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Why is Shenyang called Shenyang?
Because Shenyang is located in the north of Shenshui (Hunhe River), it is called Shenyang according to China's traditional orientation theory, that is, it is cloudy in the north of the mountain and sunny in the north of the water.

The earliest time to build a city in Shenyang can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which has been more than 2,600 years. In the Western Han Dynasty, the "Houcheng" belonging to Liaodong County in the Han Dynasty was the beginning of the formal establishment of Shenyang. In the Tang Dynasty, "Houcheng" was renamed as "Shenzhou". 1296, the Yuan Dynasty changed Shenzhou to "Shenyang Road", and the name "Shenyang" officially appeared in historical materials, with a history of 720 years.

1625, the Qing Taizu Nuerhachi moved to Shenyang and began to build the Imperial Palace (now the Forbidden City in Shenyang). 1634, the Qing emperor Taizong renamed Shenyang "Shengjing". 1657, the Qing dynasty established Fengtianfu in Shenyang, which means "Fengtian traffic", which is the origin of Shenyang's alias "Fengtian".

After the Revolution of 1911, Shenyang became the capital ruled by Feng Zhi's warlords. 1923 The official establishment of the Fengtian Municipal Government made the urban organizational system appear for the first time in the history of Shenyang. After a period of time, Shenyang has been changing back and forth between the names "Fengtian" and "Shenyang". Until 1945, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression won, the northeast was restored, and "Fengtian City" was restored to the name of "Shenyang City".

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General situation of Shenyang cultural development;

Shenyang, with profound cultural heritage, is known as "the birthplace of an era and the imperial capital of two generations". There are three world cultural heritages, namely the Forbidden City, Ganling and Zhaoling, Xinle Site, Xibojia Temple, Four Pagodas and Seven Temples in Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhangshuai House and other historical and cultural relics 1500, and the second batch of national historical and cultural cities 1986 announced by the State Council.

Shenyang has obvious geographical advantages, dense high-speed rail, expressway and intercity railway network, and has the largest railway marshalling station and airport in Northeast China. Shenyang Economic Zone consists of seven neighboring cities, including Anshan, Fushun, Benxi, Yingkou, Liaoyang, Tieling and Fuxin, which are rich in resources and complementary in economy. It is a national experimental zone for comprehensive reform of new industrialization.

With a solid development foundation and complete industrial categories, Shenyang is a famous industrial city in China, with equipment manufacturing as the main industry. It has formed advantageous industries such as automobiles and parts, modern architecture, deep processing of agricultural products, chemicals, steel, nonferrous metals, etc., and is a national-level experimental area for the integration of informationization and industrialization.

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