- Andong (province)
Andong, (zh-cp|c=安東省|p=Āndōng shěng) also known as Antung (
Wade-Giles ), was a former province inNortheast China , located in what was once part ofLiaoning andJilin provinces. It was bordered on the southeast by theYalu River , which separated it fromKorea .History
Antung "
anto " (province) was first created in 1934 as an administrative sub-division of the Japanese-controlled Empire ofManchukuo , when the formerFengtian province was divided into three parts: Antung province, Fengtian province andJinzhou province . Antung was further sub-divided in 1939 into Antung andTonghua province s.After the annexation of Manchukuo by the
Republic of China after the end ofWorld War II , theKuomintang reunited Antung and Tonghua, and continued to recognize the area as Antung Province. However, under the administration of thePeople's Republic of China , Antung province was abolished in 1954, and its area was divided betweenLiaoning andJilin provinces.Administration
The capital of Antung Province from 1934-1939 was
Tonghua (Chinese: 通化; Wade-Giles: T'unghua). However after the 1939 administrative reorganization of the province, the capital moved to Antung, an important border town between Manchukuo andKorea , and a major center on the railroad from Korea toMukden .The area of the province (from 1934-1939 and 1945-1954) was (c.24,000 sq mi/62,160 km²).
External links
* [http://www.kikokusha-center.or.jp/joho/mihanmei/antou/antosho.jpgmap of the Andong Province of Manchukuo]
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
