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	Yalu River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Yalu River (Chinese) or the Amrok River (Korean), is a river on the border between China and North Korea.
		The Yalu's most significant tributaries are the Changjin, Herchun, and Tokro rivers.
		The Korean side of the river was heavily industrialized during the Japanese Colonial Period (1910–1945), and by 1945 almost 20% of Japan's total industrial output originated in Korea.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yalu_River (373 words)

	Yalu - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Yalu (Japanese, Oryokko; Korean Amnok), river, eastern Asia, forming most of the boundary between North Korea and China.
		Nearly all the major rivers of North Korea rise in the mountains and flow west to the Yellow Sea.
		It faced the Russians on the Yalu River by late...
	au.encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/searchdetail.aspx?q=Yalu&pg=1&grp=art (252 words)

	Yalu River - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Amnok River, or the Yalu River, is a river on the border between China and North Korea.
		The Korean side of the river was heavily industrialized during the Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945), and by 1945 almost 20% of Japan's total industrial output originated in Korea.
		Yalu River, Geography, History, Economy, See also, Rivers of China, Rivers of North Korea and Manchurian rivers.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Amnok (395 words)

	Sinuiju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The border with China is marked by the Yalu (Amnok) River.
		The city is a Terminus on the Gyeongui railroad line (known as the P'yŏngui in the North) and is 25 miles (40km) from the mouth of the Yalu River.
		Developed as a major settlement during the Japanese occupation (1910–45) at the terminus of a railway bridge across the Yalu River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sinuiju (427 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Yalu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Yalu YALU [Yalu], Korean Amnok, river, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in the Changbai Mts.
		It was bordered on the SE by the Yalu River, which separated it from Korea, and by the Bay of Korea.
		A river of contrasts; Cruise the Yalu River that separates China and North Korea, and one quickly sees the stark differences between the two.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/14064.html (716 words)

	Yalu: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		From the Korean side of the Yalu River border they would be able to see...early December in the hills south of the Yalu was not that of an ignorant command system...
		High rollers and the poor share the Yalu River by Calum, Lijia MacLeod...dictats melt away in the shared waters of the Yalu River between Dandong on the northern shore...numbers of Chinese tourists who cross the Yalu on $45 day-trips to North Korea.
		...18 km) are marked chiefly by the great Yalu (Korean Amnok) and Tumen (Korean Duman...waterfalls; important rivers, in addition to the Yalu and Tumen, are the Han, the Geum, the Taedong...Korean state, arose in the north near the Yalu River in the 1st cent.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/yalu.jsp?l=Y&p=1 (1756 words)

	Korea - LoveToKnow 1911
		Its mainland portion consists of a peninsula stretching southwards from Manchuria, with an estimated length of about 600 m., an extreme breadth of 135 m., and a coast-line of 17 4 0 m.
		It extends from 34° 18' to 43° N., and from 124° 36' to 130 47' E. Its northern boundary is marked by the Tumen and Yalu rivers; the eastern boundary by the Sea of Japan; the southern boundary by Korea Strait; and the western boundary by the Yalu and the Yellow Sea.
		In the 11th century Korea was stripped of her territory west of the Yalu by a warlike horde of Tungus stock, since which time her frontiers have been stationary.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Korea (6134 words)

	Yalu River
		The Yalu River (鴨綠江 Yalu Jiang (Pinyin), Amnok-kang (Korean)) is in East Asia.
		Rising in the Changbai Mountains of Jilin province, China 2500 m above sea level, it flows south to Hyesan[?] before sweeping 130 km northwest to Lin-Chiang and then returning to a more southerly route for a further 300 km to empty into Korea Bay at Dandong[?].
		The Korean river area was heavily industrialised during the Japanese rule, by 1945 almost 20% of Japan's total industrial output originated in Korea.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ya/Yalu_River.html (271 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> de:Gando (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Qing delegation was led by Mukedeng, and the Joseon delegation was led by Pak Kwon, and the two held a joint commission to survey and demarcate the boundaries between the two states.
		Pak Kwon was instructed by the Joseon government to retain all territory south of the Yalu and Tumen rivers, a goal he accomplished.
		The Yalu (é´¨ç¶ ) / Amnok (ì••ë¡) River boundary is of little dispute, but the interpretation of the Tumen River boundary åé— (í ë¬¸) causes problems.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/de:Gando (2800 words)

