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7 unusual facts about Shěnyáng


Chinese people in Uganda

The biggest Chinese employer in Uganda is Zhang Hao, a native of Shenyang, who arrived in 1999 and started an import business that grew to an enterprise encompassing a restaurant, bakery, firm selling flat-screen televisions and security company.

Dina Temple-Raston

She went on to study at Liaoning University, Shenyang, China, graduating with a degree in Chinese Language in 1989.

Harold Fischer

Fischer was taken captive by Chinese military personnel and imprisoned near Shenyang, Liaoning Province.

Manchukuo National Airways

The airline had a "hub" in Hsinking and was linked by regular flight routes from Harbin, Shamussi (Kiamusze), Kirin, Mukden, Antung, Chinchow, Chengde, Tsitsihar, Hailar, and the Kwantung Leased Territory and Korea areas, for connections with Imperial Japanese Airways (Dai Nippon Koku KK) to Japan itself or foreign routes.

Mayumi Iizuka

In the middle of August 2010, she attended Shenyang Anime and Computer Game Exhibition 2010 (2010中国沈阳第二届动漫电玩博览会), Shenyang, China, and showed her performance there.

Tiziana Scandaletti

Recent activities include tours in Europe, Asia, Australia and America, performing at Gasteig in Munich, Unerhoerte Musik in Berlin, Xinghai Concert Hall in Canton, Liaoning Grand Theatre in Shenyang, Opera Theater in Ulan Bator, 37th International Composers' Symposium of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Artlink Festival in Belgrade and SoundaXis Festival in Toronto.

Xiqing Gujian

The supplement added a further 1875 items to the catalogue and included another 900 items stored at the Imperial palace in Shèngjīng (盛京, which is modern day Shěnyáng 瀋陽).


China Northern Airlines

China Northern Airlines (simplified Chinese: 中国北方航空; pinyin: Zhōngguó Běifāng Hángkōng), was an airline headquartered on the grounds of Dongta Airport, Dadong District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, People's Republic of China.

China Poly Group Corporation

Having its affiliated enterprises and projects in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Changsha, Tianjin, Harbin, Shenyang, Chongqing, Hainan, and Hong Kong etc., the Group Corporation has made significant achievements in capital scale, economic benefits, business management and system construction, characterized by professionalism, scale operation and optimal allocation of resources.

Dugald Christie

He was the grandson of Dr Dugald Christie (Christie of Mukden) - a Scottish Presbyterian missionary doctor who founded the Mukden Medical College in Shenyang, China.

Gächinger Kantorei

In 2009 the Gächinger Kantorei sang under Rilling with the New York Philharmonic Handel's Messiah in Avery Fisher Hall in New York with soloists Annette Dasch, Daniel Taylor, James Taylor and Shenyang.

Hang Lung Group

Seeing the success of the Shanghai projects, the Group continued to expand its business to others parts of the Mainland such as Shenyang, Jinan, Wuxi, Tianjin, Dalian, and Kunming.

Hang Lung Plaza

Forum 66, City Centre, Shenyang (市府恒隆廣場, literally City Centre Hang Lung Plaza)

Heping District, Shenyang

All Nippon Airways has its Shenyang Office in Tower 2 of City Plaza Shenyang in the district.

Ma'anshan

Maanshan has been identified by the Economist Intelligence Unit in the November 2010 Access China White Paper as a member of the CHAMPS (Chongqing, Hefei, Anshan, Ma'anshan, Pingdingshan and Shenyang), an economic profile of the top 20 emerging cities in China.

Shenyang Military Region

Two commanders served for long periods in the Shenyang MR, Chen Xilian, from 1959-73, and Li Desheng from 1974-85.

Winter Offensive of 1947 in Northeast China

In order to completely cut the link between Changchun and Shenyang, the communist decided to take Siping (city) by redeploying the 1st column, the 3rd column and the 7th column on February 29, 1948 from southern Liaoning to Siping (city), while the communist 2nd column, 6th column, 8the column, and the 10th column were already deployed two days ago on February 27, 1948 to Changtu and Kaiyuan to stop any possible nationalist reinforcement to the city.

In the meantime, the communist 1st column, 3rd column, 6th column, and 7th column penetrated into the regions surrounding Tieling, Xinmin, Shenyang and Faku (法库), while the 10th column approached Kaiyuan.

Zhengtai Campaign

The nationalist forces in North China concentrated on protecting important regions including: the BeijingShijiazhuang section of BeijingHankou Railway, the BeijingZhangjiakou section of BeijingSuiyuan Railway, Northern section of Tatong – Fengling Crossing Railway, BeijingShanhaiguan section of BeijingShenyang Railway, and the iron triangular region of BeijingBaodingTianjin region.

Zhongshan Road

In Shenyang, the Zhongshan Road, built in early 1930s, is also a main road in the city center, not far from Shenyang Railway Station.

Zou Lunlun

At age 18, Zou begun music studies at the Shenyang Conservatory, where she was taught by Zhao Yuzhai, Cao Zheng, Lu Diansheng, and Zhang Jinxia.


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