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LUNGCHOW
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V17,
Page 126
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LUNGCHOW , a. See also: town in the province of Kwangsi, See also: China, in 22° 21' N., 1o6° 45' E., near the See also: Tongking frontier, and at the junction of the Sung-chi and Kao-ping See also: rivers
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Pop
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(estimate) 22,000
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The town is prettily situated in a circular valley
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From a military point of view it is considered important, and considerable bodies of troops are stationed here
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It was selected as the seat of frontier See also: trade by the French See also: convention of 1886, and was opened in 1889
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In 1898 the See also: total value of its trade amounted to only £20,000, but in 1904 the figures increased to £56,692
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