Location: located between 38′43″ - 40′10″ north latitude and 120′58″ - 123′ east longitude, and in the southernmost point of Liaodong Peninsula; with the Yellow Sea to its east and the Bohai Sea to its west
Neighboring Areas: Jilin and Hebei provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Physical Features: situated in the south part of Liaodong Hilly Region surrounded by sea on three sides; one of the three largest hilly regions in China; the terrain sloping down from northeast to southwest
Population: 5.4 million
Urban Population: 2.59 million
Area: 12,578 sq km
Nationalities: Han
History: In early Tang dynasty, called “Lion Mouth ” for its inaccessibility; in 1371, settled by troops sent by Zhu Yuanzhang - the emperor of Ming dynasty at Port of Lushun from Shandong; renamed Qingni Wa since Ming and Qing dynasties
Climatic Features: located in the warm temperate zone of the North Hemisphere with a warm temperate continental monsoon climate ; no extreme coldness in winter or utterly hot in summer; 4 four distinc seasons
Average Temperature: 8.4C - 10.5C with the highest of 35C and the lowest of - 24C
Rainfall: annual precipitation of 600 mm to 790 mm
Products: grain, flax, corn, ripe, broomcorn, soybean, cotton, peanut, tobacco leaf
Specialties: haw, apple, yellow peach, grape and cherry, prawns, abalones, and sea cucumbers
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