Things to Do in Shenyang

Shenyang has so much tourist resources. Here is our list of top seven things to do in Shenyang.

Top 7 Things to do in Shenyang

1. Shenyang Imperial Palace
Shenyang Imperial Palace is the second integrated palace in China besides Forbidden City of Beijing. It was built on 1625, and finished on 1636. Occupied an area of 60000.00 square meters, Imperial Palace was the palace of Nurhachu and hong taiji in Qing Dynasty.

2. North Mausoleum
Built on 1643 and occupied an area of 3.32 hectare, North Mausoleum is the tomb of Hong Taiji and Empress Xiaoduanwen, it is famous for its ancient history, mysterious mausoleum and attractive scenery.

3. East Mausoleum
East Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Nurhachu and his empress. It occupies an area of more than 500 hectare, and began to build on 1629 and established on 1651. We can know more about the specificity of the traditional architectural design according to the mausoleum.

4. Qipan Mountain
Situated on the northeast of Shenyang, and about 20 km from the downtown of Shenyang, Qipan Mountain is about 203 square kilometers, whose scenic area includes Forest Park, Xiuhu Scenic Area, and Shiyuan Scenic Area.

5. Shenyang West Lake
Shenyang West Lake is located in Xinmin City, which is about 40 km from Shenyang. You will be fully attracted by the beautiful lake, lovely fish, and the attractive water lily etc. You may feel that you are in southern Chinese riverside town in some extent.  

6. Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Park: Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Park belongs to National Wild Animal Park, which is located on the Qipan Mountain Scenic Area, and occupied an area of 240,000,0 square kilometers. There are more than 3000 kinds of rare animals from Asia and Africa etc.

7. Site of Xinle: Site of Xinle is a village site of 7200 years ago. There are stoneware, pottery and ancient houses etc unearthed here. The famous “ Woodcarving bird” is an earliest valuable cultural relics unearthed from Shenyang.