A glimpse of 1980s Shenyang revealed

Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning province, used to be the only big city in northeast China.

A series of pictures taken in 1983 have provided a window into life in the city during the 1980s. 

Shenyang residents ride bikes on Chaoyang Street. Chaoyang Street, located in Shengjing Ancient City, was constructed in the early years of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo/ifeng.com]

Two trolley busses pictured on Shifu Road. Shifu Road evolved from a road originally built for horse-drawn carts in 1907. It links Fengtian station to the Xiaoxi Bianmen. [Photo/ifeng.com]

Shenyang North Railway Station, 1983. Today, Shenyang North Railway Station is now one of the largest railway stations in the northeast China region. [Photo/ifeng.com]

Students walk in the campus of Liaoning University. The university was established on the base of a commercial university in November 1948. On Sept 15, 1958, the Northeast China Institute of Finance and Economics, Shenyang Normal College and Shenyang Russian Technical College merged into the current Liaoning University. It has a total of three campuses and covers an area of 2,016 mu (134.4 hectares). [Photo/ifeng.com]

A man cycles past a trolley bus in Zhongshan Square, Shenyang, Northeast China’s Liaoning province. Zhongshan Square is located at the intersection of Zhongshan Road, Nanjing Street, and Beisima Road in Heping district. It was originally named Zhongyang Square when it was first completed in 1913. [Photo/ifeng.com]

Residents of Shenyang walk and ride bikes on Shenyang Middle Street. Shenyang Middle Street is a commercial street with a history of around 380 years. It is known as the “first commercial street in Northeast China”. [Photo/ifeng.com]