What to See in Shenyang - Top Sights and Attractions

Building in Shenyang, China. Zhaoling, also known as Beiling is the tomb of the first Qing emperor, Hong Taiji, and his Empress Xiaoduanwen.

The tomb is located within Beiling Park, in Huanggu District of the northern urban Shenyang, Liaoning province, and is a popular area attraction. The tomb complex took eight years to build and has a row of animal statues leading to it. The tomb and surrounding park cover an area of 3,300,000 square metres making it the largest of the three imperial tombs north of the great wall. The area around the tomb was originally set aside for imperial use and ordinary people were forbidden entry. This forbidden area was opened to the public in 1928 and now forms Shenyang's Beiling Park.

The Beiling Park has an area of 330 hectares, and contains many historic buildings, pine trees and lakes. In 1927, Government of the Fengtian Province established the park, which includes Zhaoling and surrounding area. West of the tomb are flower gardens and east are several lakes. There is also a Children's Garden within the park.^[2]

Tourist attraction in Shenyang, China. Xita is a neighborhood in Shenyang, China.

The name "Xita" (literally: Western pagoda) came from a pagoda accompanying the Tibetan Buddhist Yanshou Temple (延寿寺). The temple was built in 1640—1645, as one of the "Four Pagodas of Early Qing" (Chinese: 清初四塔; pinyin: Qīngchū Sì Tǎ). The pagoda later fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, but was rebuilt in 1998.

Xita neighborhood is the largest Koreatown in Northeast China. In 2012, Xita had 8,338 native ethnic Korean citizens. In addition, over 20,000 Koreans from other parts of China as well as 5,000 South Koreans resided there. The area contains a Russian Orthodox church and a Protestant church (Xita Church), both built in early 20th century. The Korean shopping mall of Xita, located in a century-old commercial street, used to play a vital role in introducing international fashion styles to Shenyang.^[9]

Art. Long Live the Victory of Mao Zedong Thought is an epoxy resin statue in Shenyang, Liaoning, China. The monument is located on Zhongshan Square in the center of the city. The statue is one of the largest of Chairman Mao Zedong in the country. It is one of the main provincial Cultural Revolution-era monuments not removed in later years.

The monument was erected by students from the Art Academy, who worked for two years on the project. They were supervised by a committee of peasants and workers. It was inaugurated on October 1, 1970, during the 21st anniversary celebrations of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The statue of Chairman Mao is 9 metres (30 ft) tall, and the base another 9 metres (30 ft) tall. The phrase "Long Live the Victory of Mao Zedong Thought" was carved on the front of the base.

Its base is surrounded by statues of 58 'worker-peasant-soldier heroes'. They are divided into eight groups, representing different struggles of the Chinese people under the leadership of Chairman Mao. Most of the surrounding characters originally carried Little Red Books, but most of these have been removed. The first group represents soldiers and civilians, propagating the appeal of the 9th National Congress of the Communist Party of China ("Unite to win still greater victories"). The group of statues at back of the base is titled "Party Building", and seeks to display the early phase of the Communist Party. The three groups on the left ("A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire", "Long Live the People's War" and "Carry the Revolution to the End") illustrate struggles during the Chinese Civil War. The remaining three groups ("Socialism is Good", "Long Live the Three Red Banners" and "Carry the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Through to the End") on the right side of the base illustrate the phase of socialist revolution.^[11]