Liaoyang, also Liao-yang, city, northeastern China, Liaoning Province, on a tributary of the Hun River. It is a center of light industry, located in a fertile agricultural region. Products include cotton textiles and processed foods. Located here are several Buddhist temples and monasteries dating from the 11th century. Founded in the 2nd century BC, it was an important Chinese frontier post in Manchuria and often served as a regional capital for the northeast in later centuries. It was the scene (1904) of a major battle of the Russo-Japanese War. Population (1991) 559,719.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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