The name Manchuria is an exonym (derived from the endonym "Manchu") of Japanese origin. The history of "Manchuria" (Manzhou) as a toponym in China is disputed, with some scholars believing it was never used while others believe it was by the late 19th century.
Manchuria, historical region of northeastern China. Strictly speaking, it consists of the modern provinces (sheng) of Liaoning (south), Jilin (central), and Heilongjiang (north).
Manchuria ( (Manchu: Manju, 满洲|t, 滿洲, Mǎnzhōu, Russian: Манчжурия, Mongolian: Манж) is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within China, or also includes the Russian maritime provinces.
One of the key events in this history is when China lost control of Manchuria. Manchuria was traditionally inhabited by the Manchu people and was an important region for the Qing dynasty in China.
To provide an overview of the multilingual literature of Manchuria to be discussed in this book, I conducted interviews with leading scholars in the study of literature in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, who offered different definitions of the literature of Manchuria.
This incursion into Manchuria sparked a national awakening in China, prompting a temporary alliance between Chinese Communists and Nationalists against the Japanese forces, which would culminate in the broader Sino-Japanese War starting in 1937.
Manchuria (mănchŏŏr´ēə), Mandarin Dongbei sansheng [three northeastern provinces], region, c.600,000 sq mi (1,554,000 sq km), NE China. It is officially known as the Northeast.
In modern literature, "Manchuria" usually refers to the Chinese part of Manchuria. (cf. Inner and Outer Mongolia). As a result of the Treaties of Aigun and Peking, China lost access to the Sea of Japan.