Shenyang, Tourist Attractions



While Shenyang will never compete with Beijing as the “must see” destination in northern China, there are more sites in and around Shenyang than most people realize.  Shenyang can be a memorable stop on your journey through China, and also a good chance to get away from the beaten tourist path. Be sure you don’t miss the Imperial Palace and Zhaoling Tomb!  

 

Historical Sites

 
 
 
 
 
 

Museums

 
 

Temples

Prajna Temple, Temple of Kindness, Big Buddha Temple

North Market--Emperors’ Temple

Tai Qing Gong

 

Scenic Sites

 
 
 
 

Other Tourist Attractions

  
  
 
 

Around Shenyang

Benxi City--Water Caves and Guanmen Mountain

Liaoning Grand Theater

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
辽宁大剧场 liáoníng dà jùchǎng
Last updated: Apr 04, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Address: 
Shifu Guangchang, Government Square
Price: 
40/60/80/120/150/180/360 Yuan

Location: The theater is on the east side of Government Square.  It’s a big white building connected to the Liaoning Provincial Museum.  You can’t miss it. 


   

 

September 18th History Museum

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
九一八历史博物馆 jiǔ yī bā lìshǐ bówù guǎn
Last updated: Aug 20, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
Open Tuesday - Sunday from 9am-4:30pm
Address: 
Wang Hua Nan Jie
Price: 
Free

     

 

Beiling Park and Zhaoling Tomb

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
北陵公园, 昭陵 běi líng gōng yuán, zhāo líng
Last updated: Aug 18, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
8am-5pm
Address: 
Enter at the intersection of Beiling da jie and Taishan lu.
Price: 
6 yuan to enter the park, another 30 yuan for the tomb
 

     
Tags: Historical, Tombs


 

Imperial Palace

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
故宫 gù gōng
Last updated: Aug 29, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
Open daily from 8:30am—5:30 pm. Ticket sales stop at 4:00 pm.
Address: 
Just south of Middle Street on Shenyang Lu
Price: 
50 Yuan/ticket
(Photos by Jason Brennan and Vivian Chow,2006)
     

     

 

Benxi Water Caves and Guanmen Mountain

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
本溪水洞 Běnxī shuǐ dòng
Last updated: Apr 04, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
8am-5pm
Address: 
63 KM southeast of Shenyang
Price: 
70 Yuan/ticket

Benxi is and industrial city located about 63 km to the southeast of Shenyang. In Northeastern China, the city is famous for its steel industry. Indeed, you can see the enormous, hideous factory just across the river from the city itself. If the wind is blowing the wrong way, the factory (and the dozens of other factories surrounding the city) bel




 

Tai Qing Gong

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
太清宫 tài qīng gōng
Last updated: Apr 04, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
8:30am--4pm
Address: 
Intersection of BeiShunChengLu & XiShunChengJie
Price: 
2 Yuan/ticket
Tai Qing Gong is a Taoist temple originally built by the Qing dynasty emperor Kangxi in 1663.

     

 

North Market--Huang Temple

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
北市场,皇寺庙,实胜寺庙
Last updated: Aug 18, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
8am-9pm
Address: 
Huang Si Lu, Bei ShiChang
Price: 
15 Yuan/ticket
The North Market is comprised of two perpendicular pedestrian-only streets.

     
Tags: Historical, Qing Dynasty


 

Horticulture Exposition/Botanical Gardens

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
世博园
Last updated: Aug 18, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
9am-5pm, Tickets stop being sold at 4 pm
Address: 
No. 301 Shuangyuan Lu
Price: 
50 Yuan/ticket
 

Liaoning Radio and Television Tower

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
辽宁广播电视塔 liáo níng guǎng bō diàn shì tǎ
Last updated: Apr 05, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
8:30am-5pm
Address: 
Entrances are on Qingnian Da Jie or Xi Binhe Lu
Price: 
50 Yuan/ticket
The Liaoning Radio and TV Tower, at 305 meters, is easily the tallest structure in Shenyang. It’s commonly known in English as “the TV tower,” and in Chinese as 彩电塔 (cǎi diàn tǎ). The sign outside proclaims that the tower is one of the “top 50 tourist locations in Liaoning Province,” and one of the “top 15 in Shenyang.”

   

 

Pagoda of Buddhist Ashes

Shenyang, Tourist Attractions
舍利塔 shèlì tǎ
Last updated: Apr 13, 2009  Posted: Feb 05, 2009
Tourist Attractions in Shenyang
Hours: 
8:30am-5pm
Address: 
Fen He Jie
Price: 
5 Yuan/ticket
This tower, which was reportedly built around 1044 AD, houses the cremated remains of several high ranking Buddhist monks. The brick pagoda stands measures 13 meters in height, and is a quiet, interesting haven amidst the noise and chaos of the city. 
   

   

 
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