- published: 29 Jul 2014
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Manchuria (simplified Chinese: 满洲; traditional Chinese: 滿洲; pinyin: Mǎnzhōu) is a modern name given to a large geographic region in Northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is now usually referred to as Northeast China (simplified Chinese: 东北; traditional Chinese: 東北; pinyin: Dōngběi) in China although "Manchuria" is widely used outside of China to denote the geographical and historical region. This region is the traditional homeland of the Xianbei, Khitan, and Jurchen peoples, who built several states historically. (The Jurchen, later called the Manchus, are those after whom Manchuria is named.)
Manchuria can refer to any one of several regions of various size. These are, from smallest to largest:
They sent us into their machine
But that plane crashed into the sea
We float alone above the waves
Within a waterproof capsule
We never made it to Manchuria (No one can choose, no one can decide their friends or their families)
Instead we fell into the sea (No one can choose, no one can decide their friends or their families)
We float alone above the waves (We stand outside ourselves, define ourselves)
Within a waterproof capsule (Define ourselves by standing outside ourselves)
We never made it to Manchuria (No one can choose, no one can decide their friends or their families)
Instead we fell into the sea (No one can choose, no one can decide their friends or their families)
We'll stay up all night and watch "The Land Without Bread"
We'll stay up all night with "Manufacturing Consent"
We'll stay up all night, watch "Juliet Of The Spirits"
We'll stay up, we'll stay up, we'll stay up, yeah
And don't say that we're not like them either (We fell into the sea)
Don't say that we're not like them either (We fell into the sea)