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		Among the exceptions are the Yalu (Amnok), Tumen, Tai-dong, Naktong, Mok-po, and Han.
		The last, rising in Kang-won-do, 30 M. from the east coast, cuts Korea nearly in half, reaching the sea on the west coast near Chemulpo; and, in spite of many serious rapids, is a valuable highway for commerce for over 150 miles.
		Internecine wars were terminated about 913 by Wang the Founder, who unified the peninsula under the name Korai, made Song-do its capital, and endowed Buddhism as the state religion.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?locale=en&content_id=38416 (5904 words)

	Korea. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Korean peninsula is largely mountainous; the principal series of ranges, extending along the east coast, rises (in the northeast) to 9,003 ft (2,744 m) at Mt. Paektu (Baekdu), the highest peak in Korea.
		Most rivers are relatively short and many are unnavigable, filled with rapids and waterfalls; important rivers, in addition to the Yalu and Tumen, are the Han, the Geum, the Taedong (Daedong), the Nakdong, and the Seomjin.
		Koguryo, a native Korean kingdom, arose in the north on both sides of the Yalu River by the 1st cent.
	www.bonus.com /contour/bartlettqu/http@@/www.bartleby.com/65/ko/Korea.html (4074 words)

	DPRK Terrain
		The North Korean Mountain Regions are divided into the Tumen and the Yalu (Amnok) River mountain regions.
		The Tumen region (the area between the Tumen River and the East Sea (Sea of Japan)) is in the northeast corner of North Korea.
		The Yalu (Amnok) mountain region is between the Yalu River and the Yellow Sea.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/dprk/terrain.htm (1417 words)

	Encyclopedia
		The border with China is marked by the Yalu River.
		335;ngui in the North) and is 25 miles (40km) from the mouth of the Yalu River.
		It is also connected with the Chinese city of Dandong (renamed from Andong/Antung) in Liaoning Province (People's Republic of China) by the Amnok River Bridge which is 944 m long (3,097 feet) from end to end, and through the Manchuria Railway links up with the Trans-Siberian railway.
	www.stylokna.pl /wikipedia/index.php?title=Sinuiju (459 words)

	Yalu - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		YALU [Yalu], Korean Amnok, river, c.500 mi (800 km) long, rising in the Changbai Mts.
		Chinese troops entered the Korean War by crossing the Yalu.
		Famine Driving North Koreans to China More Refugees Are Crossing the Yalu, Risking Capture and Jail Terms
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-yalu.html (305 words)

	Korea Infogate - South Korea map, travel, Korean language, music, culture,news, and vast info. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The standard meridian of the peninsula is 135¡ÆE, so Seoul local time is nine hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
		The Amnok (Yalu) River and the Tuman (Tumen) River border both China and Russia to the north and Japan is just across the East Sea.
		Since 1945, as a byproduct of the Cold War, the peninsula has been divided at the 38th parallel into the Republic of Korea, or South Korea, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea.
	www.koreainfogate.com /aboutkorea/item.asp (575 words)

	Korea's Geography - General Description
		There are no significant rivers or plains along Korea's east coast, where high mountains and steep terrain are close to the sea.
		Korea's mightiest river is the Yalu River (Amnok-gang).
		Born on the snowy slopes of Paektu-san, the Yalu flows westward for nearly 790 kilometers (482 miles) to the northern coast, where it empties into Korea Bay.
	www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Jta/Kr/KrGEO0.htm (1083 words)

	Sinŭiju, Korea, North
		Developed as a major settlement during the Japanese occupation (1910-45) at the terminus of a railway bridge across the Yalu (Amnok) river.
		It is located 7 miles west of Uiju, the old city from whos name Sinuiju (meaning New Uiju) derives.
		As an open port it grew commercially with the logging industry which uses the Yalu River to tranport lumber.
	creekin.net /c4732-n97-sin-iju-korea-north.html (404 words)

	Yalu River - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Yalu River - Questionz.net, answers to all your questions
		The river's name is in Chinese characters, and is pronounced as Yalu Jiang in Mandarin and as Amnok-gang in Korean.
		The river is almost 800 km long and receives the water from over 30,000 km2 of land.
	www.questionz.net /Korean_War/Yalu_River.html (320 words)

	The Korean War
		The UN armies pressed north of the 38th parallel with the intent to take over North Korea, and the disorganized North Korean army was unable to stop them.
		A few UN units actually pressed north to the Yalu (Amnok) River, the border between Communist China and Korea.
		The Chinese warned that they would not accept the conquest of North Korea by the UN and massed for a counter attack.
	online.wju.edu /ete/modules/korea/kwar.html (1149 words)

