Abbreviation: Liao辽
Capital: Shenyang
Area: More than 150,000 square kilometers with a 2,912-kilometre-long coastline
Population: 41.55million
Location: In southern part of northeast China
Located in southern part of northeast China, Liaoning is to the north of the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea and to the northwest of Korean Peninsula and is one of the leading provices in economic development and in the country’s opening-up. It is rich in mineral resources. It reserves in petroleum and natural gas account for 15 percent and 10 percent respectively, of China’s total. It is also a national leader in reserves of coal, iron, boron, baudisserite, adamas and speckstone.
Liaoning is also a powerhouse of China’s industry. To date, the province has formed an industiral system covering metallury, machinery, petroleum, electricity, electronics chemicals and building materials. It has an advantage in sceientific research. It has 359 scientific research institutions, 62 institutes for higher education 33 state-level laboratories and 26 engineering and thecnological centres. The provincre has an efficient transportation system consisting of seaports, railways, highways, pipelines and airports.
The province has four pillar industries, such as petrochemicals, metallury, electronics and machinery. With the deepening of the reform and opening-up, investors have poured money into a broader range of sectors, such as real estate, infrastructure, energy, hihh-tech, agriculture and the catering industry.
Liaoning boasts rich tourism resources. It has 180 cultural sites aove the provicinal level. Besides, it owns 40 forest parks, 10 natural reserves and foue holiday zones. Dalain International Garment Festival and Shenyang Ice and Snow Tourism Festival have become well known both at home and abroad. After going through many years of construction and development, Liaoning Province has emerged with four large tourist areas, including the capital city of Shenyang, the coastal city of Dalian, as well as Dangdong and Jinzhou.