Liaoning

Header = 辽宁省Liáoníng Shěng

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Liaoning ({{zh-stp |s=辽宁 |t=遼寧 |p=Liáoníng}}) is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Liao (辽 pinyin: liáo).

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Province - People's Republic of China - Character

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"Liao" is an ancient name for this region, which was adopted by the Liao Dynasty (Khitan Empire) which ruled this area between 907 and 1125. "Níng" means "peacefulness." Historical names of Liaoning province include Fengtian (奉天 pinyin: Fèngtiān; Postal System Pinyin: Fengtien) and Shengjing (盛京 pinyin: Shèngjīng).

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Liao Dynasty - 907 - 1125 - Pinyin - Postal System Pinyin

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Liaoning is located in the southern part of China's Northeast, a part of what is often referred to as Manchuria. Liaoning borders the Yellow Sea (Korea Bay) and the Bohai Gulf in the south, North Korea in the southeast, Jilin Province to the northeast, Hebei Province to the west, and Inner Mongolia to the northwest.

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Manchuria - Yellow Sea - Korea Bay - Bohai Gulf - North Korea - Jilin - Hebei - Inner Mongolia

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The Yalu River marks the border between North Korea and the Chinese provinces of Jilin and Liaoning. It empties into the Korea Bay between Dandong (Liaoning) and Sinŭiju (North Korea).

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Yalu River - North Korea - Jilin - Dandong - Sinŭiju

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