china travel : china city tours guide : liaoning province

shenyang

main cities of liaoning: shenyang , dalian , anshan , fushun , benxi , dandong , jinzhou , yingkou

shenyang, capital of liaoning province, is one of china's famous industrial cities, covering an area of 13,007 square kilometers and with a population of 6.5 million.

the alluvial plain of liao river in the west is its major topography, while its north-east and south-east parts are low hilly land. it has a temperate continental climate with an annual average temperature of 7.8 degree celsius, rainfall of 734 millimeters, and a frost-free period of 159 days. it abounds in coal, petroleum, iron, and natural gas resources, in addition to limestone, marble and pearlite.

shenyang is also a famous historical and cultural city in china. the first emperor of the qing dynasty moved his capital here in 1625 ad. it became the leftover capital of the qing dynasty since 1644 ad. its main scenic spots are the imperial palace, baocheng in crescent moon shape, shisheng temple and liaobin pagoda etc.

being one of china's main industrial centers, shenyang has built up an all-inclusive comprehensive industrial system comprising machine-building as chief branch, metallurgy, light industry and textiles, building materials, electronics, foodstuff etc. its major agricultural crops are corn, sorghum, soybean, wheat, rice, cotton, tobacco and peanut.

location: located between 12225' - 12348' east latitude and 4111' - 432' north latitude, in the southern part of northeast china, and the inland area of liaodong peninsula, north of the bohai sea and southwest of the changbai mountains, is the center of liaoning province

neighboring areas: jilin and hebei provinces; inner mongolia autonomous region

physical features: situated and betwee the changbai mountain and pohai; on the alluvial plains of the liaohe and hunhe rivers; mostly covered by plain, small hills in the southeast

population: 6.73 million

urban population: 4.76 million

area: 8,515 sq km

nationalities: han, hui, manchu, corea, xibo and mongolian

history: the manchu capital from 1625 until 1644

climatic features: located in the north temperate zone with continental climate; 4 distinct seasons

average temperature: 8.6c with the lowest of -23.0c and the highest of 31.4c

local highlights: shenyang acrobats

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last updated: march 13, 2006