Liaoning

Liaoning is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. The capital city of Liaoning province is Shenyang. From 1931 to 1945 Japan ruled Liaoning as part of Manchukuo.

Location

Liaoning province is the southernmost province of Manchuria (the three northeastern most provinces of China), which together, along with the "Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region", form the entire northeastern part of China. It is bordered on the northeast by Jilin province, and has a coastline along the Yellow Sea to the southeast. Hebei province and Beijing lie to the southwest.

Dalian is a major port city at the southern tip of a peninsula which juts about 100km south into the Yellow Sea.

Liaoning Media

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  The Ming Liaodong Wall (in purple)

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  The late-Ming Liaodong (eastern Liaoning) separated by the wall from the "Kingdom of the Jurchen" (Regno di Niuche). The map was created during the early Qing, and mentions that "presently" the Jurchen (Tartari del Kin) have already conquered the rest of China

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  The full picture of Shengjing area 1734

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  Liaodong (Leao-Tong) in the early Qing, surrounded by the Willow Palisade. This map, published in 1734, was based on data collected by Jesuits in the early 18th century. The capital is in Shenyang (Chinyang); most other cities mentioned in Governor Zhang's report are shown as well

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  Landsat 7 image of western Liaoning

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  Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province

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  Dalian, second largest city in Liaoning Province

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  Jade Buddha Temple in Anshan

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  Chongzheng Hall in the Mukden Palace

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  Dalian Sports Center Stadium.