![yin and yang symbol in river yin and yang symbol in river](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/beautiful-view-yin-yang-island-river-canyon-220861954.jpg)
Unsurprisingly i found that the border between China and Russia is still heavily militarized. Since the end of the cold war the Russians and Chinese have apparently become friends again but i wanted to investigate the area myself and see if that was really the case by analyzing the military activity around the manchurian border using google maps/earth.
![yin and yang symbol in river yin and yang symbol in river](https://www.toxel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/yinyangbath02.jpg)
Most recently in the late 1960s during the cold war former communist allies Russia and China fought a brief yet fierce border war over manchuria which destroyed their strategic alliance against the west and fundamentally changed the international political order forever.
![yin and yang symbol in river yin and yang symbol in river](https://www.travelchinaguide.com/images/photogallery/2011/tai-chi.jpg)
Because of its national resources and strategic location, for hundreds of years manchuria has been the center of many battles between China, Russia, Japan and others. This region is known by many names depending on where you are from but here in the west and in Japan we call it "manchuria". My most recent fascination centers around a particular geographical area in east asia split between Russia and China. To that end Ill try to be as quick and concise as possible by describing where i found this, the historical context of this region, what this place might be and what its symbols might mean.Īs an amateur geographer/historian google earth has become my obsession. There is A LOT of symbology going on in this photo and lot more historical/geographic context here needs to be explained.