Liaoning · China
Where to stay in Shenyang
Shenyang is a city in Liaoning, China, home to about 9,070,000 people.
- Best months
- May and September
- Nearest airport
- SHE19 km · Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Shenyang
Shenyang, formerly known by its Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the provincial capital of Liaoning province. It is the province's most populous city with a population of 9,070,093 as of the 2020 census, also making it the largest city in Manchuria by urban population, and the second-largest by metropolitan population (behind Harbin).
Nurhaci built his imperial palace and was laid to rest in one of the first two imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty, Fuling Tomb. His son Hong Taiji is buried in Zhaoling tomb, which is the second of the first two imperial tombs. The imperial palace and the two tombs are all listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. It was in Shenyang that the Russian army was defeated by the Japanese in 1905, resulting in Japan taking control of the Liaodong Peninsula from Russia.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Shenyang
See
- City walls
- Huaiyuanmen
- Fujinmen
- Former residence of Zhang Xueliang
- Former Site of Shenyang Military Tribunal for the Trial of Japanese War Criminals
- Fuling
- Mukden Palace
- The old Longkou Wine Museum
- Shengjing Ancient Cultural Street
- Shenyang World War II Allied Prisoners Camp Site Museum
- Xinle Ancient Ruins Museum
- Zhaoling
Do
- Happy Family
- Public Bathhouses
- Shenyang Huangsi Temple Fair
- Northeast Asia Ski Resort
- Baiqingzhai Ski Field
- Qipanshan Ice and Snow World
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Where to stay
Hotels in Shenyang
5 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Metropark North York Hotel Shenyang | 1.5 km | |
| Holiday Inn Express Shenyang Tawan (Shenyang Xingshun Night Market) | 4.9 km | |
| NEU International Hotel | 3.9 km | |
| Rayfont Hotel | 5.6 km | |
| Tianfeng International Hotel | 4.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Shenyang
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shenyang are May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 161 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Shenyang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Anshan Teng'ao Airport / Anshan Air Base (AOG, 91 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
The city is served by the Shenyang Taoxian International Airport, and by several smaller, regional airports. There are direct flights to Shenyang from most Chinese airports.
Getting around
Sights in the old city, Shenhe District, can be walked between, but other areas such as those in Beiling or Dongling require transport. The Shenyang Metro has three lines. Line 1 runs east-west across the city (serving Shenyang rail station). Line 2 runs north-south (serving Shenyang North rail station). Line 9 runs in an L shape, from northwest to southwest to southeast. Line 10 runs in an L shape, from northwest to southwest to southeast. Shenyang has a comprehensive bus system, but it can be incomprehensible if you do not read Chinese.
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SHE · Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
AOG · Anshan Teng'ao Airport / Anshan Air Base
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Shenyang
Eat
Liaoning is home to Liaocai (辽菜), a distinctive cuisine named after the area. Liaocai tends to be strong in flavour with plenty of garlic, ginger and other spices but not hot. Shenyang has a large Korean and Mongolian population, who operate a lot of barbecue stands on the street corners of the city. Some of the city's best types of cuisine include 火锅 hot pot, 麻辣烫 mala tang, or spicy pay-by-weight soup, and 串儿 chuan'r barbeque. There are many Muslim hand-pulled noodle places, and also a number of very good Korean restaurants. All of Shenyang's top hotels feature fancy restaurants serving Cantonese, Japanese and Western food. At least two different places offering Mexican specials.
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Questions
Shenyang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Shenyang?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shenyang are May and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; August is the wettest, with about 161 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Shenyang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE), about 19 km from the city centre in a straight line; Anshan Teng'ao Airport / Anshan Air Base (AOG, 91 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Shenyang?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Shenyang
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.