Liaoxi Province 遼西省 | |||||||||||||
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Province of China | |||||||||||||
1945–1954 | |||||||||||||
Map of Liaoxi within the PRC | |||||||||||||
Capital | Jinzhou | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1945 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1954 | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | China ∟ Liaoning ∟ Jilin |
Liaoxi (simplified Chinese: 辽西省; traditional Chinese: 遼西省; pinyin: Liáoxī Shěng) was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces.[1] It existed from 1949 to 1954, and its capital was Jinzhou.
Name | Administrative Seat | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Subdivisions |
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Jinzhou | Jinzhou | 锦州市 | Jǐnzhōu Shì | 7 districts |
Siping | Siping | 四平市 | Sìpíng Shì | 5 districts |
Shanhaiguan | Shanhaiguan[2] | 山海关市 | Shānhǎiguān Shì | none |
Fuxin | Fuxin | 阜新市 | Fùxīn Shì | 3 districts |
directly-controlled | 21 counties |