Shenyang Tourist Attractions

Liaoning Grand Theater

Location: The theater is on the east side of Government Square. It’s a big white building connected to the Liaoning Provincial Museum. You can...

Location: The theater is on the east side of Government Square. It’s a big white building connected to the Liaoning Provincial Museum. You can’t miss it.

Photos by Jerry Wang and David de Jesus, 2007

Take bus 214,215,216,230,244,247,265,269,285,291,293,295 and get off at Shifu Guangchang (市府广场)

This beautiful, modern museum has an excellent collection of artwork and artifacts. The museum provides some interesting information about the history of Northeastern China. The museum is quite large and closes at 4pm daily, so be sure to plan for at least two hours time to wand...

Location: The museum is on the east side of Government Square. It’s a large white building connected to the Liaoning Grand Theater. You can’t miss it.

Dongling Park and Fuling Tomb

Fuling Tomb (福陵) is located inside Dongling Park (东陵公园), and along with Zhaoling and Yongling is one of Shenyang’s three famous tombs. The tomb is similar to Zhaol...

Fuling Tomb (福陵) is located inside Dongling Park (东陵公园), and along with Zhaoling and Yongling is one of Shenyang’s three famous tombs. The tomb is similar to Zhaoling Tomb in Beiling Park, but smaller. It was built in 1651 by the early Qing Dynasty emperor Shunzhi (顺治) as a resting place for his grandfather Nurhachi and his mistress. Subsequent emperors Qianlong (乾隆) and Kangxi (康熙) also added buildings and adornments to the shrine, and made periodic visits here to honor their ancestors.

The park is located in a forested area overlooking the Hun River (浑河), and is a pleasant place to take a half-day away from the city. To make the most of your time, consider visiting nearby Ocean World or Botanical Gardens in the same day.

Cost: Entry to the tomb is 30 yuan.

Location: 8 km east of Shenyang, the park is approximately 45 minutes from the city center by bus. A taxi will probably cost around 60 yuan. Take the 168 (formerly 330) bus from Ma Lu Wan or Da Shuai Fu, or take the 218 bus from the Imperial Palace.

Take bus 148, 168, 168, 218, 330, 385 to get there.

Shenyang Ocean World

The Shenyang Ocean World (actually located outside of Shenyang), was recently opened in 2006 around the same time as the World Horticultural Exhibition. Ocean World features a large “walk-through” aquarium with a variety of fish, sharks, turtles, rays, and much more. The aquarium also boats a sea lion show, a small reptile garden, a beluga whale, and perhaps the most amazing attraction…a mermaid show.

For those in Shenyang simply seeking something to do, it’s worthwhile to make the trip to Ocean World. Also, construction is already underway on new attractions, so it can only get better in the future.

Cost: 80 yuan per person.

How to get there: There are four ways to get there:

--take the 168 bus (formerly 330) from mǎ lù wān (马路湾) for 5 yuan;

--take a train from the north station or the south station (get off at the WORLD EXPO);

--take a taxi for around 100 yuan;

--there is one special charter leaving at 9am everyday from each of the following locations:

+Zhongshan Park, West Gate (中山公园西门 zhōng shān gōng yuán xī mén)

+In front of Nanhu Hotel on Wenhua Lu, near San Hao Street (南湖大酒店，文化nán hú dà

jiǔ diàn，wén huà lù)

+In front of the Bank of China at Government Square (市府广场中国人民银行 shì fǔ guǎng

chǎng zhōng guó rén mín yín háng)

+In front of Suning Electric Appliance Store at Middle Street (中街苏宁电器 zhōng jiē sū níng

diàn qì)

+In front of Shi Hua Building in Beihang (北行石化大厦 běi háng shí huà dà shà)

Red Beach

Red Beach (红海滩), located in Dawa County, Panjin, Liaoning, is famous for its landscape featuring the red plant of Suaeda salsa (Chinese: 碱蓬草) of the Chenopodiaceae family. It is based in the biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world. The landscape is composed of shallow seas and tide-lands. The Sueda is one of the few species of grass that can live in highly alkaline soil. Its growth cycle starts in April when it is coloured light red, while the colour of the mature species is deep red.

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Mukden Palace

The Mukden Palace (盛京宫殿), or Shenyang Imperial Palace (沈阳故宫), was the former imperial palace of the early Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China. It was built in 1625 and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1644. Since the collapse of imperial rule in China, the palace has been converted to a museum that now lies in the center of Shenyang city, Liaoning province. Early construction began in 1625 by Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing dynasty. By 1631, additional structures were added during the reign of Nurhaci’s successor, Huangtaiji. The Mukden Palace was built to resemble the Forbidden City in Beijing. However, the palace also exhibits hints of Manchu and Tibetan styles. In 2004, it was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List as an extension of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, or Forbidden City, in Beijing.

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Jiumenkou Great Wall

About nine miles from Shanhaiguan Pass, in Suizhong County, Liaoning province the grand wall spans the about 100-meter (0.06-mile) wide Jiujiang River. It is the Jiumenkou Great Wall....

About nine miles from Shanhaiguan Pass, in Suizhong County, Liaoning province the grand wall spans the about 100-meter (0.06-mile) wide Jiujiang River. It is the Jiumenkou Great Wall. This section of Great Wall was first built in Northern Qi Dynasty (479 – 502) and was an important military pass over a long period of time. It was rebuilt to a larger scale in the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644). The southern end of the wall starts from lofty mountains, connecting to the section of the wall running from Shanhaiguan Pass. It climbs along the mountain ridge till finally arriving at the banks of Jiujiang River. The wide river doesn’t stop the wall’s resolute pace forward. A huge wall bridge stretches over the river, forcing its way to the north.

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