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They paid tribute to the chief of the Si Lao or Kara K'itai and in the twelfth century there was a regiment of Hwei-hwei in the Kin army.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Taoists of a fu; Tao-cheng, superior of the Taoists of a chou or a t'ing; Tao-hwei, superior of the Taoists of a hien.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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However, the Jews, often taken for the Hwei-hwei, or Mohammedans, had been mentioned under the name of Chu-hu in the Chinese Annals (Yuan-shi) of 1329, for the first time, and again in 1354.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The Great Plain of China extends from T'ien-tsin to Hang-chou, forming part of the provinces of Chi-li, Ho-nan, Ngan-hwei, Kiang-su, and western Shang-tung; it may be considered the valley of the Great Canal.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Seng-lu-tze; they are selected from the leading abbots (fang-chang); besides the superiors (Seng-kang, Seng-chen, Seng-hwei), there are preceptors, preachers, expositors, and clerks.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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During the Mongol period China was divided into ten sheng or provinces; under the Ming dynasty there were fifteen sheng, Kan-su having been taken from Shen-si, Kiang-nan being divided into Kiang-su and Ngan-hwei, and Hu-kwang into Hu-pe and Hu-nan.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Chinese do, and "black-capped" Hwei-hwei, or Salar, who condemn this practice as pagan, and are more fanatical.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The fathers succeeded in establishing themselves finally in the centre of Ngan-hwei.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Ta-shi (Arabs), but have since been known as Hwei-hwei.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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In this region they are divided into "white-capped" Hwei-hwei, who burn incense as the other
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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