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Shenyang Attractions

Liaoning Provincial Museum

This beautiful, modern museum has an excellent collection of artwork and artifacts. The museum provides some interesting information about the history of Northeastern China.  The museum is quite large and closes at 4pm daily, so be sure to plan for at least two hours time to wand...

This beautiful, modern museum has an excellent collection of artwork and artifacts. The museum provides some interesting information about the history of Northeastern China.  The museum is quite large and closes at 4pm daily, so be sure to plan for at least two hours time to wander around.

Location: The museum is on the east side of Government Square.  It’s a large white building connected to the Liaoning Grand Theater.  You can’t miss it. 

Dongling Park and Fuling Tomb

Fuling Tomb (福陵) is located inside Dongling Park (东陵公园), and along with Zhaoling and Yongling is one of Shenyang’s three famous tombs. The tomb is similar to Zhaol...
Fuling Tomb (福陵) is located inside Dongling Park (东陵公园), and along with Zhaoling and Yongling is one of Shenyang’s three famous tombs. The tomb is similar to Zhaoling Tomb in Beiling Park, but smaller. It was built in 1651 by the early Qing Dynasty emperor Shunzhi (顺治) as a resting place for his grandfather Nurhachi and his mistress. Subsequent emperors Qianlong (乾隆) and Kangxi (康熙) also added buildings and adornments to the shrine, and made periodic visits here to honor their ancestors. 
   
The park is located in a forested area overlooking the Hun River (浑河), and is a pleasant place to take a half-day away from the city. To make the most of your time, consider visiting nearby Ocean World or Botanical Gardens in the same day. 
   
Cost: Entry to the tomb is 30 yuan. 
    
Location: 8 km east of Shenyang, the park is approximately 45 minutes from the city center by bus. A taxi will probably cost around 60 yuan. Take the 168 (formerly 330) bus from Ma Lu Wan or Da Shuai Fu, or take the 218 bus from the Imperial Palace.

Take bus 148, 168, 168, 218, 330, 385 to get there.

Shenyang Ocean World

The Shenyang Ocean World (actually located outside of Shenyang), was recently opened in 2006 around the same time as the World Horticultural Exhibition. Ocean World features a large “walk-through” aquarium with a variety of fish, sharks, turtles, rays, and much mor...
The Shenyang Ocean World (actually located outside of Shenyang), was recently opened in 2006 around the same time as the World Horticultural Exhibition. Ocean World features a large “walk-through” aquarium with a variety of fish, sharks, turtles, rays, and much more. The aquarium also boats a sea lion show, a small reptile garden, a beluga whale, and perhaps the most amazing attraction…a mermaid show. 
 
For those in Shenyang simply seeking something to do, it’s worthwhile to make the trip to Ocean World. Also, construction is already underway on new attractions, so it can only get better in the future. 
 
Cost: 80 yuan per person.
 
How to get there:  There are four ways to get there: 
--take the 168 bus (formerly 330) from mǎ lù wān (马路湾) for 5 yuan; 
--take a train from the north station or the south station (get off at the WORLD EXPO);  
--take a taxi for around 100 yuan;
--there is one special charter leaving at 9am everyday from each of the following locations:
       +Zhongshan Park, West Gate (中山公园西门 zhōng shān gōng yuán xī mén)
       +In front of Nanhu Hotel on Wenhua Lu, near San Hao Street (南湖大酒店，文化nán hú dà
         jiǔ diàn，wén huà lù)
       +In front of the Bank of China at Government Square (市府广场中国人民银行 shì fǔ guǎng
        chǎng zhōng guó rén mín yín háng)                        
       +In front of Suning Electric Appliance Store at Middle Street (中街苏宁电器 zhōng jiē sū níng
         diàn qì)
       +In front of Shi Hua Building in Beihang (北行石化大厦  běi háng shí huà dà shà)
 

Yuan Wei Zhai Roast Duck

For both those who adore Beijing Roast Duck, or just those looking to give it a try, Yuan Wei Zhai is the place to go. There are several locations around Shenyang, and more and more seem to be popping up all the time. They are quite well known among Shenyang locals as t...
For both those who adore Beijing Roast Duck, or just those looking to give it a try, Yuan Wei Zhai is the place to go. There are several locations around Shenyang, and more and more seem to be popping up all the time. They are quite well known among Shenyang locals as the best places to eat duck in town. The prices are reasonable and the duck is delicious. 
 
  
How to get there:  
 
Nan ba branch: On Nan ba malu (南八马路) a few hundred km east of Xinhua Square (新华广场 xīn huá guǎngchǎng).  It's very near to a 120 emergency hospital that all taxi drivers know.  Ask them for the name of the restaurant or the hospital (120 医院
yāo èr líng yīyuàn）
 
Shi yi we lu branch:  It’s located a few blocks north of the U.S. Consulate, at the intersection of San Jing Jie (三经街) and Shiyi Wei Lu (十一纬路). 
  
