Port Arthur

Japanese: 旅順 - りょじゅん

A district of Dalian City at the southwestern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning Province, China. From 1950 to 1981, together with Dalian, it was known as Lvda. Between the Jinhua Mountain in the east and the Laohuwei Peninsula in the west, there is a 270m-wide waterway that makes it a strategic location. There are two ports, east and west, in the bay; the eastern port is the old town and is a military port, while the western port is the new town and is a commercial port. Its former name was Shishikou. It has been a key location for maritime traffic since the Tang Dynasty, and at the end of the Qing Dynasty it became a military port for the Beiyang Fleet. It was occupied by the British and French forces in 1860, and by Japan during the Sino-Japanese War. After the Triple Intervention, Russia leased it, but after the Russo-Japanese War, Japan leased it again until 1945. It was then occupied and managed by the Soviet Union for a time. In 1955, the Soviet troops withdrew, and it became a military port for the Chinese Navy. It is also a resort town.
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Japanese:

中国，遼寧省遼東半島の南西端にある大連市の一地区。1950年から1981年まで大連とともに旅大と称した。東の黄金山と西の老虎尾半島の間に，幅270mの水道があり，要害となる。湾内に東西両港があり，東港は旧市街をなし，軍港。西港は新市街をなし，商港。旧名は獅子口。唐代以来海上交通の要地で，清末には北洋艦隊の軍港となった。1860年英仏連合軍が占領，日清戦争では日本が占領。三国干渉ののちロシアが租借したが，日露戦争後，1945年まで日本が租借。のち一時ソ連が占領管理。1955年ソ連軍は撤退，中国海軍の軍港となる。保養地でもある。
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