Liaoning Province - Liaoning

Japanese: 遼寧[省] - りょうねい

A province in northeastern China. Its abbreviated name is Liao. Its capital is Shenyang. It borders the Democratic People's Republic of Korea across the Yalu River to the southeast. During the Warring States period, it belonged to the state of Yan. During the Qin dynasty, it belonged to counties such as Liaodong and Liaoxi, and during the Song dynasty, it was under the control of Liao. At the end of the Qing dynasty, it was renamed Fengtian Province, and in 1929 it became Liaoning Province. From the second half of the 19th century, it became a stage for the acquisition of interests by Britain, Russia, Japan, and other countries. It is inhabited by Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Korean, and Sibo (Sibo) peoples. The central part is the Liao River Plain, the eastern part is the Liaodong Hills centered on the Qianshan Mountains, the southern part is the Liaodong Peninsula stretching between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, and the western part is the Liaoxi Hills through which the Daling River and Xiaoling River flow. Of the three northeastern provinces, Shenyang enjoys relatively favorable climate conditions and produces rice, soybeans, cotton, peanuts, and silkworms. It accounts for three-quarters of China's total apple exports and is the second largest shrimp catch in the country. It is one of China's important industrial regions, producing iron, coal, oil, and natural gas, and is home to four major steel companies in Anshan, Benxi, Dalian, and Fushun. It has the most developed railway network in China, ranking first in the country in terms of railway freight traffic, and there is also a highway between Shenyang and Dalian. The Shenyang Imperial Palace, an early Qing dynasty palace located in the center of the old town of Shenyang, is the second best-preserved ancient building complex after the Forbidden Palace in Beijing. It covers an area of 145,900 ^km2 . Population: 42.45 million (2014).
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Japanese:

中国，東北地区の省。簡称は遼。省都は瀋陽。南東は鴨緑江を隔てて朝鮮民主主義人民共和国と接する。戦国時代は燕の国に所属。秦のころには遼東，遼西などの郡に所属し，宋代には遼の支配下にあった。清末に奉天省に改められ，1929年遼寧省とされた。19世紀後半からは英国，ロシア，日本などの利権獲得の舞台となった。漢族，満族，モンゴル族，朝鮮族，シボ（錫伯）族などが居住する。中部は遼河平原，東部は千山山脈を中心とする遼東丘陵，南部は黄海・渤海の間に伸びる遼東半島，西部は大凌河，小凌河の流れる遼西丘陵となっている。東北三省の中では比較的気候条件に恵まれ，水稲，大豆，綿花，落花生，柞蚕(さくさん)などを産する。リンゴの輸出量は中国全体の４分の３を占め，クルマエビの漁獲量は全国２位。中国の重要な工業地帯の一つで，鉄，石炭，石油，天然ガスなどを産し，冶金，機械，石油化学工業，建築材料などの諸工業が盛んで，鞍山，本渓，大連，撫順の四大鉄鋼企業をもつ。中国で最も鉄道網が整備され，鉄道貨物輸送量は全国一，また瀋陽・大連間には高速道路も通じている。瀋陽市旧市街地の中心部にある清代初期の宮殿建築瀋陽故宮は，現存するものとしては北京の故宮に次ぐ保存状態のよい古代建築群。14万5900km²。4245万人（2014）。
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