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Shenyang

Shenyang, the largest city in Northeast China, is the political, economic, and cultural center of Liaoning Province. It is also an important industrial base and a famous historical city.

Shenyang Overview

Shenyang, the largest city in Northeast China, is the political, economic, and cultural center of Liaoning Province. It is also an important industrial base and a famous historical city.

History

In 1625, Shenyang became Shenjing, the new capital city of Manchuria. Nuerhachi built his imperial palace here and the Yongling Tomb where he is buried. His son is also buried in the city in Dongling's Zhouling tomb, these being the first two Shenyang Imperial Palace

imperial tombs of the Qing dynasty of China. The imperial palace and the two tombs are all listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Shenyang serves as an important transport and industrial hub for the region. It was in Shenyang that the Russian army was defeated by the Japanese in 1905. It was also here, on September 18th, 1931 that the Mukden incident ignited a war between China and Japan that would see the Japanese occupation of all of Northeast China. This city was also the home to the warlord Zhang Zuolin and his son Zhang Xueliang who ruled over the Northeast during the 1920's. The later 20th century saw Shenyang develop as a major industrial centre. Today the city is rapidly modernising with large scale construction throughout.

Location

Shenyang is located in the southern part of Northeast China, in the center of Liaoning Province, 122°25'-123°48' E and 41°11'-43°2' N. Situated in the inland area of Liaodong Peninsula. Shenyang is north of the Bohai Sea and southwest of the Changbai Mountains. Shenyang covers an area of 185 sq km. Having 1 city, 9 districts and 3 counties under its jurisdiction, Shenyang's total area is 12,980 sq km, the site area of which extends 115 km from east to west and 205 km from south to north. Shenyang's total population is 6.67million, with 5.68 million living in urban areas.

Weather

With mainly flat land, the topography of Shenyang is characterized by plains. Located in the temperate zone, Shenyang has a semi-moist continental monsoon climate, with four clearly-defined seasons. The annual average temperature is about 8.1 °C. Similar to other places in northeast China, spring and autumn here are short, and temperature changes greatly from daytime to night. The average temperature in summer is 24 °C, but it is chilly and dry in winter. If you would like to travel to Shenyang during this period, please bring a down-padded jacket or cotton-padded clothes. The rainy season in Shenyang is mainly in the transition period from spring to summer and from summer to winter. From April to October every year is the golden time to visit Shenyang.

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