Shenyang
Overview
Location: located between 122o25'- 123o48' east latitude and 41o11'- 43o2' north latitude, in the southern part of northeast china, and the inland area of Liaodong peninsula, north of the Bohai Sea and southwest of the Changbai Mountains, is the center of Liaoning Province
Neighboring Areas: Jilin and Hebei Provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Physical Features: situated between the Changbai Mountain and Pohai; on the alluvial plains of the Liaohe and Hunhe Rivers; mostly covered by plain, small hills in the southeast
Population: 6.73 million
Urban Population: 4.76 million
Area: 8,515 sq km
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Manchu, Korea, Xibo and Mongolian
History: the Manchu capital from 1625 until 1644
Climatic Features: located in the North Temperate Zone with continental climate; four distinct seasons
Average Temperature: 8.6oC with the lowest of -23.0oC and the highest of 31.4oC
Local Highlights: Shenyang Acrobats
