Hotels near Shenyang, China

A little about Shenyang...

Shenyang is a sub-provincial city and capital of Liaoning province in Northeast China. Along with its nearby cities, Shenyang is an important industrial center in China, and the transportation and commercial centre of China's northeastern region. The city was also known as Shengjing or Fengtian.

Shenyang used to have two city walls. The inner city wall was built on 1625. Most of it was rebuilt on the old city wall of Ming Dynasty, and the gates of city wall were increased from four to eight. The outer city wall was built during 1700s to protect the urban area outside the inner city wall, which also had eight gates. Nearly all of the city walls have been demolished after 1949. Two gates and one corner tower of the inner city wall have been rebuilt during 1990s.

Transportation: Shenyang is connected by several major expressways. The Jingshen 6 lane Expressway, to the city of Beijing, some 658 kilometers away. The Shen-Da Expressway connecting Shenyang and Dalian is the first expressway ever built in China. It is the fastest highway (8-lane) linking one of the largest port city to Shenyang. Shendan Expressway is a 4-lane expressway to Benxi and Dandong. It also serves Shenyang Taoxian International Airport. There are other express ways to Fushun, Changchun, and Xinmin.

Attractions:
Mukden Palace: the former imperial palace of the early Qing Dynasty. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dongling: the tomb of the first Qing emperor, Nurhaci. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Beiling Park and Zhaoling: the tomb of the second Qing emperor, Huang Taji. The park covers an area of 3,300,000 sq. meters, and is serviced by trams for visitors who do not wish to (or cannot) traverse the length of the park. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
World Horticulture Exposition garden: hosted the International Horticultural Exposition in 2006.
Qipan Mountain, Qipanshan: a recreation resort in the east of Shenyang.

Shopping Areas: There are several shopping areas in Shenyang. One of the districts, Taiyuan Street, features western-style shopping and dining, including a Wal-mart, a Pizza Hut, consumer electronics stores, and a number of large, multi-story department stores selling products from around the world. There is also a very large underground shopping complex offering lots of items, especially in fashion jewellery, accessories and cloths.

Another area, Wu'ai Market, features a large multi-story shopping center with a size comparable to that of many city blocks. It contains hundreds, if not thousands, of mini or boutique stores that open very early in the morning and close in the early afternoon. It is famous for wholesaling cheap clothes and household stuff.

There is also another area located in the center of the city, Middle Street, which is similar to Taiyuan Street. It features one of the largest department stores in Shenyang.

The information technology center is in Sanhao street, in the southern part of the city.

There are also a number of large superstores located throughout the city that sell everything from meat and dairy to clothes and electronics.

Colleges and Universities:
Northeastern University
China Medical University
Shenyang Agricultural University
Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
Shenyang Jianzhu (Architechtural) University
Shenyang Institute of Chemical Technology
Shenyang Normal University
Liaoning University
Shenyang Ligong University
Shenyang University
Shenyang University of Technology
Shenyang Institute of Engineering