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LIAONING The northeastern province of Liaoning consists of wooded=20 mountains in the northeast and west, the vast Liaoning Plain = in its=20 heart, and the West Liaoning Corridor-a narrow strip of = plain along=20 a 2,100-km-long coast of the Bohai Sea. Dalian, Dandong, = Yingkou,=20 Jinzhou, Jinxi and Xingcheng are major seaboard cities, and = there=20 are 7 national scenic resorts. Liaoning was the cradle of = the Manchu=20 people who established China's last dynasty, the Qing = Empire. The=20 local historical legacy includes 180 cultural sites under = national=20 or provincial protection. A major industrial base, Liaoning = boasts a=20 steel-making industrial center in Anshan, a coal-mining = center in=20 Fushun, and a first-class harbour at Dalian. Major tourist = cities=20 are Shenyang, Dalian, Dandong, Anshan, Jinzhou and Benxi. =
Abbreviation: Liao THE PROVINCE'S MEAN TEMPERATURE (=A1=E6)
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