『Dalian and Shenyang』
DaLian
The beautiful seaside city of Dalian on the southern tip of Liaodong peninsula is a nice sightseeing, recuperating and holidaymaking destination. It is particularly suitable for convention or awarded tours. Dalian is skirted on three sides by the sea and its long coast opens onto a myriad of islands. With fabulous landscape, the weather pleasant and the neat and tidy urban environment, Dalian is a celebrated summering place and tourist city, as well as a national scenic resort. main scenic spots include Bangchui (wooden club) islet, Laohutan (tiger’s beach) park,Fujiazhuang park, Xinghai (star sea) park, Jinshitan (golden rock) beach and Lushunkou scenic resort and so on. When night falls, the city takes on an enchanting look. Dalian is also the venue of a series of annual large-scale events, including dalian international fashion festival, the festival to great new year with firework displays, international marathon competition and international locust watching festival.
ShenYang Imperial Palace
Located in the center of old town of Shenyang, Shenyang imperial palace
was first constructed by orders of Nurhachi, the former founder of the
Manchurian empire and the Qing dynasty, in 1625 and completed in 1636
under the reign of abahai, his eighth son. It was here that Qing emperor
Shuzhi was crowned before setting off to cross the great wall in 1644.
Covering an area of 60,000 square meters and having more than 300 halls
and rooms, it is considered a miniature of the Forbidden City in
Beijing. But it by comparison is smaller in scale and the Manchurian
influence behind its construction shows a vast departure in style from
its predecessor. Main buildings are Chongzhongdian
(the hall of devoted affairs), Dazhengdian (the hall of great affairs).
Fenghuanglou (the phoenix tower) and Qingninggong (the palace of celestial peace).
Northern Mausoleum
Also known as Zhaoling, it got the present name from its location in northern suburbs of Shenyang city and was called “the three mausoleums of the Qing dynasty out of Shanhai pass”, along with fuling and Yongling tombs. covering an area of 180,000 square meters, it was the tomb of Qing emperor Abahai and his wife. completed in 1651, or the eighth year of emperor Shunzhi’s reign, it is an integration of Manchu, Han and Mongolia architectural arts.
