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 * ... that flooding from the Yangtze River destroyed part of the city of Haimen before the river changed course in 1701 and created new land for the city?
 * ... that the rise in the manufacturing of Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s was partially due to the United States' embargo on China?


 * ... that Yan Xishan's 38 years of rule in Shanxi province was ended by Chinese Communist's Taiyuan Campaign?


 * ... that Dou Kang served as the chancellor in the court of Emperor Gaozu of Tang during the early Tang period?


 * ... that the Japanese military was active during its expedition to Tibet in 1939?


 * ... that the Nazi Germany military was active during their expedition to Tibet in 1939?


 * ... that Video games in the People's Republic of China are a massive growing industry?


 * ... that Richard Loo (pictured) is one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s?


 * ... that Chen Shuda, an imperial prince of the Chen Dynasty, served in Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty and held influential positions after his country was taken over?

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