Heping District () is one of ten

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s of the Chinese

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of Shenyang, the capital of the

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ern province of Liaoning. It borders the districts of Huanggu to the north,

Shenhe The Shenhe District () is one of ten districts of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Shenhe serves as the central district of Shenyang and currently hosts the seat of the City Government. It borders the districts of Dad ...

to the east, Dongling to the southeast, Sujiatun to the south, and Tiexi and Yuhong to the west.

Economy

Northeast Electricity,

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, railways, other such industrial hubs and many media outlets such as Liaoning Radio and Television, Shenyang Radio and Television as well as the ''Shenyang Daily'' newspaper are also located in this district.

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has its Shenyang Office in Tower 2 of City Plaza Shenyang in the district.

Politics

Heping District is also the core area for many political institutions in the Northeast, including CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, headquarters of the

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(previously the

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), General Logistics Department and the consulates-general of the

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and other countries.

Administrative divisions

Heping District administers the following 10 subdistricts: * * * * * * * * * *

Transport

The district, better known as the downtown, sprung up around Shenyang Railway Station (known locally as the "South Station" in contrast to the "North Station" in Shenhe District), the former hub of the

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Education

Tertiary Education

Northeastern University, a Chinese Project 985 university, has its main campus located on Wenhua Road in Heping District. It is a national university under Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and was ranked the 40th best university in

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by the 2019 Best Chinese Universities Ranking. The

Shenyang Conservatory of Music Shenyang Conservatory of Music (Chinese: 沈阳音乐学院) is a music college in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. It is one of nine major conservatories in China. Established in 1938, the school serves approximately 8,000 students in undergr ...

has its main campus located on in Heping District.

Secondary Education

Northeastern University in Heping District

Zhongshan High School of Northeast is located in Heping District.

Visitor attractions

Heping District has all manner of commercial businesses that are brightly neon-lit at night, centered around Taiyuan Street (), one of the most famous shopping districts in Northeast China. At the center of the district is Zhongshan Square (中山广场; ''Zhōngshān Guǎngchǎng''), which features one of China's largest statues of Chairman Mao—a record of the era of the

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. Northwest of Zhongshan Square lies the West Pagoda Korean Neighborhood or Koreatown. Many of the boulevards in this area are lined of very large ginkgo trees, which become golden in color and produce their distinctive fruits in autumn.

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{{authority control County-level divisions of Liaoning Shenyang