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Zhenjiang · Alexandria

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Zhenjiang

Also known as

Beifu
Beifu
Chen-chiang
Chenkiang
Chingkiang
Chinkiang

Image illustrating Zhenjiang — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Zhenjiangsee Wikimedia Commons

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in countryPeople's Republic of China1949 CE
birthplace ofDuan Zhengcheng1934 CE
birthplace ofK. P. Chen1880 CE
birthplace ofLiu Chuanzhi1944 CE
birthplace ofLiu Xin1975 CE
place of death ofShen Kuo1031 CE
birthplace ofYu Xie1959 CE

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