Liaoxi

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Liaoxi (simplified Chinese: 辽西省; traditional Chinese: 遼西省; pinyin: Liáoxī Shěng) was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces.[1] It existed from 1949 to 1954, and its capital was Jinzhou.

former province of the People's Republic of China
辽西省
Liaoxi Province

(1949-1954)
CapitalJinzhou

Administrative division edit

NameAdministrative SeatSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinSubdivisions
JinzhouJinzhou锦州市Jǐnzhōu Shì7 districts
SipingSiping四平市Sìpíng Shì5 districts
ShanhaiguanShanhaiguan[2]山海关市Shānhǎiguān Shìnone
FuxinFuxin阜新市Fùxīn Shì3 districts
directly-controlled21 counties

References edit

  1. ^ Jung, Keun-Sik (2015). "China's Memory and Commemoration of the Korean War in the Memorial Hall of the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea"". Cross-Currents: East Asian History and Culture Review. 4 (1): 14–39. doi:10.1353/ach.2015.0027. ISSN 2158-9674.
  2. ^ "Shanhaiguan (Hebei, China)", Asia and Oceania, pp. 759–763, 2012, doi:10.4324/9780203059173-172, ISBN 9780203059173, retrieved 2022-09-14