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Wuchale
Wuchale (also spelled Ucciali) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located about 40 kilometers north of Dessie in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of [11°30′N 39°36′E] and an elevation of 1711 meters. Based on figures from the Central Sta..
Wuchang
Wuchang (}; }) is one of the three towns, together with Hankou and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, in China. Along with the other two sister towns, it stands at the mouth of the Han River, and is situated on the right bank of the Yangtze River. ..
Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) of October 10 1911, started the Xinhai Revolution, which triggered the collapse of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China (ROC). Sun Yat-sen's statue stands at the "First Uprising Plaza" of Wuhan, in front of the office ..
Wucheng culture
The Wucheng culture (吳城文化) was a Bronze Age archaeological culture in Jiangxi, China. The initial site, spread out over 4 km², was discovered at Wucheng, Zhangshu. Located on the Gan River, the site was first excavated in 1973. The Wucheng culture probably developed in response to cultural ..
Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti is a parasitic filarial nematode worm spread by a mosquito vector. Named for Otto Wucherer and Joseph Bancroft, it affects over 120 million people, primarily in Africa, South America, and other tropical and sub-tropical countries. Elephantiasis can result if the infection is l..
Wuchiapingian
The Wuchiapingian (also known as Wujiapingian, Djulfian, Longtanian, Rustlerian, Saladoan, Castile, or Dzhulfian) is the first of two stages of the Lopingian epoch of Permian period. It spans the time between 260.4 ± 0.7 Ma and 253.8 ± 0.7 Ma (million years ago). References [GeoWhen Databa..
Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery
Northern part of the cemetery The tombs of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo under construction as of August 14, 2005. The cemetery is operated by the Military Supply Division of the Republic of China Armed Forces The Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery (Chinese: 五指山國軍..
Wuchiu
The Taiwan Strait. Click to enlarge. Wuchiu is off the coast of Fujian. Wuchiu (Chinese: 烏坵鄉; Pinyin: Wūqiū; Wade-Giles: Wu-ch'iu; Tongyong Pinyin: Wuciou) is a group of islands comprised of two major islands, namely Greater Chiu Islet and Smaller Chiu Islet, in the Taiwan Strait. Ad..
WUCW
WUCW (Channel 23 analog, 22 digital) is an affiliate of The WB Television Network serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota, owned and operated by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The first broadcast on channel 23 in the area was by KTMA on September 22, 1982, as a scrambled pay-per-view UHF..
Wu Can
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Wu Ch'uan-yu
Wu Ch'uan-yu or Wu Quanyou (吳全佑) (1834-1902) was an influential teacher of T'ai Chi Ch'uan in late Imperial China. He is credited as the founder of the Wu style T'ai Chi Ch'uan. Wu Quanyou was not his birth name as he was of Manchu descent and would have been named by his family in Manchu, w..
Wu Changshuo
Wú Chāngshuò(1844-1927) is the name for which Wu Junqing is best known. He was born in Zhejiang from a scholarly family and for a time toward the end of the Qing he served as an official in Liaoning. He settled in Suzhou in his twenties. Initially he devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy with..
Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en (Traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; Simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn) (1500? or 1506?-1582) , was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty. He was born in Huaian, Jiangsu province. He studied in Nanjing Taixue (ancient Nanjing University) for more than 10 years. ..
Wu Chengying
Wu Chengying (born 21 April, 1975 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football player. He played for Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Zhongyuan. He played for China national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. ..
Wu Chien-ch'uan
Wu2 Chien4-ch'üan2 (Wade-Giles), or Wú Jiànquán (pinyin), [[wiktionary:吳|吳]][[wiktionary:鑑|鑑]][[wiktionary:泉|泉]] (1870-1942), was a famous teacher of the soft style martial art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Taijiquan) in late Imperial and early Republican China. Wu Chien-ch'uan was taught ..
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