Micro travel route 1: tour historical buildings

Recommended sites: Shenyang Imperial Palace, the site of Khan's palace, Northeast Army Lecture Hall, the site of the Shenyang trial of Japanese war criminals, the memorial museum at the site of the primary school Zhou Enlai used to study in as a child.

Shenyang Imperial Palace, built in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is one of the two well-preserved palace complexes in China, with the other being the Forbidden City in Beijing. It was put on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in July 2004.

The site of Khan's palace was the resting place of Nurhachi, the founder of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and his wives.

The Northeast Army Lecture Hall was established in 1907 and was developed further during the reign of Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang in Northeast China. It is a comprehensive military education institution with the longest history and the largest number of military personnel in Northeast China.

The site of Shenyang trial of Japanese war criminals court is the only museum in China related to the trial of Japanese war criminals.

Memorial museum at the site of the primary school Zhou Enlai used to study in as a child was built to commemorate Zhou's schooldays.

Micro travel route 2: travel for museums

Recommended sites: Liaoning Provincial Museum, Liaoning Agricultural Museum, Industrial Museum of China, Paleontological Museum of Liaoning, Shenyang Xinle Ancient Ruins Museum, Shenyang Xuanhe Art Museum, the Art Gallery of Song Yugui, Shenyang Accounting Museum, Huanggutun Incident Museum

Liaoning Provincial Museum is the first comprehensive museum established after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, as well as the largest provincial historical and arts museum in China.

Liaoning Agricultural Museum mainly exhibits ancient and modern agricultural tools used by people in Liaohe River Basin.

Industrial Museum of China houses more than 30,000 cultural relics dating back over 4,000 years, and it also functions as a research base for industrial culture and historic Chinese industrial materials. It is the largest comprehensive industrial museum in China jointly built by provincial and municipal governments.

Paleontological Museum of Liaoning is China's largest paleontological museum, displaying paleontological fossils from Liaoning Province and elsewhere, with fossils dating back up to 3 billion years.

Shenyang Xinle Ancient Ruins Museum is an ancient site of a tribe from the matriarchal clan society that lived at the beginning of the New Stone Age 7,200 years ago.

Established in 2014, Shenyang Xuanhe Art Museum is the first museum in Shenyang to be located in a shopping center, and has the largest independent exhibition hall in Shenyang at present.

The Art Gallery of Song Yugui is the first art gallery named after an artist in Liaoning Province. The main mission of the gallery is to promote, exhibit and study the artworks of Mr Song Yugui. It is open to the public all year without admission charges. In addition, the gallery also hosts art exhibitions and events.

Shenyang Accounting Museum is a thematic museum showing the evolution of the accounting industry with more than 5,000 Chinese and overseas accounting exhibits.

Huanggutun Incident Museum reveals the truth of the incident involving the Japanese Guandong Army that murdered Zhang Zuolin, a warlord in Northeast China.

Micro travel route 3: tour old mansions

Recommended sites: the former site of Yang Yuting's Mansion, the former site of Chang Yinhuai's Mansion, the former site of Wang Mingyu's Mansion, the former site of Tang Yulin's Mansion, the former site of Zhang Shouyi's Mansion, the former site of Sun Liechen's Mansion

The former site of Yang Yuting's Mansion is located at Kuixinglou Road, which is made up of siheyuan (traditional Chinese courtyard) and foreign buildings in European neoclassical style.

The former site of Chang Yinhuai's Mansion is located at Wanshou Lane, with a construction area of 3,295 square meters. It features a brick-concrete structure and sloping roof covered with green iron plates.

The former site of Wang Mingyu's Mansion is situated at No 5 Ruyi Road.

The former site of Tang Yulin's Mansion has two sites; one is located at Shiyiwei Road and features luxurious decoration, which was rebuilt as Liaoning Provincial Museum in 1959, and the other is situated at Beisanjing Street, covering an area of 2,100 sq m.

The former site of Zhang Shouyi's Mansion has two sites. One is located at Bawei Road, covering an area of 1,926 sq m; the other is situated at Wenhui Street, covering an area of 2,105 sq m with a typical French classical architectural style. Zhang Shouyi is the fifth wife of Zhang Zuolin, a former army marshal.

