Shenyang

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. How many people live in Shenyang?Approximately 9.1 million residents within the administrative area
2. How big is Shenyang?12,925 square kilometers (4,990 square miles)
3. What is the capital of Shenyang?Shenyang
4. What is Shenyang and where is it located?Shenyang is a large city in China and the capital of Liaoning Province. It sits in Northeast China on the Manchurian Plain.
5. Why is Shenyang famous for its palace?It has the Shenyang Imperial Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The palace was built in the 1600s, before Beijing’s Forbidden City.

Manchurian Plain: A vast, fertile lowland region in Northeast China, historically inhabited by the Manchu people.
Continental Climate: A climate type characterized by large seasonal temperature variations, with hot summers and cold winters, typical of inland regions.
Mukden Palace: The former imperial palace of the early Qing dynasty, located in Shenyang, now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
First Five-Year Plan: A period of Soviet-inspired economic planning in China from 1953 to 1957, focusing on industrial development.