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No.11 - 04/02 - Solution Clues ACROSS 1. Rice is nice cooked this way. 4. One of the commercial centers on the old Silk Road, this city is known today for the production of fine carpets. 7. Dining out in Shanghai? Try some of these dumplings. 9. The fruit of this member of the orchid family is sometimes used to flavor Chinese desserts. 10. The capital of this republic is Kiev. 11. In India this is the grandmother of all breads. 13. Sounds like leftovers, but really this means to go over the same ground. 15. Like enormous bowls, examples of these geographic features can be found in Sichuan, Junggar and Tarim. 16. This group of light-skinned, tall people who populate much of Xinjiang Province were known as this under the Wade-Giles system of spelling English words. 17. Most reserved. 19. This city in Henan province was the last capital of the Shang Dynasty. 22. Is a group of whales called this because they look so alike? 24. To much junk lying around? Put some in this. 25. These people live in some of the coldest parts of the world. 26. Born in 1167, this builder of a huge empire was a brilliant military strategist (7,4). 27. This plucked-string instrument has a long neck with a small snakeskin-covered resonator (3,4). 28. The first ruler of the Qing dynasty was a member of these nomadic peoples. DOWN 1. Russians use this to make tea. 2. This childhood disease is characterized by red spots and fever. 3. This port on Liaodon Peninsula was, in 1897, occupied by the Russians who called it Dalny. 4. Considered to be the longest mountain chain in Asia, this range's highest peak is Ulugh Muztagh. |
 5. A famous railroad across this inhospitable region was finished in 1905. 6. Critics often make a big performance out of writing these. 7. This Song Dynasty emperor is famous for his bird-and-flower paintings and fine calligraphy style (4,7). 8. A fine white coating on metal means this has probably occurred. 12. This term is often used to describe someone whose first language is English. 14. Simple dwelling. 15. In the 1960s a militant feminist may have set this on fire. 17. This is the relationship between the wives of Chiang Kai-Shek, H. H. Kung and Sun Yat-sen. 18. The capitals of the Zhou, Qin and Tang Dynasties were all in this province. 20. The glacial lake Koko Nor is in this mountain range (3,4). 21. These people deal in rumors. 22. This female bird is a lot less colorful than its male counterpart. 23. Savory delights (3,3). |