Lüshunkou, Dalian
Lüshunkou
旅顺口区 | |
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View of Lüshun's harbor and town from Huangjin Mountain | |
Lüshunkou Location in Liaoning Lüshunkou Lüshunkou (China) | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′03″N 121°15′25″E / 38.85083°N 121.25694°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Liaoning |
| Sub-provincial city | Dalian |
| Area | |
• Total | 512.15 km2 (197.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 398,579 |
| • Density | 778.25/km2 (2,015.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Division code | 210212 |
| Website | www |
Lüshunkou District (also Lyushunkou District; 旅顺口区), commonly known as Lüshun (旅顺), is a district of Dalian, Liaoning province, China. The district has an area of 512.15 km2 (197.74 sq mi) and a permanent population of 398,579 as of 2020.
Lüshunkou is located at the extreme southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula. It has a natural harbor, the possession and control of which became a casus belli of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05). Japanese and then Russian administration was established in 1895 and continued until 1905 when control was ceded to Japan. During that period, it was world-famous and was more significant than the other port on the peninsula, Dalian proper.
Lüshunkou was formerly known as both Port Arthur (Russian: Порт-Артур, romanized: Port-Artur) and Ryojun (Japanese: 旅順). After World War II, it was returned to China as Lüshun City. In 1960, Lüshun was redesignated as a district of Dalian (known as Lüda until 1981).