The Liáodōng Peninsula (simplified Chinese: 辽东半岛; traditional Chinese: 遼東半島) is a peninsula in the Liáoníng province of northeastern China, historically known in the west as southern east-Manchuria. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. ( is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Liaodong (formerly spelled Liaotung) means "East of the Liáo". The Liáo River was a river during the Warring States that divided the Yan commandries of Liáoxī (simplified Chinese: 辽西; traditional Chinese: 遼西) (west of the Liáo) and Liaodong. The Liao He (遼河 Liao River is the principal River in southern Manchuria (1345 km The Warring States Period ( also known as the Era of Warring States covers the period from some time in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by the
Geography
The peninsula is situated at the north of the Yellow Sea, between the Bóhăi Sea to the west and the Korea Bay to the east. The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a Marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. Bo Hai ( also known as Bohai Sea or Bohai Gulf, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of northeastern China. Korea Bay, also called West Korea Bay, is located at the north of the Yellow Sea, between Liaoning Province of China and North P'yŏngan
It forms the southern part of a mountain belt that continues northward in the Changbai Mountains. The Changbai Mountains or Baekdu Mountains are a Mountain range on the border between China and North Korea (41°41' to 42°51'N 127°43' to The part of the mountain range on the peninsula is known as the Qian Mountains.
The two seaports, Dalian (Dairen in Japanese) which lies midway along the peninsula at its narrowest point and Port Arthur/Lushun (now a consolidation of several municipalities known as Lüshun City), which is located at its southernmost point. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Dalian (;; Japanese: Dairen Russian: Далянь Dalian or Дальний Dalny is the governing Sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Lüshun City is the governmental district seat of the 2southernmost "Dalian districts" (county-level government), known as Lüshunkou (literally "Lüshun Port"), organized under the sub-provincial city of Dalian. Lüshun city or Lüshunkou or (literally Lüshun Port ( formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun, is a town located at the extreme southern A sub-provincial city ( Chinese: 副省级城市 (or deputy-provincial city in the People's Republic of China, is a Prefecture-level city Lüshun/Port Arthur has a large lake-like naturally-protected harbor and semi-sheltered outer roadstead making it very attractive to imperialist powers at the end of the nineteenth century. Power in international relations is defined in several different ways Dalny/Dairen/Dalian's harbor required greater investment, initially supplied by the Russians, but turned into a first class city under the Japanese period of administration (1905–1945). The two ports are about 25 miles (40 km) apart by rail, but about 40 nautical miles (70 km) apart by sea. Lüshun is 550 rail miles south of the Manchurian railroad hub city of Harbin on the historic Southern Manchurian Railway (today's China Far East Railway (CER), which construction was one of the underlying causes of the Russo-Japanese War). ( Russian Kharbin) is a Sub-provincial city and the Capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. The Chinese Eastern Railway or CER (also known as the Chinese Far East Railway) was a Railway in northeastern China ( Manchuria) The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September
History
The peninsula was an important area of conflict during the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895), which the Japanese won. The First Sino-Japanese War ( 日清戦争 Romaji: Nisshin Sensō ( 1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was a war fought between Defeat precipitated decline in the Chinese Empire which was exploited by colonial powers who extracted numerous concessions. See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism The peninsula was ceded to Japan by the Treaty of Shimonoseki of April 17, 1895 but this was rescinded after the Triple Intervention of April 23, 1895 by Russia, France and Germany. Most broadly cession (to cede) is the assignment of Property to another entity The Treaty of Shimonoseki ( Japanese: 下関条約 "Shimonoseki Jōyaku") known as the Treaty of Maguan ( in China was signed at Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The was a diplomatic intervention by Russia, Germany, and France on 23 April 1895 over the terms of the Treaty of Shimonoseki Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In the aftermath of this intervention, the Russian government pressured the ruling Qing dynasty to lease Liaodong and the strategically important Lüshunkou (Port Arthur) for use by the Russian Navy. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China This caused resentment in Japan and was a factor leading to the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) when negotiations concerning the peninsula, Manchuria, and Korea broke down, due to Russia's unwillingness to treat seriously with Japan as another power. The Russo-Japanese War (日露戦争 Romaji: Nichi-Ro Sensō Русско-японская война Russko-Yaponskaya Voyna;, 10 February 1904 – 5 September Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju,, Маньчжурия Mongolian: Манж is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. As in the First Sino-Japanese War the Liaodong peninsula was the scene of major fighting in the Russo-Japanese War. As a consequence of the Treaty of Portsmouth (September 5, 1905), which ended the Russo-Japanese War, both sides agreed to evacuate Manchuria and return its sovereignty to China, but Japan was given the lease for the Liaotung/Liaodong. The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
See also
The Shāndōng Peninsula ( also known as the Jiāodōng Peninsula (胶东半岛 膠東半島 is a Peninsula in the Shāndōng Province ofDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic