'Bohai Bay' () is one of the three
bays forming the
Bohai Gulf, the innermost gulf of the
Yellow Sea, in northeastern
China. It borders
Hebei province and
Tianjin Municipality.
The three bays are
Laizhou Bay to the south,
Liaodong Bay to the north, and Bohai Bay to the west.
Origin
The Bohai Bay was once an area dominated by the navies and ships of
Balhae. The Chinese named the body of water the Bohai Bay in remembrance of the state that had once dominated modern-day Manchuria.
See also
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Bays of China