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The 1988 Lancang-Gengma, China, earthquake sequence : teleseismic body wave, surface wave and strong ground motion studies

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Li, Xiao-qing, 1963-

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On November 6, 1988, two strong earthquakes (Mw: 7.0 and 6.8) separated by about 13 minutes occurred in Yunnan Province, China. The aftershocks located by Kunming Telemetered Seismic Network form a lineament approximately 120 km long and 20 km wide with the long dimension oriented approximately N30°W. The epicenter of...

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Masters Thesis

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(Mw: 7.0 and 6.8) separated by about 13 minutes occurred in Yunnan Province, China. The aftershocks
The Va : Traditional Culture and Modernization of a Minority Nationality in China

Creator:

Chiang, Hung-i and Jiang, Hongyi

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The Va nationality, despite its small population compared to other nationalities in China, has preserved most of its traditions largely due to limits placed by historical circumstances and geographical isolation. To non-Chinese anthropologists, the Va people still remain unknown, as there is little or no information about them in English...

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Masters Thesis

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village (see figure 4) in the Ximeng district at the southwestern corner of Yunnan province.4 Soon after
Climbing the mountain within : understanding development impacts and overcoming change in rural southwest China

Creator:

Clark, Marco

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Development in China over the last thirty years has emphasized infrastructural and economic advancement. Despite enormous gains in living standards in the industrialized eastern provinces, much of China's interior and western provinces remain relatively underdeveloped. Populated mostly by ethnic minorities, the southwest province of Yunnan (meaning south of the clouds)...

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Masters Thesis

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