pinyin:) was a battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, between armies of Chinese Kuomintang and Japan, and is sometimes considered as a part of Battle of Xuzhou.
		The Battle of Henan-Hunan-Guangxi (Traditional Chinese: è±«æ¹˜æ¡‚æœƒæˆ°; Simplified Chinese: è±«æ¹˜æ¡‚ä¼šæˆ˜; pinyin:) also known as Operation Ichigo or Tairiku Datsu Sakusen (Japanese:ä¸€å·ä½œæˆ¦ or å¤§é™¸æ‰“é€šä½œæˆ¦) was a series of major battles between the Imperial Japanese Army forces and the Republic of China Army, fought from April to December 1944.
		The Battle of Changsha (1944), also known as the Battle of Hengyang or Battle of Hengyang-Changsha, was an invasion of the Chinese province of Hunan by Japanese troops near the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Marco-Polo-Bridge-Incident (6731 words)

	Battle of Taiyuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Taiyuan (Traditional Chinese: 太原會戰; Hanyu Pinyin: Tàiyuán Huìzhàn; Wade-Giles: T'ai-yüan Hui-tsan) was a major battle fought between China and Japan near Taiyuan, which lies in the 2nd China Theater.
		This battle concluded in loss for the NRA and effectively ended large-scale regular resistance in the North China Plain area.
		With these territory occupied, the Japanese obtained the coal supply in nearby Datong, but it also exposed them to guerilla attacks by the Eighth Route Army, tying down a large number of Japanese troops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Taiyuan (282 words)

	Battle_of_Pingxingguan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The '''Battle of Pingxingguan''', commonly called the "Great Victory of Pingxingguan" (平型关大捷) in Mainland China, was an engagement fought between the 8th Route Army of the Chinese Communist Party and the Imperial Japanese Army on September 25, 1937.
		The battle consisted chiefly of Chinese troops shooting and throwing hand grenades into the packed mass of Japanese soldiers trapped in the defile fifteen feet below their attackers.
		However, like the victory at the Battle of Taierzhuang, Pingxingguan was explained by Japan as Japanese officers succumbing to what they came to call "victory disease".
	goc.subdomain.de /Battle_of_Pingxingguan (577 words)

	Three Kingdoms Battle Chronology (Chinese/English)
		Yuan Shao annihilates Gongsun Zan, Battle of Yijing
		Xiahou Yuan annihilates Liang Xing, Battle of Lucheng
		Sima Yi annihilates Gongsun Yuan, Battle of Liao Dong
	www.kongming.net /novel/battles (1308 words)

	Battle_of_shanghai info here at pinkjustis.info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the fierce three-month battle, the Chinese and Japanese troops fought in downtown Shanghai, in the outlying towns, and on the beaches of the Jiangsu coast where the Japanese made amphibious landings.
		The Battle of Shanghai was the first major battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War and escalated the skirmish of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the resulting localized war in North China into a full-scale war that would involve most major regions of China.
		The defense of Luodian was an uphill battle for the Chinese.
	pinkjustis.info /Special:Allpages/Battle_of_shanghai (8726 words)

	Second Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		When the battle began in July 1937 near Beijing, government of Japan used North China Incident (北支事変, Hokushi Jihen), and with the outbreak of large-scale battle around Shanghai next month, it was changed to China Incident (支那事変, Shina Jihen).
		While the battle was a military defeat for the Chinese, it proved that China would not be defeated easily and showed China's determination to the world.
		The battle lasted over three months and proved to be an enormous morale booster for the Chinese people as it ended the Japanese taunt of conquering Shanghai in three days and China in three months.
	www.sitetunnel.com /cgi-bin/nph-sitetunnel.cgi/001010A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Japanese_War_(1937-1945) (6711 words)

	China-related Topics A-D Topic Center - China-Related Topics
		Battle of Xiangyang The Battle of Xiangyang is a six years battle of skirmishes, ground assault and the siege of the twin fortified cities of F...
		Battle of Bi The Battle of Bi or Pi was fought in 595 BC, between the armies of Ch'u and Tsin.
		Battle of Wuzhang Plain The Battle of Wuzhang Plain (234 A.D.) was a showdown between the kingdoms of Kingdom of WeiWei and Kingdom of ShuShu.
	www.famouschinese.com /topic/China-related_Topics_A-D (9942 words)

	new word 60 doc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		In the battle of Ocotal during the Sandino War, approximately eighty defenders of a mixed U.S. Marine and Nicaraguan government force survived an attack against their outpost by approximately 800 rebels thanks to merciless Marine dive bombing and strafing, the first case of an American ground force saved by timely—and decisive—air intervention.
		What followed these two epochal battles were essentially naval air campaigns in which the partnership of naval submarine forces paired with land-based and carrier-based aviation (and benefiting tremendously from the exploitation of intelligence information) worked to deny mobility and to cut the supply lines of the Japanese.
		The pivotal battle of the Bismarck Sea in March 1943, in which an entire Japanese convoy of eight transports was destroyed, together with four of eight escorting destroyers, typified the dominance—and decisiveness—of Allied air power over Japanese surface forces.
	permanent.access.gpo.gov /lps51153/airforcehistory/hallionpapers/decisiveairpower1950.htm (6516 words)

