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Tai, lake, ChinaTai (tī), lake, c.1,300 sq mi (3,370 sq km), on the border between Jiangsu prov. and Zhejiang prov., E China; second largest freshwater lake in China. Dotted with islands, it is one of China's most scenic areas. The lake basin is one of the richest agricultural regions in China; rice, wheat, and cotton are grown. The lake is linked to the Grand Canal Grand Canal, Chinese Da Yunhe [large transit river], longest in the world, extending c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) from Beijing to Hangzhou, E China, and forming an important north-south waterway on the North China Plain. The canal was started in the 6th cent. B.C...... Click the link for more information. . Tai, peak, ChinaTai, peak: see Taishan Taishan (tī`shän`) or Tai..... Click the link for more information. , China. TaiAny member of the dominant group of mainland Southeast Asia. They include the Thai, or Siamese (in Thailand), the Lao (in Laos and Thailand), the Shan (in Myanmar), the Lü (primarily in Yunnan province, China), the Yunnan Tai (in Yunnan), and the tribal Tai (in Vietnam). All speak Tai languages, and most are Buddhists of the Theravada school. The status of Tai women is high. The Tai number about 76 million. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In the seamless movements of Tai Chi Chuan, weight pours from one foot to the other like water. Situated in today's southwest tip of China's Yunnan province and home to the Tai people for many centuries, a crescent-shaped area from Tengyue to Sipsongpanna has hardly fallen into the purview of historians, even though it has attracted considerable attention from anthropologists in recent decades. Tai Shan, the giant panda cub at left, is about to get a new home. |
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