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Andong Province (1934–1949) Liaodong Province (1949–1954)安東省 (1934–1949) 遼東省 (1949–1954)
Province of Manchukuo (1934–1945) Province of the Republic of China (1945–1949) Province of the People's Republic of China (1949–1954)
1934–1954
Map of Andong within Manchukuo
Map of Andong within the ROC
Capital	Antung (1934–1945) Tunghwa (1945–1949) Antung (1949–1954)
Area
• 1947	62,279.23 km (24,046.15 sq mi)
Population
• 1947	2,971,170
History
• Established	1934
• Disestablished	1954
Preceded by Succeeded by Fengtian province Tonghua Province Tonghua Province Liaoning Jilin
Today part of	China ∟ Liaoning ∟ Jilin

Andong, or Liaodong, was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces. It was bordered on the southeast by the Yalu River, which separated it from Korea.

History

The name of the province Antung in Chinese means "pacify the east" and was likely inspired by the Protectorate General to Pacify the East established during the Tang Dynasty.

Antung Province was first created in 1934 as a province of the Japanese-controlled Empire of Manchukuo, when the former Fengtian Province was divided into three parts: Antung Province, Fengtian Province and Jinzhou Province. In 1939, Antung was further sub-divided into Antung Province and Tonghua Province.

After Manchukuo was annexed by the Republic of China, following the end of World War II, the Kuomintang reunited Antung and Tonghua, and continued to recognize the area as Antung Province. However, under the administration of the People's Republic of China, Antung Province was renamed Liaodong Province. It was abolished in 1954, with its area divided between Liaoning Province and Jilin Province.

Administration division

The capital of Antung Province from 1934–1939 was Tonghua, in present-day Jilin. However, after the administrative reorganization of 1939, the capital moved to Antung, an important border town between Manchukuo and Korea, and a major center on the railroad from Korea to Mukden.

The area of the province (from 1934–1939 and 1945–1954) was 62,160 km (24,000 sq mi).

1949–1954

Notes

1. or Antung (Wade-Giles); traditional Chinese: 安東省; simplified Chinese: 安东省; pinyin: Āndōng Shěng
2. simplified Chinese: 辽东省; traditional Chinese: 遼東省; pinyin: Liáodōng Shěng.

See also

• Chinese irredentism § Taiwan
• List of administrative divisions of Manchukuo

External links

• map of the Andong Province of Manchukuo

v t e Provincial-level divisons of the Republic of China
Current	Fukien Kaohsiung New Taipei Taichung Tainan Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan
Claimed	Antung Chahar Chekiang Hokiang Hsingan Jehol Liaopeh Nunkiang Sikang Sungkiang Suiyuan Tibet Yunnan
Most of the provincial-level administrations are abolished

v t e Defunct provincial divisions of the People's Republic of China
Greater administrative region	Huabei Region Dongbei Region Huadong Region Zhongnan Region Xibei Region Xinan Region
Provinces	Andong → Liaodong Liaoxi Pingyuan Qahar Rehe Songjiang Suiyuan Xikang
Municipalities	Anshan Benxi Changchun Fushun Guangzhou Harbin Lüda Nanjing Shenyang Xi'an
Administrative territories	Chuanbei Chuandong Chuannan Chuanxi Subei Sunan Wanbei Wannan Lüda
Other provincial divisions	Chamdo Region

• States and territories established in 1934
• States and territories disestablished in 1954
• Provinces of the Republic of China (1912–1949)
• Former provinces of China
• Provinces of Manchukuo
• 1954 disestablishments in China