Andong / Antung ( Wade-Giles) (), or Liaodong () was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

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 Manchukuo, officially the State of Manchuria prior to 1934 and the Empire of (Great) Manchuria after 1934, was a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in Northeast China, Manchuria from 1932 until 1945. It was founded as a republic in 1932 afte ...

, when the former Fengtian Province was divided into three parts: Antung Province, Fengtian Province and

Jinzhou Province Jinzhou Province was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. It was established 1934, when the old Fengtian Province was split into the Andong Province, Fengtian Province and Jinzhou Province. Jinzhou was mostly Chinese with Korean minorities with ...

. Antung was further sub-divided in 1939 into Antung Province and

Tonghua Province Tonghua Province was one of the provinces of Manchukuo. It was created in 1941, when Andong Province was split into: # Andong Province # Tonghua Province See also * List of administrative divisions of Manchukuo The administrative divisions of ...

. After the annexation of Manchukuo by the

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after 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 as Liaodong Province and it was abolished in 1954, and its area was divided between

Liaoning Province Liaoning () is a coastal provinces of China, province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and i ...

and Jilin Province.

Administration division

The capital of Antung Province from 1934–1939 was Tonghua, in modern-day Jilin. However, after the 1939 administrative reorganization of the province, the capital moved to

Antung Andong / Antung (Wade-Giles) (), 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 ...

, 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 .

1949–1954

External links

map of the Andong Province of Manchukuo
{{Coord missing, China Provinces of the Republic of China (1912–1949) Former provinces of China Provinces of Manchukuo States and territories established in 1934 1954 disestablishments in China