 
 

Time Time Time Restaurant (24 hours)

Open 24 hours, Time Time Time offers pretty good food, specially brewed beer, a very contemporary upbeat environment, and sometimes live music. The food selection does not include most standard Chinese dishes, but rather many different “snack-type” foods. Their sp...
Open 24 hours, Time Time Time offers pretty good food, specially brewed beer, a very contemporary upbeat environment, and sometimes live music. The food selection does not include most standard Chinese dishes, but rather many different “snack-type” foods. Their specialty is “chuànr” products, a.k.a food on sticks. You can get various meats on sticks or the very popular “málà shuàndù” (麻辣涮肚), a variety of veggies, tofu, mushrooms, and other things on sticks boiled in some extra spicy water and oil. Another highly recommended specialty, the “India Flying Bread”-- yìndù fēibǐng (印度飞饼), is only available before 11:00pm. The bread comes in many flavors including chocolate, sesame, banana, strawberry, onion, etc. 
   
All in all, Time Time Time is an excellent place to go to hang out and relax with some friends, especially if you’re looking for a late-night snack. The location makes it a convenient stop after bowling at Jin Du Bowling Alley, or drinking/dancing at SOS Club. 
    

On the north side of Nan Wu Ma Lu (南五马路), just west of Fang Xing Square (方形广场). Ask a taxi driver for fāng xíng guǎng chǎng (方形广场), the restaurant is very large and on the top is written “Time Time Time” in large letters. 

 

Champa's Restaurant (Indian)

This small restaurant doesn’t have much in the way of atmosphere, but what they do have is delicious and inexpensive Indian food! Four people can easily eat for less than 100 yuan. 
        
Location: ...
This small restaurant doesn’t have much in the way of atmosphere, but what they do have is delicious and inexpensive Indian food! Four people can easily eat for less than 100 yuan. 
        
Location: Champa’s is a little difficult to find. It’s near MaLu Wan (马路湾) near the corner of Zhonghua Lu and Chang de jie (Chang de jie is between Nanjing Jie an Heping Da jie, running parallel to them). Keep your eyes open and you should be able to find it. 

Ice Hockey, Ice skating

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...

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

Paulaner Bräuhaus

Located on the first floor of the ritzy Kempinski Hotel, this bar and grill is one of the more upscale places in Shenyang. Since the German-style restaurant caters largely to foreign business people staying in the hotel, the prices for both food and drinks are considerably higher ...
Located on the first floor of the ritzy Kempinski Hotel, this bar and grill is one of the more upscale places in Shenyang. Since the German-style restaurant caters largely to foreign business people staying in the hotel, the prices for both food and drinks are considerably higher than most places in Shenyang. Though the prices are high, the food and drinks are excellent. Dinner selections include steak and sausages, and they have German Paulaner beer on tap. There are Filipina singers/dancers performing English songs every night. 
        
Check in for parties and dinner/drink specials for special occasions, including Oktoberfest, World Cup, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, etc. 
   
Prices:
Liter of Paulaner beer: 65 yuan
Local beers: around 35 yuan
Steak Dinner: At least 100 yuan
    
Location: On the corner of Qing Nian Da Jie (青年大街) and Xi Bin He Lu (西滨河路), kitty corner from the TV Tower. Ask a taxi driver for kāi bīn sī jī jiǔdiàn. You can enter through the hotel, or there is a side-door on the north side of the bulding. 
 

Bei Fang Bookstores

Shenyang doesn’t have any particularly good foreign language bookstores. The largest and most well-known bookstore is called Bei Fang Bookstore (北方图书城 běifāng túshū chéng). This large, four-level store has a wide variety of books, maps, pictures, and study too...
Shenyang doesn’t have any particularly good foreign language bookstores. The largest and most well-known bookstore is called Bei Fang Bookstore (北方图书城 běifāng túshū chéng). This large, four-level store has a wide variety of books, maps, pictures, and study tools such as electronic dictionaries. Most of the foreign language section is geared towards Chinese learners of English. As a result Bei Fang does not offer a great selection of reading material, but is an excellent place to look for teaching materials and resources for learning Chinese. 
 
Locations: Bei Fang Bookstores actually have at least three locations in Shenyang. The largest one (described above) is known by foreigners as “The Pink Bookstore.” It’s located on Qing Nian Dajie (青年大街), 200 meters south of the TV Tower. 
  
There is a smaller store located at the corner of Wenhua Lu (文化路) and San Hao Street (三好街) at the northern end of San Hao Computer Market. It is next door to Fantasia Theater, sharing a building with Happy Party KTV (快乐迪). 
  
The third store is located in Huanggu District near Lioning University — #128 Chang Jiang Jie (长江街).　
 
"The Pink Bookstore"　
 
 

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