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| rice |
a grass that is usually grown in warm, wet areas of the world such as parts of India, China, and Japan. [1/2 definitions] |
| South China Sea |
a part of the Pacific Ocean between Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and China. |
| Taiwan |
an island in eastern Asia off the coast of China that, along with a number of other islands, considers itself to be an independent nation and its government to be the true government of China. Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. |
| Tibet |
a region of southwestern China, north of the Himalayas. Tibet has its own government and has been a center of Buddhism for over 1,500 years. |
| typhoon |
a hurricane that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
| Yangtze River |
an older name for the Chang Jiang River, a major river that flows across central China. |
| Yellow River |
a major river that begins in the mountains of western China and flows mostly eastward to the sea. It is also called the Huang He River. |
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