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红烧土

English translation: red scorched earth


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Chinese term or phrase:红烧土
English translation:red scorched earth
Entered by: Wilman
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05:54 Dec 22, 2004
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Archaeology
Chinese term or phrase: 红烧土
This is a kind of material ancient people used in building houses. Is there a proper term for this? Thanks.
Wilman
United States
Local time: 20:25
red scorched earth
Explanation:
red scorched earth

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Note added at 2004-12-22 06:16:33 (GMT)
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http://www.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/~bihp/70/70.4/shih.html
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Jianming Sun
Local time: 08:25
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4red scorched earth
Jianming Sun
2fired adobe
Yongmei Liu


  

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red scorched earth


Explanation:
red scorched earth

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Note added at 2004-12-22 06:16:33 (GMT)
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http://www.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/~bihp/70/70.4/shih.html

Jianming Sun
Local time: 08:25
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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fired adobe


Explanation:
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Yongmei Liu
Local time: 17:25
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