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Dairen: see Dalian Dalian or Talien (both: dä`lyĕn`), Rus. Dalny, Jap. Dairen, city (1994 est. pop. ..... Click the link for more information. , China. Dalianor Ta-lien formerly (1950–81) Lüda or Lü-ta Japanese and conventional DairenCity (pop., 2003 est.: 2,181,600) and deepwater port on the Liaodong Peninsula, Liaoning province, China. Leased to Russia in 1898, it was made a free port and terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway (1899). The Japanese occupied it (1904) during the Russo-Japanese War, and the lease was transferred to Japan by treaty in 1905. Soviet troops captured the city in 1945, but by a Chinese-Soviet treaty it remained under Chinese sovereignty with preferential rights to the port for the U.S.S.R.; Soviet troops withdrew in 1955. It annexed neighbouring Lüshun in 1950. Industries include fishing, shipbuilding, oil refining, and the manufacture of locomotives, machine tools, textiles, and chemicals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Significant attention is also paid to such topics as the unique architectural preservation campaign that grew out of Hiroshima's debate over what to do with the A-Bomb Dome; Japanese architectural culture in the 1950s; and the influence of Japan's colonial city planning in Dairen and Shinkyo on postwar reconstruction. Russia also secured a lease at the end of the Liaodong peninsula, plus the Port Arthur naval base and the port of Dairen. When they slip too close to the sprawling ranch homes that dot the nearby hillsides, local residents call on Dairen Simpson, trapper and wildlife specialist for Santa Clara County. |
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