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Meaning & History
"Bohai" (渤海) is a term with historical and geographical significance in China. It refers to a body of water located in northeastern China, between the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas. Historically, it was also the name of a kingdom that existed in the region during the Tang dynasty. The name is composed of the characters 渤 (bo) and 海 (hai), which respectively mean "muddy" or "shallow" and "sea" or "ocean," indicating its geographical features.