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General
Introduction
Liaoning
Province--China's leading apple producer and
home of Dalian, the nationally known fishery
center -- in the southern part of northeast
China is bounded by the Huanghai and Bohai seas
in the south, with a coastline 2,187 kilometers
long. It has a total area of more than 140,000
square kilometers, of which 60 per cent are
mountains, 10 per cent rivers and 30 per cent
farmland; and a population of 34.87 million,
of which 31.8 per cent are in the cities and
68.2 per cent in the rural areas. Liaoning Province
is also the home of Anshan, the "Steel
Capital" of China.
Climate
Liaoning has a temperate continental monsoonal
climate, with a hot, rainy summer; a long, cold
winter with little snow and a short, windy spring.
It has a mean annual temperature of 6-11oC.,
a frost-free period of 130-180 days, and a mean
annual precipitation of 400-1,000 mm., which
decreases notably from southeast to northwest
Liaoning has the highest temperature and the
greatest precipitation of any province in northeast
China.
Topography
With
vast areas of flatland surrounded by mountains
and seas, Liaoning is high in the west and east
and low in the middle and the southern coastal
areas. It consists of three topographical zones:
l) The Eastern Liaoning Tableland is mostly
less than 500 meters above sea level, with a
few peaks exceeding 1,000 meters. The Liaodong
Peninsula, which juts out between the Huanghai
and Bohai seas from the land mass, has a zigzag
coast and many rocky islands and fine natural
harbors. 2) The Western Liaoning Tableland,
an extension of the Inner Mongolia Plateau,
descends from west to east like a staircase.
The oblong coastal plain along the Bohai Sea
has since ancient times been an important passage
linking the regions north and south of the Great
Wall. 3) The Liaohe Plain between the Eastern
and Western Liaoning tablelands is part of the
Northeast Plain. Formed of the alluvial of the
Liaohe and its tributaries, it has a well-developed
agriculture.
The
Liaohe, the principal waterway of the province,
flows through the middle part of Liaoning from
north to south. The Yalu on the eastern fringe
is the boundary river between China and Korea.
SCENES
& SIGHTS
Shenyang
Shenyang,
capital of Liaoning Province, and a major industrial
city. In 1625, Nurhaci, founder of the Jin,
moved his capital to Shenyang, which later became
the capital of the Manchus before they took
control of central China. Much of Shenyang's
rich historical heritage is attributed to the
Qing's formative years.
Former
Imperial Palace
First
built in 1625 for Nurhachi, and inherited by
his son Abahai Huang Taiji), the Former Imperial
Palace of Shenyang is one of two royal complexes
extant in China today. The splendid and distinctly
ethnic architectural style of the palace, which
includes Dazheng (Grand Politics) Hall, the
Ten Princes' Pavilion, Chongzhen (Golden Chimes),
Phoenix Chamber, and Qingning (Pure Tranquility)
Pavilion, are still in perfect shape. On Saturday
afternoons during the May October period, the
Former Imperial Palace is the venue for the
show of the parade of a grand royal procession.
Zhaoling
& Fuling Mausoleums
The
Zhaoling, also known as Northern Mausoleum as
it is in the northern suburbs of Shenyang, was
the tomb of the second Qing emperor, Huang Taji,
and his consorts. Buried under the Fuling of
Eastern Mausoleum were the remains of Nurhachi
and his wife, Empress Xiaoci.
Sept.
18 Incident Museum
The
museum, housed inside the Monument to the September
18 Incident at the Marco Polo Bridge, recaptures
the incident launched by Japanese militarists
and exposes Japanese atrocities in the war that
ensued.
Weird
Slope of Shenyang
The
100-metre-long Weird Slope is found near Qingshuitai
Town in the northern suburbs of Shenyang and
the Shenyang-Changchun Expressway, and 35km
from downtown Shenyang. The weirdness about
it is that auto drivers and bicyclists can effortlessly
slide up the slope but have to go down the distance
by stepping on the accelerator or pedaling real
hard. The slope is part of a scenic zone that
also includes the Xiangshan Mountain, the Chain
Bridge and the Peng'en Temple.
Summer
Palace-on-the-Water
This
is China's largest indoor recreational center-on-the-water,
and the largest amusement park-on-the-water
in Asia.
Dalian
The
beautiful seaside city of Dalian on the southern
tip of Liaodong Peninsula is a nice sightseeing,
recuperating and holidaymaking destination.
It is particularly suitable for convention or
awarded tours. Dalian is skirted on three sides
by the sea, and its long coast opens onto a
myriad of islands. The landscape is fabulous,
the weather pleasant, and the urban environment
neat and tidy. When night falls the city takes
on an enchanting look. Dalian is the venue of
a series of annual large-scale events, including
Dalian International Fashion Festival, the festival
to greet New Year with firework displays, International
Marathon competition, and International Locust
Watching Festival.
