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Shenyang Imperial Palace
Hall with Emperor's Throne.We had a 4 days holiday in historic city Shenyang. It was a relaxing holiday as the attractions are all within the city area. However, the main reason for this trip is to visit Benxi Cave in Benxi city about 1.5 hours away.
In 1625, Qing dynasty’s first Emperor Nuerhachi made Shenyang city his capital. We visited his imperial palace on the first day. The palace together with the one in Beijing is listed as an UNESCO World Heritage site. The Shenyang Imperial Palace was used by the imperial family till their conquest of China in 1644. This palace is much smaller than the imperial palace in Bejing. The architectural is a combination of Chinese and Manchu styles.
The Hall of Great Affairs is where the emperor ascends the throne, held his “meeting” and review “parades”. It has pavilions on either side of it. The pavilions represent the different “department” of the imperial government. Another interesting area is the Qingning palace where there are several houses which was the living quarters for the second emperor’s concubines. The Phoenix Tower is the highest structure in the entire palace. There is also a Wen Su Pavilion where priceless book where formerly
kept. The roof has a unique black colour to symbolize water to prevent fire from destroying the books.
Next was a visit to 9.18 museum. The museum was built on the location where the Japanese army staged an incident on 18 Sept 1931 and started the invasion and occupation of Northeast China till end of WWII. The museum tells the story of the Japanese War with China and the suffering by the Chinese during this period.
On the next day, we booked a taxi to bring us to Benxi to visit the Benxi Cave. This cave has the world longest underground river discovered so far. The entrance of the cave is a semi circle shape and you walk in to the pier to take a 40 minutes boat ride to view the interior.
The last day was a visit to World Heritage Site Fuling Mausoleum. Nurhachi (1559-1626) and his empress were buried. The Mausoleum has three sections. The first section is the entrance and a path way with stone carvings on either side. It leads to the second section scared way with 108 steps. It leads to a stele pavilion built in 1688 to record the good
Shenyang Imperial Palace
The Hall of Great Affairs. The design originate from the nomad's tent. deeds of the emperor. The final section is here the tomb lies and has a city design complete with tower and walls.
Our last stop was a visit to the local wine museum called Laolongtou. This is the first wine museum in Northeast China.
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