About this place

If you want to go ice skating in Shenyang, there are lots of places to go in the winter. Nanhu Park and Beiling Park [1] both have lakes that are cleared for skating, weather permitting of course. At Beiling park there it may be possible to rent skates by the hour. Some of Shenyang’s universities have ice rinks as well. You can buy hockey, figure, and speed skates at many of the shops near Shenyang Sports Gymnasium.  [3]  Shenyang now has four indoor skating rinks.  Three are located in shopping malls:  Tiexi District Happy Family (铁西区兴隆大家庭，沈辽路), MIX-C Mall on Qing Nian Da Jie (万象城，沈河区青年大街), and Long zhi Meng Mall in Dadong District (龙之梦亚太中心，大东区).  Prices are aroung 60 yuan for two hours, including skate rental.     

If you are interested in playing ice hockey, you'll be happy to know that the fourth rink is Liaoning Province's only dedicated hockey rink.  It's usually open from August to March.  As of April 2012, we are also able to play hockey in Long zhi Meng shopping mall after closing, so we now have year-round hockey!  The "Shenyang Ice Eagles" hockey club consists of a mix of foreigners and locals.  We skate three times a week, and periodically enter recreational tournaments with teams from other cities.  If you're coming to live in Shenyang, consider bringing your own equipment, especially skates.   

For more information about hockey, contact Ethan Olson: [email protected] [1] http://www.synotrip.com/shenyang/tourist-attractions/beiling-park-and-zhaoling-tomb-1883.shtml [2] http://www.synotrip.com/shenyang/education/northeastern-university-2127.shtml [3] http://www.synotrip.com/shenyang/shopping/sporting-goods-2322.shtml