The siege of Port Arthur was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russo-Japanese War.
Russian 500-pound shell bursting near the Japanese siege guns, near Port Arthur
The siege of Port Arthur – Russian batteries against Togo (Angelo Agostini, O Malho, 1904)
Japanese 11-inch howitzers during the siege of Port Arthur
203 Meter Hill, December 14, 1904
Lüshunkou District is a district of Dalian, Liaoning province, China. Also formerly called Lüshun City or literally Lüshun Port, it was formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun. The district's area is 512.15 km2 (197.74 sq mi) and its permanent population as of 2010 is 324,773.
View of Lüshun's harbor and town from an old Japanese fortification
Dalian and vicinities, Landsat 5 satellite image, 2010-08-03
Artillery battery at a fortress in Lüshunkou.
Lüshun Museum