Lüshunkou

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Lüshunkou is a strategically important port city at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in northeastern China, historically known as Port Arthur and the site of major naval and military conflicts.

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Lüshunkou canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
port city
administrativeStatus urban district of Dalian
borderedBy Bohai Strait
climate monsoon-influenced humid continental climate
controlledBy Imperial Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan (historically)

China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Qing dynasty
surface form: Qing dynasty (historically)

Russian Empire
surface form: Russian Empire (historically)
country China
economicActivity fishing
ship repair
shipping
formerName Lüshun
Port Arthur
Ryojun
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Port Arthur
surface form: Battle of Port Arthur (1904)

Battle of the Yalu River
surface form: Battle of the Yalu River (1894)

Battle of the Yellow Sea
surface form: Battle of the Yellow Sea (1904)

Siege of Port Arthur
surface form: Siege of Port Arthur (1904–1905)
hasLandmark Port Arthur
surface form: Port Arthur fortress ruins

Russo-Japanese War memorials
hasMilitaryFacility coastal fortifications
naval base
hasMuseum Lüshun Museum
hasPort Lüshun Port
hasTransport highway connection to Dalian
railway connection to Dalian
knownFor First Sino-Japanese War battles
Russo-Japanese War battles
fortified harbor
major naval conflicts
language Mandarin Chinese
locatedIn Dalian
Liaoning
surface form: Liaoning Province
locatedInRegion Manchuria
surface form: Northeast China
locatedOn Bohai Sea
Liaodong Peninsula
Yellow Sea
partOf Bohai Economic Rim
Dalian
surface form: Dalian sub-provincial city
strategicImportance gateway to Bohai Bay
ice-free warm-water port
naval base
timeZone China Standard Time
usedBy Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
People's Liberation Army Navy
utcOffset +8

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Port Arthur alsoKnownAs Lüshunkou
Lüshun hasHistoricalName Lüshunkou