Explore Longtou in China
Longtou in the region of Liaoning is a town in China - some 272 mi or ( 438 km ) East of Beijing , the country's capital city .
Current time in Longtou is now 04:01 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Shanghai " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Longtou, Xutun, Wanfu, Shizijie, and Shenyang. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Longtou . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Longtou ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Walk by the Sea
an experiment in creating a movie from still shots. Photos taken on January 30th, 2009 in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China ..
Riding Down the Great Wall of China
Music by Luke Kim from UCB ..
China : EPISODE 3 -Climbing the Great Wall of China (Part 2)
Basically the cold was ab*tch~ so Andrea and i decided to end the nonsense, so we climbed down the Great Wall while ranting a bit~ it was the cold i swear~ Haha stick until the end of the video and yo ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Siege of Port Arthur
The Siege of Port Arthur (Japanese: 旅順攻囲戦, Ryojun Kōisen, 1 August 1904 – 2 January 1905), the deep-water port and Russian naval base at the tip of the Liaotung Peninsula in Manchuria, was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russo-Japanese War. Port Arthur was widely regarded as one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world at the time. However, during the First Sino-Japanese War, General Nogi Maresuke had taken the city from the forces of Qing China in only a few days.
Located at 38.81 121.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Ryojun Guard District
The Ryojun Guard District was the major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Kwantung Leased Territory before and during Second Sino-Japanese War. Located in at Ryojun {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38|48|45|N|121|14|30|E| |primary |name= }}, (present-day Lüshunkou, China, The Ryojun Guard District was responsible for control of the strategic seaward approaches to Manchukuo and to north China and for patrols in the Yellow Sea and along the China coastlines.
Located at 38.81 121.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Battle of Lushunkou
The Battle of Lüshunkou (Japanese: Ryōjunkō-no-tatakai was a land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on 21 November 1894 in Lüshunkou, Manchuria between the forces of the Empire of Japan and the Empire of China. It is sometimes referred to archaically in western sources as the Battle of Port Arthur .
Located at 38.82 121.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Battle of Port Arthur
The Battle of Port Arthur of 8–9 February 1904 marked the commencement of the Russo-Japanese War. It began with a surprise night attack by a squadron of Japanese destroyers on the Russian fleet anchored at Port Arthur, Manchuria, and continued with an engagement of major surface combatants the following morning; further skirmishing off Port Arthur would continue until May 1904. The battle itself ended inconclusively, though later events would result in the war ending in a Japanese victory.
Located at 38.78 121.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
203 Hill
203 Hill {in Chinese Chinese: 二零三高地 or in Japanese: 二〇三高地} is in Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China. In 1904-1905, one of the fiercest battles was fought between the Japanese and Russian armies in the Siege of Port Arthur, during the Russo-Japanese War. It is so named because it is 203 metres above sea level. Maresuke Nogi after the battle used the same Chinese pronunciation to name it the "Mountain Where Your Souls Lie" in his famous poem.
Located at 38.83 121.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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