--- Rebeka Thomas <ranko_1_2@hotmail.com> wrote:
Okay..... here goes. By the way, I know there is a
Nerima.
Is there really a Quinghai province in China?
##URL: http://www.xla.com/ofda/dd/asia96.htm
CHINA
Cold Wave
In January and February 1996, western China underwent
record cold temperatures and heavy snowfall that
had a severe effect on local populations. Particularly
affected were Western Quinghai Province and Sichuan
Province�s Ganzi Prefecture. Forty-eight people died
and over 200,000 were affected. Additionally, 700,000
head of livestock were lost. Livestock are the main
local food resource for the pastoralist population of
the region.
Is there really a Bayankala mountain range?
##http://www.cis.umassd.edu/~gleung/panofo/cky12tw.html
The Bayankala Mountains form the great divide between
China's Yellow River on its north
and Yangtze River on its south. Situated in the
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau , the highest peak
reaches an altitude of 5267 m. The picture shows the
northern slope of the the Bayankala Mountains. The
source of Yellow River is traced to a basin at the
foot of these mountains.
## http://www.uncletai.com/reference1/land.html
general china page
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Is there really a Tendo Dojo?
##Secrets of the Samurai; the martial arts of feudal
Japan, Oscar Ratti/ Adele Westbrook
ISBN0-8048-1684-0
Tendo Ryu: Speciality==spearmanship p. 156
"Of the innumerable schools of bujutsu that once
taught . . .only a few(such as the Tendo and the
Shinkage) are reported to be still active today." p.
253
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