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imported>Bruce M. Tindall m (The possessive of "it" is "its". No apostrophe. "Its". Please.) |
imported>Hayford Peirce (minor copyediting -- but if the emperor gave the name Shengjing in honor of its status, you should tell us what the name *means* -- right now that fact is relatively meaningless) |
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'''Shenyang'''(沈阳) is the largest city in [[Liaoning]], a province in the | '''Shenyang''' (沈阳) is the largest city in [[Liaoning]], a province in the northeast of the [[People's Republic of China]]. The city, formerly known by its Manchurian name '''Mukden''', was once the capital city of [[Manchuria]] and, at the beginning of the Chinese Qing dynasty, the capital of China. The Qing emperor gave the city the name '''Shengjing''' in honor of its status. Other older names include '''Houchen''' and '''Shenzou'''. | ||
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Shenyang (沈阳) is the largest city in Liaoning, a province in the northeast of the People's Republic of China. The city, formerly known by its Manchurian name Mukden, was once the capital city of Manchuria and, at the beginning of the Chinese Qing dynasty, the capital of China. The Qing emperor gave the city the name Shengjing in honor of its status. Other older names include Houchen and Shenzou.