Shenhe District
Administrative subdivisions
There are 11 subdistricts within the district.
- Binhe Subdistrict (滨河街道)
- Wanlian Subdistrict (万莲街道)
- Zhujianlu Subdistrict (朱剪炉街道)
- Beizhan Subdistrict (北站街道)
- Fengyutan Subdistrict (风雨坛街道)
- Huangcheng Subdistrict (皇城街道)
- Wulihe Subdistrict (五里河街道)
- Nanta Subdistrict (南塔街道)
- Quanyuan Subdistrict (泉园街道)
- Maguanqiao Subdistrict (马官桥街道)
- Dongling Subdistrict (东陵街道)
Transport
Rail
Shenhe District is also home to Northeast China's main railway hub, the Shenyang North Railway Station (locally known as the "North Station"). The railways leading to the station forms the border between Shenhe District and the neighbouring eastern portion of Huanggu District. The station building has recently undergone a major overhaul and extension.
Road
Qingnian Street (Chinese: 青年大街; pinyin: Qīngnián Dà Jiē; lit. 'Youth Avenue') is the district's primary north–south arterial road that links Beiling Park and Taoxian Airport, separating the southern portion of Shenhe District from the neighbouring southern Heping District.
Education
The Shenyang Saturday School (Chinese: 沈阳补习授业校; Shěnyáng bǔxí shòu yè xiào, Japanese: 瀋陽補習授業校; Shenyan Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a Japanese weekend school, was established in April 2006 and is located in Shenhe District.
Visitor attractions
There is the Central Temple (中心庙; Zhōngxīn Mìao), built during the Ming dynasty, showing the center of ancient Shenyang. This temple is located just south of the Middle Street (中街; Zhōng Jiē), one of the most famous shopping streets and the first commercial pedestrian zone in China. Shenhe District is also home to the famous Wu'ai Market (五爱市场; Wŭài Shìchǎng), the largest light industry wholesale trading center in the entire Bohai Economic Rim.
Shenhe District is the site of the Mukden Palace, just south of the Central Temple. It is also the site of Zhang Zuolin's former home and headquarters, Shengjing Ancient Cultural Street. In the western Shenhe District there is a Muslim town, and the South Pagoda (南塔; Nán tǎ) is located in southern Shenhe District. There are a lot of high-end hotels located in Shenhe District, such as Sheraton, Kempinski, Lexington, Marriott (which is the first Marriott Hotel directly named "Marriott" in mainland China, but due to finance conflicts is not administrated by Marriott International). The iconic 305.5 m (1,002 ft) Liaoning Broadcast and TV Tower is situated alongside Qingnian Street.
References
- ^ "Shenhe" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ 分地区土地面积和人口密度 (2012年末) (in Chinese). Shenyang Statistics Bureau. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "沈阳市第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Shenyang. 2021-06-02.
- ^ 2022年统计用区划代码：沈河区 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
- ^ Home page. Shenyang Hoshuko. Retrieved on March 31, 2015. Old URL.
- ^ 学校概要 (in Japanese). Shenyang Hoshuko. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
所在地 小書童教育連鎖機構瀋陽文芸路学習中心内（瀋陽市文芸路地王国際花園10号楼2号）
- ^ "沈阳市组织机构代码管理办公室" (Archive). National Administration to Code Allocation to Organizations (NACAO; 全国组织机构代码管理中心). Retrieved on April 1, 2015. "沈阳市沈河区五爱街2号（地王国际花园东裙楼）"