liaotung

Example Sentences

• "When the Han state ship burst up, numberless living planks struggled for the uppermost place. Among them the Wei became dominant in north-east China, marched against, overthrew the grandson of Goong, and annexed Liaotung to the northern dynasty."
• "In northeast China, Liaotung and Liaosi Provinces will be merged into newly reconstituted Liaoning Province."
• "At 15:07 hours on October 13, two American planes circled and reconnoitered over Yenkiang village of Changpai County of Liaotung Province."
• "The Russians had promised to withdraw in three stages. One stage had been completed, and the railway between Shan-hai-kwan and Ying-k’ou (Newchang) had been returned, but all this meant was that the Russians had moved their troops from Liao-hsi, a region where they had few interests, to their major base at Liaotung."
• "When Russia reneged on an agreement to withdraw its troops from Manchuria, the Japanese fleet launched a surprise raid on Port Arthur. At the same time, the Japanese army overran Korea and the Liaotung Peninsula before making a land attack on Port Arthur, which eventually fell to the invaders."