The former site of Sun Liechen's Mansion was built in the early 20th century. It is a typical Chinese traditional courtyard house and is protected because of its historical value. It was appointed as an "immovable cultural relic in Shenyang" in 2004, and was announced as a "minicipal historic protection site" by Shenyang municipal government in 2008.

Micro travel route 4: tour old banks

Recommended sites: the former site of Zhicheng Bank, the former site of HSBC Bank, the former site of Citibank, the former site of the official modern bank of three provinces in Northeast China during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Frontier Bank (Shenyang Financial Museum)

The former site of Zhicheng Bank is situated at Zhonghua Road. It was reorganized as a private joint-stock bank from five private banks and was built in 1932.

The former site of HSBC Bank is located at Shiyiwei Road, which was built in 1931 and designed by the British. It was one of the few large reinforced concrete buildings in Shenyang at that time.

The former site of Citibank is located at Shiyiwei Road and was built in 1928, and was designed by Americans.

The former site of the official modern bank of three provinces in Northeast China in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is located in Chaoyang Street, which was the first modern bank in Northeast China and was the core financial institution in the area, controlled by Zhang Zuolin, a former army marshal. It was built in 1929.

The Frontier Bank (Shenyang Financial Museum), as the largest financial museum in China with the widest range of exhibits, takes advantage of the former site of Frontier Bank held by Zhang Zuolin and his son Zhang Xueliang. The building was designed by German designers and completed in 1930, listed as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 1996.

Micro travel route 5: tour religious buildings

Recommended sites: Shenyang Catholic Church, Ci'en Temple, Great Buddha Temple, Prajna Temple, Taiqing Palace, Temple of Eternal Peace, Shisheng Temple, South Mosque, East Mosque

Shenyang Catholic Church is the earliest Catholic Church in Shenyang and was built by a French priest. The church was burnt down in the Yihetuan Movement (an anti-imperialist armed struggle in 1900, known as the Boxers Movement) and was rebuilt in 1912 with a typical Gothic style.

Ci'en Temple was built in 1628 and was made up of three building groups. It is the largest existing Buddhist temple in Shenyang.

Great Buddha Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), covering an area of 543 square meters.

Prajna Temple was built in 1684 and made up of east and west courtyards, covering an area of 2,289 square meters.

Taiqing Palace was built in 1663 and has distinctive national style and Taoist style in its architecture.

Temple of Eternal Peace is one of the most ancient temples in Shenyang. It was built before the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), covering an area of 5,200 sq m.

Shisheng Temple was built in 1636 and is a large Lama temple in Shenyang. It is also called the "Royal Temple".

South Mosque was built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. It is the largest and most prestigious mosque in Northeast China, covering an area of 6,116 sq m.

East Mosque was built in 1803, covering an area of 1,900 sq m. And the building embodies a combination of Chinese and western architectural styles.

Micro travel route 6: tour the industrial heritage

Recommended sites: building group of Tiexi workers' village, Museum of Life in Workers' Village, Laolongkou Wine Cellar, Shenyang Labor Model Memorial Hall

Building group of Tiexi workers' village was a famous living area for workers, which was built in 1952. It had 143 buildings, covering an area of 730,000 square meters.

Museum of Life in Workers' Village was built based on typical workers' dormitory buildings of the 1950s in Tiexi District, Shenyang. It highlights the living environment and everyday lives of workers from that time.

Laolongkou Wine Cellar has 54 wine cellars and one ancient well. Laolongkou was built in 1662, and is the oldest, largest and most well-preserved wine cellar in Northeast China. Its traditional wine brewing technology has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Shenyang Labor Model Memorial Hall is a large theme museum in China for commemorating labor models, covering an area of 3,000 sq m, with seven exhibition sections showing the spirit of Shenyang's labor models in different periods.

Micro travel route 7: tour war against Japan historic sites

Recommended sites: the old site of Beidaying barracks, the old site of Wang Tiehan's office

The old site of Beidaying barracks is located at Liulin Street and was built in 1907, covering an area of 4 square kilometers. The warlord Zhang Zuolin's army had been stationed here in the 1920s. 

The old site of Wang Tiehan's office is located at Beisijing Street where Wang Tiehan, a general in the War of Resistance Against Japanese, lived from July 1946 to October 1948.