Shenyang
Shenyang,capitalofLiaoningProvince,andamajorindustrialcity.In1625,Nurhaci,founderoftheJin,movedhiscapitaltoShenyang,whichlaterbecamethecapitaloftheManchusbeforetheytookcontrolofcentralChina.MuchofShenyang'srichhistoricalheritageisattributedtotheQing'sformativeyears.
FormerImperialPalace
Firstbuiltin1625forNurhachi,andinheritedbyhissonAbahaiHuangTaiji),theFormerImperialPalaceofShenyangisoneoftworoyalplexesextantinChinatoday.Thesplendidanddistinctlyethnicarchitecturalstyleofthepalace,whichincludesDazheng(GrandPolitics)Hall,theTenPrinces'Pavilion,Chongzhen(GoldenChimes),PhoenixChamber,andQingning(PureTranquility)Pavilion,arestillinperfectshape.OnSaturdayafternoonsduringtheMayOctoberperiod,theFormerImperialPalaceisthevenuefortheshowoftheparadeofagrandroyalprocession.
Zhaoling&FulingMausoleums
TheZhaoling,alsoknownasNorthernMausoleumasitisinthenorthernsuburbsofShenyang,wasthetombofthesecondQingemperor,HuangTaji,andhisconsorts.BuriedundertheFulingofEasternMausoleumweretheremainsofNurhachiandhiswife,EmpressXiaoci.
Sept.18IncidentMuseum
Themuseum,housedinsidetheMonumenttotheSeptember18IncidentattheMarcoPoloBridge,recapturestheincidentlaunchedbyJapanesemilitaristsandexposesJapaneseatrocitiesinthewarthatensued.
WeirdSlopeofShenyang
The100-metre-longWeirdSlopeisfoundnearQingshuitaiTowninthenorthernsuburbsofShenyangandtheShenyang-ChangchunExpressway,and35kmfromdowntownShenyang.Theweirdnessaboutitisthatautodriversandbicyclistscaneffortlesslyslideuptheslopebuthavetogodownthedistancebysteppingontheaeleratororpedalingrealhard.TheslopeispartofasceniczohatalsoincludestheXiangshanMountain,theChainBridgeandthePeng'enTemple.
SummerPalace-on-the-Water
ThisisChina'slargestindoorrecreationalcenter-on-the-water,andthelargestamusementpark-on-the-waterinAsia.
Dalian
ThebeautifulseasidecityofDalianonthesoutherntipofLiaodongPeninsulaisanicesightseeing,recuperatingandholidaymakingdestination.Itisparticularlysuitableforconventionorawardedtours.Dalianisskirtedonthreesidesbythesea,anditslongcoastopensontoamyriadofislands.Thelandscapeisfabulous,theweatherpleasant,andtheurbanenvironmentneatandtidy.Whennightfallsthecitytakesonanenchantinglook.Dalianisthevenueofaseriesofannuallarge-scaleevents,includingDalianInternationalFashionFestival,thefestivaltogreetNewYearwithfireworkdisplays,InternationalMarathonpetition,andInternationalLocustWatchingFestival.
DalianBeach
Thebeach,lyinginsouthernDalian,isacelebratedsummeringplaceinnorthChinaandanationalscenicresort.Majorscenicspots:Wooden-ClubIsle,Hutan(Tiger'sBeach)AmusementPark,Beida(GrandNorth)Bridge,Yanwo(SwallowNestle)Peak,FojiazhuangPark,ForestZoo,Xinghai(StarSea)Bay,XinghaiPark,ShenyaMarineWorld,andHeishi(BlackRock)Reefs.Aseasidehighwayrunsbyalltheseattractions.
XinghaiPark
XinghaiisthelargestseasideparkofDalianwhichconsistsofaseashoreparkandabathingground.
LushunkouScenicResort
LushunkouisanationalscenicresortandafamedmilitaryharbourwhichinthewesternmostpartofDalianandthesouthernmosttipofLiaodongPeninsula.ThelargestofitskindinDalian,theLushukouScenicResortprises8sceniczones,includingreefs,islands,mountains,SnakeIsleandBirdIsle.RussianandJapaneseoupation,andtheJapanese-RussianWarof1894-1895,hasbequeathedLushunwithquiteafewlandmarks,includingWanzhongCemetery,BaiyushanPagoda,LushunPrison,andRussianpillboxesatEasternJiguanMountain.
JinshitanBeachNationalTourist&HolidayResort
Ithasaflat7.5km-longbathinggroundcoveredwithfinesand,amoderngolfclub,andahuntingclub.