Shenyang Liaoning Province
Shengyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, is the political, economic, and cultural center of Liaoning Province too. It is also an important industrial base and a famous historical city.
Shenyang is the equipment manufacturing base of China, it has formed an industrial system complete with all necessary departments; Shenyang is also the trade and commercial logistic hub of northeast China, it is the largest collecting and distributing center for commodities in the Northeast; besides, Shenyang is a model city for environmental protection of China, a national forest city and a national garden greening city.
Shenyang is an ancient city with more than 2,000 years of history, so it has many cultural relics. The most famous of these is the Shenyang Imperial Palace, the palace was built for the first Qing emperor Nuerhachi and the second emperor Huangtaiji. It is the largest imperial architectural complex in Northeast China. Besides, there are Fuling and Zhaoling Mausoleums. Fuling, also called East Tomb, is the tomb of Nuerhachi, the first founder of the Qing Dynasty, and his wife. Zhaoling, is the tomb of Emperor Huangtaiji, the second founder of the Qing Dynasty, and his wife, the area has been expanded and opened as a park, called the Beiling Park, the largest in Shenyang.
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