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.
| Liaoxi Province 遼西省 | |||||||||||||
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| Province of China | |||||||||||||
| 1945–1954 | |||||||||||||
 Map of Liaoxi within the PRC | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Jinzhou | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1945 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1954 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | China ∟ Liaoning ∟ Jilin | ||||||||||||
Administrative division
edit| Name | Administrative Seat | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jinzhou | Jinzhou | 锦州市 | Jǐnzhōu Shì | 7 districts |
| Siping | Siping | 四平市 | Sìpíng Shì | 5 districts |
| Shanhaiguan | Shanhaiguan[2] | 山海关市 | Shānhǎiguān Shì | none |
| Fuxin | Fuxin | 阜新市 | Fùxīn Shì | 3 districts |
| directly-controlled | 21 counties | |||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Shanhaiguan (Hebei, China)", Asia and Oceania, pp. 759–763, 2012, doi:10.4324/9780203059173-172, ISBN 9780203059173, retrieved 2022-09-14