Dadong District () is one of ten
districts
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of the
prefecture-level city
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of
Shenyang
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, the capital of the Chinese province of
Liaoning
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. It borders
Shenbei New Area to the north,
Dongling to the east,
Shenhe
The Shenhe District () is one of ten districts of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province and the largest urban center in Northeast China. Shenhe District is where Shenyang's old city (within the long-demolished city walls) resided, currently ...
to the south, and
Huanggu to the west.
Toponymy
Its name derives from the fact that the district started off as the residential area immediately outside the old inner city wall's Fujin Gate (), which is also called Great East Gate ().
Administrative divisions
Dadong District has fifteen subdistricts:
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Wanquan Subdistrict ()
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Guancheng Subdistrict ()
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Chang'an Subdistrict ()
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Dongta Subdistrict ()
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Xindong Subdistrict ()
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Zhulin Subdistrict ()
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Xiaodong Subdistrict ()
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Xiaojinqiao Subdistrict ()
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Dabei Subdistrict ()
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Xiaobei Subdistrict ()
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Taochang Subdistrict ()
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Liaoshen Subdistrict ()
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Dongzhan Subdistrict ()
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Ertaizi Subdistrict ()
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Wenguan Subdistrict ()
Transport
The oldest airfield in Shenyang, the now-defunct East Pagoda Airport, is located in Dadong District. It was the headquarters of the defunct
China Northern Airlines
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.
[''World Airline Directory''. ]Flight International
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. March 19–25, 2002
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"Dong Ta Airport, 3-1 Xiaoheyan Road, Dadong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning, 110043, China"
Tourist attractions
The district contains popular tourist landmarks such as the
9.18 Historical Museum, the North and East Pagodas, Bawang Temple and the Wanquan Park.
Education
The
Shenyang University
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is located in Dadong. The Shangpin schools, which enrolls students from Grades 1-9, consistently ranks among the top public schools in Shenyang.
References
External links
County-level divisions of Liaoning
Shenyang
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