The New International Encyclopædia/Ta-lien-wan
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TA-LIEN-WAN, tä′lēn′wän′. A bay on the eastern coast of the Liao-tung Peninsula in Manchuria (Map: China, F 4). It is roomy and protected at the entrance by two islets. It is ice-free throughout the year. At its head lies the new Russian port Dalny (q.v.). Ta-lien-wan with the surrounding territory was leased to Russia in 1898.