Dalian
Beach
The
beach, lying in southern Dalian, is a celebrated
summering place in north China and a national
scenic resort. Major scenic spots: Wooden-Club
Isle, Hutan (Tiger's Beach) Amusement Park,
Beida (Grand North) Bridge, Yanwo (Swallow Nestle)
Peak, Fojiazhuang Park, Forest Zoo, Xinghai
(Star Sea) Bay, Xinghai Park, Shenya Marine
World, and Heishi (Black Rock) Reefs. A seaside
highway runs by all these attractions.
Xinghai
Park
Xinghai
is the largest seaside park of Dalian which
consists of a seashore park and a bathing ground.
Lushunkou
Scenic Resort
Lushunkou
is a national scenic resort and a famed military
harbour which in the westernmost part of Dalian
and the southernmost tip of Liaodong Peninsula.
The largest of its kind in Dalian, the Lushukou
Scenic Resort comprises 8 scenic zones, including
reefs, islands, mountains, Snake Isle and Bird
Isle. Russian and Japanese occupation, and the
Japanese-Russian War of 1894-1895, has bequeathed
Lushun with quite a few landmarks, including
Wanzhong Cemetery, Baiyushan Pagoda, Lushun
Prison, and Russian pillboxes at Eastern Jiguan
Mountain.
Jinshitan
Beach National Tourist & Holiday Resort
It
has a flat 7.5km-long bathing ground covered
with fine sand, a modern golf club, and a hunting
club.
Shenya
Marine world
An
aquarium of world caliber close by the Xinghai
Park, the Shenya Marine World's 118-metre-long
undersea tunnel enables visitors to observe
this world of 10,000 fish and sea creatures
in 200 species at close proximity.
Bingyu
Holiday Resort
Holidaymaking
and sightseeing are perfectly combined in the
Provincial Bingyu Holiday Resort in north Zhuanghe
City, which is suggestive of the quaint peculiarities
of the Stone forest of Yunnan and the graceful
allure of the landscape of Guilin. In winter,
the sports facilities of Bingyu attract a constant
stream of winter sports buffs.
Dalian
Fashion Festival
Dalian
International Fashion Festival, which takes
place in September every year, sets the stage
for a keenly contested competition among fashion
designers from all over the world and word-famous
fashion models. Among the other activities held
during the festival are full-length variety
shows in City Square, a world fashion exhibition,
garment export negotiations, and parades of
fashion models.
Anshan
Nicknamed
"Capital of Chinese Steel Industry",
Anshan in central Liaoning is a major iron and
steel industrial base. In recent years, it has
also been rising as a new tourist destination.
Qianshan
Mountain
A
famous mountain 18km to the southeast of Anshan
in northeast China, the 708. 3-metre-high Qianshan
Mountain is densely wooded, and abounds in flora
and fauna. Among its scenic spots is a new discovery-a
nature ought statue of the Buddha, which stands
meters tall. The place has since become the
venue of Qianshan Great uddha estival, which
takes place in June every year.
River
in Cave
A
river 3,000 meters long, 2 meters deep and wide
enough for 20 to 30 boats, is found flowing
through a giant 5 million-year cave 35km from
downtown Benxi. The cave is also filled with
countless stalagmites and stone flowers, pillars
and curtains. Access to the cave is by regular
tourist buses running between Shenyang and Benxi
during weekends and holidays.
Fengguo
Temple
The
Fengguo Temple possesses the largest single-floor
ancient wooden hall in China. When it was completed
in 1020, it was known as the Temple of the Great
Buddha, or Temple of Seven Buddhas. Enshrined
in the Mahavira Hall are 7 Liao-dynasty statues
of Buddhas sitting cross-legged on lotus thrones.
Each statue is more than 9 meters in height.
Ancient
City of Xingcheng
One
of the four well-preserved Ming dynasty cities,
Xincheng was a major defense fortress in the
late Ming. Its city wall and many buildings
are in Ming and Qing architectural styles.
Yalu
River
As
the boundary between China and Korea, the Yalu
River flows across the city of Dandong for approximately
300km. From the city's Yalu Bridge and Yalu
Park one can feast his eyes on the fascinating
landscape on both sides of the river.
Ice-and-Snow
Tour
Winter
sightseeing is a hot tourist program in northeast
China. From December to February, the land of
Liaoning Province teems with winter sports lovers.
This is particularly the case with Qipan Mountain
of Shenyang, and Bingyu of Dalian, where visitors
can go skating, skiing, winter swimming, and
sleighing, and discover local folklore by attending
ice lantern shows, folk singing and dancing
(including walking on stilts, model boat dance,
and yangge dance).
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