Liaoning facts for kids
Liaoning is a province located in the northeast part of the People's Republic of China. Its capital city is Shenyang. For a period from 1931 to 1945, Japan controlled Liaoning as part of a state called Manchukuo.
Where is Liaoning?
Liaoning province is the most southern part of a region known as Manchuria. This region includes three provinces in China's northeast. Together with the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, they form the entire northeastern area of China.
Liaoning shares its northeast border with Jilin province. It also has a long coastline along the Yellow Sea to its southeast. To the southwest, you will find Hebei province and the capital city of Beijing.
Dalian is a very important port city in Liaoning. It is located at the southern tip of a peninsula. This piece of land extends about 100 kilometers south into the Yellow Sea.
Images for kids
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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"
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The full picture of Shengjing area in 1734
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Liaodong in the early Qing dynasty, surrounded by the Willow Palisade. This map was made by Jesuits in the early 1700s.
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A satellite image of western Liaoning from Landsat 7
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Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province
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Dalian, the second largest city in Liaoning Province
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The Jade Buddha Temple in Anshan
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Chongzheng Hall in the Mukden Palace
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The Dalian Sports Center Stadium.
See also
In Spanish: Liaoning para niños
