Andong[a], or Liaodong[b], 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 km2 (24,000 sq mi).
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