Trip to SHENYANG City, Liaoning Province, China (16-19 November 2008)

... Completing my Chinese Mainland North-eastern Trip.

This is my final leg of the 3 Chinese Mainland North-eastern Provinces (1. Heilongjiang Province, 2. Jilin Province and 3. Liaoning Province) Trip… I visited Harbin City of Heilongjiang Province in August 2005, Changchun City, Jilin City & Mt. Changbaishan in May and July 2005 respectively, and Shenyang City was from the 16th till 19th November 2008. During this trip, Bob Qian, Libby Jin and Sinclair who just returned from Christchurch, New Zealand accompanied me throughout the trip. Visited Shenyang Imperial Palace (of Qing Dynasty), Zhang Xueliang’s official Resident, Zhong Street, and other famous tourist attractions.......

The weather was very cold (highest –3ºC and lowest –19ºC) as the cold current was coming down from the north-west (Russia) of Mainland China during the 4 days of my visit. Throughout this visit, I’ve also learnt a few lesson… firstly, you must join a tour buddy who has the same travelling goal and aim, otherwise, you would have different views or goals in planning and choosing itinerary for the entire trip. Secondly, do not depend on the ‘local’ friends or travelling buddy in planning for the trip itinerary as they might not know what to do or what to plan with. Plan yourself with ‘places to visit’ list in advance before heading for the destination. Otherwise, time, money and effort would be a waste and simply staying in the hotel room…......

Overall, it was a good trip and worth visiting, especially the Shenyang Imperial Palace and the Official Resident of Chinese Hero, Zhang Xueliang. Extending my gratitude to Libby and Sinclair for your warm hospitality and friendship…