Pei-ho, a river of China, rises near the borders of Mongolia, flows north-east and south-east, past Peking and Tien-tsin, and falls into the Gulf of Pe-chi-li after a course of more than 350 miles. The mouth of the river is defended by the powerful forts of Taku (q.v.). See CHINA.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 9
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