	Battle of Nanchang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Battle of Nanchang (南昌会战) (March 1939 -May 1939) was the first major conflict between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Japanese Imperial Japanese Army after the Battle of Wuhan in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
		After the Battle of Wuhan, Wuhan was the base of the 11th division of the Imperial Japanese Army, and was surrounded by the 5th and 9th Military Regions of the National Revolutionary Army.
		Japanese troops had tried to approach Nanchang during the Battle of Wuhan, but they were stopped at Xiushui River (see Battle of Xiushui River).
	www.dictionpedia.com /en/Battle_of_Nanchang (537 words)

	Wikipedia: Jin Dynasty (265-420)
		It survived the rebellions of Wang Dun and Su Jun. Huan Wen died in 373 before proclaiming himself emperor.
		Battle of Fei turned out to be a victory of Jin under a short-lived cooperation of Huan Chong, brother of Huan Wen and the Prime Minister (or Imperial Secretariat) Xie An.
		Huan Xuan, son of Huan Wen, usurped and changed the name of the dynasty to Chu.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/j/ji/jin_dynasty__265_420_.html (408 words)

	Shanxi Encyclopedia Articles @ VeryGoodCredit.com (Very Good Credit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japan occupied much of the province after defeating China in the Battle of Taiyuan.
		Shanxi was also a major battlefield between the Japanese and the Chinese communist guerrillas of the Eighth Route Army during the war.
		A dish originating from Taiyuan, the provincial capital, is the Taiyuan Tounao (太原头脑, literally "Taiyuan Head").
	216.92.85.60 /encyclopedia/Shanxi (1432 words)

	Battle of Nanjing
		The Battle of Nanjing (Traditional Chinese : 南京保衛戰; Simplified Chinese : 南京保卫战; Hanyu Pinyin : Nánjīng Bǎowèi Zhàn ; Wade-Giles : Nan-ching Pao-wei Chan) began after the fall of...
		The Battle of Shanghai was the first of the 22 major engagements between the Republic of China and...
		So, jealousy might be the bizarre reason why he tried to flush toilet paper in the squat toilet yesterday morning and blocked the drain, before going off to explore Nanjing without fear of being...
	www.logicjungle.com /wiki/Battle_of_Nanjing (364 words)

	Hundred Regiments Offensive - TheBestLinks.com - Battle of Hundred Regiments, August 20, Chinese language, Communist ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The extraordinary success and expansion of the 8th Route Army against the Japanese led Zhu De and the rest of the military leadership to hope that they could engage the Japanese army and win.
		Nevertheless, by 1940 growth was so impressive that Zhu De ordered a coordinated offensive by most of the communist regulars (46 regiments from the 115th Division, 47 from the 129th, and 22 from the 120th) against the Japanese-held cities and the railway lines linking them.
		From 20 August to 10 September communist forces attacked the railway line that separated the communist base areas, chiefly those from Dezhou to Shijiazhuang in Hebei, Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan in central Shanxi, and Taiyuan to Datong in northern Shanxi.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Battle_of_Hundred_Regiments.html (629 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Shanxi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		During most of the Republic of China's period of rule over mainland China (1912-1949), Shanxi was held by warlord Yen Hsi-shan, regardless of the frequent political upheavals that shook the rest of China.
		The 11 prefecture-level divisions of Shanxi are subdivided into 119 county-level divisions (23 districts, 11 county-level cities, and 85 counties).
		Once a great financial center of China, it is noted for its preservation of many features of northern Han Chinese culture, architecture, and way of life during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Shanxi (2111 words)

	Battle_of_Tai'erzhuang - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Battle of Taierzhuang (Traditional Chinese: ?????; Simplified Chinese: ?????; pinyin: Tái'érzhuang Huězhŕn) was a battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938, between armies of Chinese Kuomintang and Japan, and is sometimes considered as a part of Battle of Xuzhou.
		The battle involved a Japanese plan to conquer Xuzhou, a major city in the East.
		The battle broke the myth of Japanese military infallibility and resulted in an incalculable benefit to the Chinese morale.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /information.asp?k=Battle_of_Tai'erzhuang (518 words)

	Art in China - Travel Guide
		Neither is it if you triumph in battle and are universally acclaimed "expert," for to lift an autumn down requires no great strength, to distinguish between the sun and moon is no test of vision, to hear the thunderclap is no indication of acute hearing.
		Thus, the energy of troops skillfully commanded in battle may be compared to the momentum of round boulders which roll down from a mountain thousands of feet in height.
		Generally, he who occupies the field of battle first and awaits his enemy is at ease, and he who comes later to the scene and rushes into the fight is weary.
	www.asiarooms.com /china-travel-guide/military/the_art_of_war_1.html (4102 words)