	North Korea - GEOGRAPHY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Some 3,579 islands lie adjacent to the Korean Peninsula, mostly along the south and west coasts.
		Korea's northern land border is formed by the Yalu (or Amnok) and Tumen rivers, which have their sources in the region around Paektu-san (Mount Paektu or White Head Mountain), an extinct volcano and Korea's highest mountain (2,744 meters).
		The Yalu River flows into the Yellow Sea, and the Tumen River flows east into the Sea of Japan.
	countrystudies.us /north-korea/19.htm (483 words)

	Unified Shilla and Parhae
		Much of the nobility of Parhae derived from the old Koguryo leadership.
		When Parhae was destroyed in the fall of the T'ang dynasty in the mid 900s AD, most of the people of Korean ancestry and the lands south of the Amnok (Yalu) River joined the new Korean Kingdom of Koryo.
		During this time, Europe slipped into the Dark Ages; the Moslem Empire formed, grew, and invaded Spain and Italy.
	www.cotf.edu /ete/modules/korea/kshilparh.html (359 words)

	6년(647) [봄 2월에] [당나라] 태종이 다시 ...
		Pakjak fortress is located in the mountains and was formidably built to control movement along the Yalu, and so, though they attacked it did not fall.
		at the head of tens of thousands of crack troops to hold the Amnok [Yalu] River so that no troops might pass over it.
		When Qibi Heli arrived there the ice had become so thick that [Qibi] Heli was able to lead his troops across the river atop the ice.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~dkane/Koguryo22.htm (2397 words)

	Yalu River - Famous Chinese Rivers - Travel to China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Yalu River - Famous Chinese Rivers - Travel to China
		The Korean side of the river was heavily industrialized during the Japanese Colonial Period (Korea)Japanese Colonial Period (1910-1945), and by 1945 almost 20% of Japan's total industrial output originated in Korea.
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	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Yalu_River (379 words)

	Korean Architecture: Byeongsan Seowon (Pyongsan Sowon) Academy, Andong
		Despite his impeachment, Yu was placed on the role of meritorious public servants in
		On a fateful day in 1392, Yi Seonggye camped on an island in the Amnok (Yalu) river, ignored his orders to attack Ming China and instead turned back and marched into the Goryeo (Kory
		In a matter of hours the General occupied the city and took control of key government buildings.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /andong/BYEONGSAN.htm (1889 words)

	All Empires History Forum: Kogoryo, was it chinese
		I have another question which has nothing to do with this.
		Is it true that until Japan took over Choson, that Choson actually owned a small province north of the Yalu river?
		During the Imjin war Katos division briefly crossed the Yalu and to me knowledge it wasn’t to fight Ming, or even attack Ming but to fight Jurchens.
	www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5148 (3108 words)

	Korea- History - The Parhae Kingdom
		Many oft he ruling class, who were mostly Koreans, moved south and joined the newly founded Koryo Dynasty, which replaced Shilla at that time.
		While the Manchurian portion of the Parhae territory was lost, the area south of the Amnok (Yalu)- Turman (Tumen) boundary was restored and the people migrated to Korea.
		Search results will be shown at the bottom of the web page.
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/korea/history/parhae_kingdom.htm (377 words)

	APPENDIX - TRANSLATIONS*
		The Great General of the Left Assisting Guard Yu Wen Shu advanced from Puyŏ while the Great General of the Right Assisting Guard Yu Chung Wen advanced from Lelang, both reaching the Amnok River[Yalu River] with nine armies.
		But Wen Shu advised against this, to which Chung Wen angrily retorted, “If we at the head of 100,000 troops cannot destroy this little enemy how are we to honorably face the Emperor?” Hearing these words Wen Shu felt obliged to cross the Amnok and give chase to Mundŏk.
		li to the Amnok River in a single day and night.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~dkane/APPENDIX.htm (4729 words)

	CNS - N. Korean Nuclear Weapons Statement - Feb 11, 2005 - Research Story
		North Korea might possibly use its missiles and threats to skillfully divide the United States politically from its key allies in the region.
		Additionally, the U.S. launch of a pre-emptive strike on one of China's oldest allies and the prospect of tens of thousands of refugees forging the Yalu (Amnok) River into China might make Beijing side politically, and maybe once again militarily, with North Korea.
		If the Six-Party Talks collapse, the international community will have to decide how best to deal with Pyongyang's status as a de facto nuclear power.
	cns.miis.edu /pubs/week/050211.htm (4397 words)

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