Lüshun

English Alternative forms en Lü-shun Wade-Giles en Lushun en Lvshun Etymology Borrowed from 旅順. Pronunciation lü′sho͝on′Port Arthur 1502 1 Port Arthur, Chinese Lüshun (lü′-sho͝on′), Jap. [Japanese] Ryojun (ryô′jo͝on), Rus. Port Artur, lo͞o′sho͝on′Lü-shun 434 2 Lü-shun (lo͞o′sho͝on′), formerly Port Ar·thur Proper noun en Lüshunkou. en 1972 Theodore Shabad PORT ARTHUR w:Encyclopedia Britannica 18 https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabri18chic/ 0-85229-162-0 77-149817 243587 259 https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediabri18chic/page/259/ 2 Port Arthur became part of the joint municipality of Port Arthur-Dairen, known in Chinese as Lüshun-Talien, or simply Lü-ta, with its seat at Dairen. The population of Port Arthur in the 1953 census was 126,000; that of Lü-ta (1958 est.) 1,590,000. en 1988 1983 Liaoning Province Magnificent China: A Guide to its Cultural Treasures https://archive.org/details/magnificentchina00hari/ San Francisco China Books & Periodicals, Inc. 0-8351-1812-6 19243959 198 https://archive.org/details/magnificentchina00hari/page/198/ 2 Lüda (Lüshun-Dalian) zh 旅大市Lüda, the consolidation of the cities of Lüshun and Dalian, is on the south end of Liaodong peninsula. Lüda has 4.7 million inhabitants and is an important port and industry town.Lüshun, better known to westerners as Port Arthur, lies in a strategically important place, for the entrance to the Gulf of Bohai, the seaway to Northeast China and Tianjin, is controlled from here. The city's harbor is very deep and, therefore, suited for large ships. Moreover, it remains open during the entire winter. en 1989 The Northeast All China https://archive.org/details/allchina0000holl/ Passport Books Revised 0-8442-9802-6 19768957 60 https://archive.org/details/allchina0000holl/page/60/ Lüda is a double city composed of Lüshun and Dalian, located at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning Province. Lüshun, formerly called Port Arthur, is a large naval base seldom visited by foreigners. en References Further reading Lushun en 1998 Lüshun Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1808 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1808/ 1