	The Empire Strikes Back (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		A battle is on to lay claim to the final resting place of the Yellow Emperor - and millions of yuan in tourist revenue.
		A decisive battle was fought at Zhuolu in the northwestern part of the present Hebei Province.
		After three fierce battles, Huangdi won victory and was made the "Son of Heaven" by the tribe chieftains.
	www.chinahotelsreservation.com /china_travel/The_Empire_Strikes_Back_9767.htm (935 words)

	Mighty Rivers Run Dry, Hobbling China's Economy -- Provinces Battle Over Water Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Water shortages also have sparked political battles among provinces along the Yellow River that are supposed to share the water, mocking the idea that China's government is a monolithic structure.
		In part because of water, a battle has erupted in China's west between farmers from impoverished Ningxia province and herders from the neighboring province of Inner Mongolia.
		China hopes to solve the problems of Taiyuan and two other parched cities by sending 1.2 billion metric tons of water a year 260 miles south from the Yellow River, mostly through tunnels carved out of the Luya mountains.
	www.pacificnet.net /jue/chinanews/archives/docs/981002.html (1298 words)

	Category:Battles of the Second Sino-Japanese War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1931–1945).
		Please see the category guidelines for more information.
		Battles and operations of World War II
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category%3ABattles_of_the_Second_Sino-Japanese_War (103 words)

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		Xie, a retired worker in Taiyuan, developed a fever and breathing difficulties soon after coming back from Beijing, where she had attended a family funeral.
		As of mid-April, diligent specialists on the front lines of Taiyuan’s SARS prevention and control were still tracing patients from the first chain of infection.
		In this fierce battle, the army fighting on the front line of epidemic prevention is short of supplies.
	www.worldpress.org /article_model.cfm?article_id=1624&dont=yes (2812 words)

	Li Fu-jen: Sino-Japanese War (1941) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The heroic battles fought at Shanghai in the closing months of 1937 proved that the armies of Japanese imperialism could be held at bay.
		To them must be added the innumerable crimes against the army by the government and the highest officers in the military organization: subordination of military requirements to clique interests; desertion by commanders in the face of the enemy; disregard for the soldiers’ welfare, including theft of soldiers’ pay; graft in high places.
		A pitched battle was fought between Chiang’s troops and the New Fourth Army, the latter suffering thousands of casualties.
	www.marxists.org /archive/glass/1941/02/sinojapwar.htm (8409 words)

	Manchu Qing Dynasty - Part I -- Political, Social, Cultural, Historical Analysis Of China
		This is the so-called Battle of Songshan [Mt Songshan, Jinxian county of Liaoning Prov].
		Taiyuan of Shanxi Prov was lost to rebels on Feb 8th.
		In Jan of 1659 [solar cal?], Li Dingguo suffered a setback at the Battle of Mopanshan in Tengchong.
	www.uglychinese.org /manchu.htm (13967 words)

	Movie
		Xuzhou Battle, Wuhan Battle and the Nationwide Migration
		Taiyuan Battle, which lasted more than one month, is the toughest and longest and most fruitful resistance after the victory of Pingxing Guan Battle.
		Taiyuan Battle is fought under the best cooperation between KMT and CPC troops.
	movie.zymq.com /war/movie008.htm (238 words)

	Battle_of_Changsha_(1939) - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Battle of Changsha (1939) - The correct definition
		There were three more battles in Changsha during the Second Sino-Japanese War, in 1941, 1942 and 1944.
		Battle of Changsha (September 17, 1939 - October 6, 1939) was the first attempt by Japan to take the city of Changsha, China, during the second Sino-Japanese War.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /information.asp?k=Battle_of_Changsha_(1939) (540 words)

	Hundred Regiments Offensive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Hundred Regiments Offensive was a major campaign of the Communist Party of China 's Red Army commanded by Peng Dehuai against the Imperial Japanese Army in Central China in August and September 1940.
		Nevertheless by 1940 growth was so impressive Zhu De ordered a coordinated offensive by of the communist regulars (46 regiments from 115th Division 47 from the 129th and from the 120th) against the Japanese-held cities the railway lines linking them.
		From 20 to 10 September communist forces attacked the line that separated the communist base areas those from Dezhou to Shijiazhuang in Hebei Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan in central Shanxi and Taiyuan to Datong in northern Shanxi.
	www.freeglossary.com /Hundred_Regiments_Offensive (745 words)

	China's health crisis unmasked - smh.com.au
		SARS may be under control in China's big cities, but a fierce battle looms in the country's desperately poor provinces.
		Daixian, a town of 200,000 people some 500 km west of Beijing, has a long history as a far-flung outpost guarding the outer approaches to the capital over 2500 years of warring kingdoms and imperial rule.
		At the Shanxi Medical University Hospital in Taiyuan, where some of the province's SARS patients are being treated, red posters signed by staff are pasted on walls, pledging to fight "shoulder to shoulder" in a war against the invisible enemy.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/05/16/1052885399347.html (1246 words)

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