Lüshunkou (Simplified Chinese: 旅顺口; Traditional Chinese: 旅順口; pinyin: Lǚshùnkǒu), or Lüshun Port, is a southernmost district of Dalian City of the People's Republic of China. Surrounded by ocean on three sides, this strategic seaport was called Port Arthur during the Russian Occupation and Ryojun (旅順) during the Japanese one. Port Arthur took its name from a British Royal Navy Lieutenant named William C. Arthur. In August 1860, during the Second Opium War, Arthur had towed his crippled frigate into the harbor at Lüshun (at that time an unfortified fishing village) for repairs. Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Dalian (Simplified Chinese: 大连; Traditional Chinese: 大連; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ta-lien), formerly Lüda or Luta, is an ice-free seaport and a sub-provincial city in eastern Liaoning Province of the Northeastern Peoples Republic of China (Manchuria). ... Categories: Stub | Commercial item transport and distribution | Transportation ... The Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The Second Opium War or Arrow War began in 1856 and ended in 1860. ...

• Area: 512.15 km² (land: 506)
• Population: 210,000 (2001)
• District seat: 24 Huanghe Road (黄河路24号)
• Population growth rate: -0.14‰

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History

Soviet sailors raise the USSR's naval ensign over the city in 1945

The Battle of Port Arthur, the opening battle of the Russo-Japanese War, was fought near Lüshunkou on February 9, 1904. Download high resolution version (1898x1699, 332 KB)Sailors raise the Soviet naval ensign over Port Arthur in 1945. ... Download high resolution version (1898x1699, 332 KB)Sailors raise the Soviet naval ensign over Port Arthur in 1945. ... An ensign is a distinguishing token, emblem, badge, or flag such as a symbol of office. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Battle of Port Arthur (February 9, 1904) was the opening battle of the Russo-Japanese War. ... The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was a conflict that grew out of the rival imperialist ambitions of Imperial Russia and Japan in Manchuria and Korea. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Japanese-controlled Ryojun City had 40 districts. The communist Lüshun City was established on November 25, 1945 to replace Ryojun. The city was a subdivision of a larger Lüda City and contained 40 villages in 3 districts: Dazhong (大众区), Wenhua (文化区), and Guangming (光明). In January 1946, Wenhua was merged into Dazhong, and the 40 villages were reduced to 23 communes (坊). In January 1948, the remaining two districts were merged into one: Shinei (市内区), with 12 communes.

On January 7, 1960, Lüshun City was renamed Lüshunkou District, still under Lüda. In 1985, 7 of its 9 townships were upgraded to towns.

Subdivisions

The district contains 6 sub-districts and 7 towns (see Political divisions of China: Levels). Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ...

Jiangsi Sub-district contains the 20.38-km² provincial Lushun Economic Development Zone established in 1992. Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Technical note: Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.dllsk.gov.cn/en)
• Subdivision map (http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/21ln/0212.htm)
• Lushun Economic Development Zone (http://www.lsedz.com/brief/en_index.htm)