Overview of Shenyang
Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, has a total area of 13,000 square kilometers and a resident population of 8.3 million, and covers 10 districts, 2 counties and one county-level city.
The gross economic output of Shenyang accounts for about a quarter of that of Liaoning province and about 11 percent of that of Northeast China.
Known as the "Origin of the Qing Dynasty and Capital of Two Emperors", Shenyang has a history of over 2,300 years.
Location Advantages
Shenyang, a central city in the northeastern region, is located at the center of Northeast Asian Economic Rim and Bohai Economic Rim. It is the core of eight cities in the Shenyang Economic Zone and an important hub for China to Northeast Asia and for connecting Eurasia Land Bridge. The city is also an integrated hub for the Yangtze River Delta region, the Pearl River Delta region and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to Northeast China.
Transportation Advantages
Shenyang is an important hub of land transportation in Northeast China. Shenyang is also the largest integrated railway hub in Northeast China.
Shenyang, as a regional airport hub, opens to 20 cities in the world and 72 cities (regions) in China. Shenyang Airport has 150 routes, including 25 international routes and 125 domestic routes.
Industry Advantages
High-End Equipment Manufacturing Industry
Automobile and Parts Industry
Aerospace Industry
IC Equipment Industry
Information Industry
Biomedical Industry
Modern Agriculture Industry
Scientific and Technical Advantages
The city boasts 25 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering, more than 600,000 professionals, 107 scientific research institutes of municipal level and above, three national-level institutes including Institute of Automation, Institute of Metal Research, Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
There are 47 colleges and universities, covering 404,000 college students and 119,000 graduates; 129 vocational colleges, covering 193,000 students; 41 innovation platforms such as national engineering labs, engineering research centers and enterprise technology centers, ranking top 5 among sub-provincial cities in the country.
Opening-up Advantages
Shenyang has created economic and trade contact with 188 countries and regions, and has established friendship with 19 cities in 14 foreign countries.
87 global top 500 enterprises have established 152 companies in Shenyang.
seven countries, including Germany, France, US and Japan have set up consulates general in Shenyang.
A number of foreign (overseas) institutions have set up their official missions in Shenyang, the number of which ranks first in Northeast China.