Shenyang

Shenyang is a sub-provincial city and capital of Liaoningprovince in Northeast China. The city was also known as Shengjingor Fengtianfu.It was first used by the Manchupeople as capital in the 17th century and is today the biggest city in Northeast China. Along with its nearby cities, Shenyang is an important industrial center in China, and the transportation and commercial center of China's northeastern region–particularly with Japan, and Korea.

A center ofheavy industryin China since the 1930s, and the spearhead of the Chinese central government'sNortheast Area Revitalization Plan,the city has been diversifying its industry and now has a solid industrial foundation, a good land and air transport network, abundant natural resources, and a skilled workforce.