Bohai Strait

The Bohai Strait opens between the Shandong and Liaodong peninsulas, joining the enclosed Bohai Sea to the Yellow Sea. The Miaodao Islands divide its southern waters into channels, while the deeper Laotieshan passage runs near the northern shore. Ships travelling from Dengzhou used the islands as stepping stones toward Liaodong and beyond. During the Ming and Qing, this crossing carried military supplies, merchants and travellers between the two sides of the sea.