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Shanhaiguan
Shanhaiguan or Shanhaikwan [Chin.,=mountain sea door], city, NE Hebei prov., China, on the Bohai. Strategically situated where the Great Wall meets the sea and on the narrow coastal route to Manchuria, it has been the site of many battles and the route of many invasions. It now lies on a double-track railroad linking Tianjin with Shenyang (Mukden). The city was known as Haiyang until 1949. Another name is Linyu. |
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"Shanhaiguan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Shanhaiguan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Shanhaig.html "Shanhaiguan." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Shanhaig.html |
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Shanhaiguan
Shanhaiguan, Hebei/China A strategic ‘Pass between Mountains and Sea’ from shān, hăi, and guān'ài ‘pass’ constructed in 1381. It has also been called Yú ‘Elm’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shanhaiguan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shanhaiguan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Shanhaiguan.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Shanhaiguan." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Shanhaiguan.html |
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