What is "linghai"

Linghai is a county-level city in the west of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It was called Jinxian or Jin County until 1993, when it was upgraded to a city and renamed Linghai. Lying on the west (right) bank of the Daling River , which flows into the Liaodong Bay near the city, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinzhou, the seat of which is .