title: Liaoxi
text: # Liaoxi
  
  former province of the People's Republic of China 辽西省 Liaoxi Province (1949-1954) :
  
  | Capital | Jinzhou |
  | - | - |
  
  Liaoxi (simplified Chinese: 辽西省; traditional Chinese: 遼西省; pinyin: Liáoxī Shěng) was a former province in Northeast China, located in what is now part of Liaoning and Jilin provinces. It existed from 1949 to 1954, and its capital was Jinzhou.
  
  ## Administrative division
  
  | Name | Administrative Seat | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Subdivisions |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jinzhou | Jinzhou | 锦州市 | Jǐnzhōu Shì | 7 districts |
  | Siping | Siping | 四平市 | Sìpíng Shì | 5 districts |
  | Shanhaiguan | Shanhaiguan | 山海关市 | Shānhǎiguān Shì | none |
  | Fuxin | Fuxin | 阜新市 | Fùxīn Shì | 3 districts |
  | directly-controlled | directly-controlled | directly-controlled | directly-controlled | 21 counties |
  