The nine provinces of Northeast China established after the Second Sino-Japanese War (辽宁 liáo​níng, 辽北 liáo​běi, 安东 ān​dōng, 吉林 jí​lín, 松江 sōng​jiāng, 合江 hé​jiāng, 黑龙江 hēi​lóng​jiāng, 嫩江 nèn​jiāng, and 兴安 xīng'ān); the area was previously known as the Three Northeast Provinces and is now primarily divided into 辽宁 liáo​níng, 吉林 jí​lín, and 黑龙江 hēi​lóng​jiāng