Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning Province.

Shenyang City, ancient name Shengjing, Fengtian, Liaoning Province, the jurisdiction of prefecture-level city, the provincial capital, sub-provincial cities, megacities, the core city of Shenyang metropolitan area, the State Council approved the determination of the center of northeastern China, China's important industrial base and advanced equipment manufacturing base. Shenyang is located in the south of northeastern China, central Liaoning, is the northeastern region of political, economic, cultural and commercial trade center, the Belt and Road to northeastern and southeastern Asia and Southeast Asia, the extension of the international comprehensive transportation hub.

Shenyang is a national historical and cultural city, the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty, known as "the birthplace of a dynasty, two generations of emperors and kings". Tomorrow, five years (1625), the Qing Emperor Nurhachu moved the capital here, Huang taiji built Shengjing City, and the establishment of China's Qing Dynasty here, Shenyang jumped to one of the two capitals of the Qing Dynasty Shengjing Imperial City, began to become the center of the Northeast city.

Shenyang city topography

Shenyang is located in the middle of the Liaohe Plain, the eastern part of Liaodong hilly mountains, the northern part of the Liaobei hills, the terrain to the west, the south gradually open and spreading, by the transition of alluvial flooding before the mountains for a large alluvial plains. Topography from north east to south west, both sides to the central tilt. The highest point is Shenbei New District Magang Township old Shigou's Shiren Mountain, 441 meters above sea level; the lowest point is Liaozhong District Yu Jiafang's former Zuojia Village, 5 meters above sea level. Huanggu District, Heping District and Shenhe District of the terrain, slightly undulating, the height of 41.45 meters.

Shenyang Hunnan District is mostly hilly and mountainous; Shenbei New District is somewhat hilly and mountainous in the north and gradually flattens out towards the south; Sujiatun District, except for some hilly and mountainous terrain in the south, most of the area, like Yuhong District, is an alluvial plain. Xinmin City, Liaozhong District, most of the area for the Liao River, Hun River alluvial plain, with a few marshes and sand dunes, Xinmin City, some hills scattered in the north. The area of the city's low hills is 1020 square kilometers, accounting for 12% of the city's total area.

Shenyang mountainous hills concentrated in the northeast, southeast, is an extension of the Liaodong hills. West is the Liao River, Hun River alluvial plain, the terrain from east to west gently sloping, the city's highest elevation of 447.2 meters, in the Faku territory; the lowest elevation of 5.3 meters, in the Liaozhong District, in the town of Yujiafang. The eastern part of Shenyang is low hills, and the central and western part is a vast plain. It slopes from northeast to southwest, with an average elevation of 30-50 meters.

Reference for the above: Baidu Encyclopedia-Shenyang City