What is Manchuria?
[[File:Manchuria.png|thumb|right|Manchuria (located in red)]] '''Manchuria''' ('''Northeast China''') is the homeland of the [[Manchu|Manchu people]] on the outer edges of [[East Asia]]. To the Chinese, the region is simply known as the Northeast ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 东北, Dōngbĕi). Manchuria is made up of China's three northeastern most provinces: [[Liaoning]], [[Jilin]], and [[Heilongjiang]]. Parts of Manchuria were [[annexation|annexed]] by the [[Russian Empire]] in the past, and they are now ruled by [[Russia]]. The name “Manchuria” comes from a Japanese version of the Chinese word Manzhou ({{lang-zh|滿洲, Mǎnzhōu}}). == History == In the early history, Manchuria was under the control of many Chinese kingdoms. Later, the Manchu people formed their own empire called [[Jin Dynasty|Jurchen]]. They eventually invaded China and founded the Manchu [[Qing Dynasty]]. Although the Manchus, who at the time ruled China, signed a [[Treaty of Nerchinsk|treaty]] with [[Russia]], the Russians took advantage of the weak Qing government and [[annexation|annexed]] the part that touches the [[Pacific Ocean]], where the modern Chinese city of [[Dalian]] stands today. In 1904 [[Japan]] took this land in the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. Later, Japan invaded the Chinese part of Manchuria too (see [[Manchukuo]]). This eventually led to [[World War II]]. After the war, Manchuria was handed over to China by the [[Soviet Union]]. == Geography == Manchuria is in north-east China and the [[Russian Far East]]. The land has rocks, grasslands, [[mountain]]s, and [[desert]]s. The [[weather]] is very extreme. It is very hot and humid in the summer, and is very cold and dry in the winter. {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Regions of Russia]] [[Category:People's Republic of China]]