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Etymology
From Mandarin 滿洲里 (Mǎnzhōulǐ) Wade–Giles romanization: Man³-chou¹-li³.[1]
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Man-chou-li
- Alternative form of Manzhouli
1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, ATLAS OF CHINA, McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 72:The Harbin Railroad. This comprises two former lines in Manchuria, the Chinese Eastern Railway and the South Manchuria Railway. Its length from Man-chou-li in Inner Mongolia to Harbin is 928 kilometers, and its length from Harbin to Sui-fen-ho in eastern Manchuria is 552 kilometers, making a total of 1,480 kilometers.
1978, Illustrated World War II Encyclopedia, volume 20, H. S. Stuttman Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 2700:In the north the 36th Army hit a fortified line near Man-chou-li, but this was soon overcome and the army advanced 25 miles in the first day.
1978, “CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY”, in Joseph L. Wieczynski, editor, The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History, volume 7, Academic International Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 49:Beginning where the road crosses the Sino-Soviet frontier at Man-chou-li, it passes through Hailar and Ha-erh-pin (Harbin) and ends when it crosses back into Soviet territory at Sui-fen-ho (Pogranichnaia). During its history it has been known as the Trans-Manchurian Railway, the North Manchurian Railway, the Chinese Changchun Railway and the Harbin Railway. The main line from Man-chou-li to Sui-fen-ho is 950 miles in length.
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