Beauty Spot

Qipanshan Mountain

QiPanShan Mountain (Chessboard Mountain) gets its name because on the mountain there is a rock on which a board of Chinese chess was carved. On the top of the mountain a pavilion (called Wanghuting in Chinese) was built for enjoying the sight of Xiuhu Lake at the foot of the mountain.

Now, cables and chutes are also built on the mountain.It only takes you 20 minutes for a round trip. It is a favorable place for sightseeing in Shenyang City.

International Horticultural Expo Garden

On 1 st September 2004, Shenyang was officially approved to hold 2006 China Shenyang International Horticultural Exposition (category: A2+B1, professional international Expo) at the 56 th conference of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH). The Expo will take place from May 1 st to October 31 st , 2006, altogether 184 days. Sponsored by People's Government of Liaoning Province, Ministry of Construction of P. R. China, Ministry of Commerce of P. R. China, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), China Flowers Association, and the Expo is to be organized by People's Government of Shenyang and co-organized by Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture and Chinese Association of Park. The Expo will be held in Shenyang Qipanshan Tourism Resort. With the completed South Zone and the North Zone that is under construction in Shenyang Botanic Garden as core areas, the construction for the International Expo will be undertaken and extended to the east and south. The total planned area is more than 5 sq. km, which occupies the largest area compared with previous International Expos.

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(Source: chinatravel.com & expo2006sy.gov.cn)