Guandong

Not to be confused with Guangdong or Kwangtung.

Guandong, Kwantung, or other variants (關東/関東/关东/Guāndōng) meaning "east of the pass" may refer to:

A historical name for all of Manchuria, i.e. east of Shanhai Pass
Kwantung Leased Territory, a small section of the above region controlled by Russia and, then, Japan from 1898 to 1945
- Kwantung Army, stationed in the above territory before 1945
The North China Plain, i.e. east of Tong Pass, as opposed to Guanzhong
Gwandong, a traditional region and another name for Gangwon (historical province) in Korea
Guandong (town) (官垌镇), town in Pubei County, Guangxi, China

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