Collier's New Encyclopedia

A complete general encyclopedia of 1921 — the world as it was understood just after the Great War, from Aachen to Zwingli, across twelve volumes and six thousand pages.

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Chung-King

a Chinese port in Szechuen, on the Yang-tze-Kiang, at the junction of the Pei river. It was declared open in 1890, and has become the trade center for west China. Pop. about 500,000. or CHUQUISACA (chö-ke-sa'ka), SUCRE, a city of South America, the former capital of Bolivia; well situated on a plateau between the Amazon and La Plata rivers, 9,343 feet above sealevel. It has a cathedral and a university and is the seat of an archbishop. It was founded by one of Pizarro's officers in 1539. Pop. about 30,000. The province of Chuquisaca has an area of 36,132 square miles; pop. about 350,000.

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