Shenyang: Main Scenic Spots

.................................................................................................................................................................................... East Tomb ....................................................................................................................................................................................

Located 11 kilometres northeast of Shenyang, the East Tomb, also known as the Fu Ling, is the burial place of Nurachi and his wife, Yehenalashi. The tomb is set among connifers in Dongling Park. It is an impressive structure with strong walls and a three-storey tower. The tomb was completed in 1651, and reconstructed in the Kangxi and Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty.

.................................................................................................................................................................................... North Tomb ....................................................................................................................................................................................

The burial site of Abhai, wider known as Huangtaiji, and his wife, Xiaoduanwen, the North Tomb (Beiling), is one of the finest sights in Shenyang. It was constructed in 1643 and covers an area of 450 hectares.

.................................................................................................................................................................................... Imperial Palace ....................................................................................................................................................................................

There are only two remaining imperial palace complexes. The most famous and important is the Forbidden City in Beijing, the other is its miniature replica: the Imperial Palace in Shenyang. Its construction was begun when Nurhachi (Nulhachi) was in power and it was completed in 1636 by his son, Huangtaiji (Huang Tai Chi), who also was the father of Shunzhi - later to become the first emperor of China's last feudal empire, the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Although it resembles the Forbidden City a lot in its layout, the Imperial Palace is distinctive for the Manchu style architecture blended with Han and Mongolian influences.

.................................................................................................................................................................................... Pagoda of Buddhist Ashes ....................................................................................................................................................................................

the Pagoda of Buddhist Ashes (daily 8.30am-4pm; 4), a thirteen-storey, fifty-metre-high hollow brick pagoda constructed in 1044 AD during the Liao dynasty. It's in good shape, though stained from pollution.

.................................................................................................................................................................................... North Pagoda ....................................................................................................................................................................................

The North Pagoda is just to the south of the long-distance bus station, which contains a sky and earth Buddha (Tiandifu), a carnal image of twin Buddhas rarely seen in Chinese temples. << Back to Shenyang Info