Abbreviated as “Liao”, the province is the southern part of the northeast China, separated from Korea by Yalu River in its southeast. It faces the Shangdong Peninsula across the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in the South, making it a strategic gateway to Beijing and Tianjin. Covering a total of 150,000 square kilometers, the province has a population of 42,38 million of Hans, Mongolians, Koreans, Xibos and other ethnic peoples. The provincial capital is Shenyang.

Liaoning is enclosed by wooded mountains of Changbai and Qianshan in the northeast and east, with the vast Liao River Plain in its heart. The Liaodong Peninsula in the south is famous production base of fruits and the West Liaoning Corridor --- a narrow strip of plain along a hundreds-of-kilometer-long coast of the Bohai Sea.

Liaoning is a province with long history, multitudinous historical relics and beautiful scenery –all these forming it rich resources of tourism. There are 191 cultural sites under national or provincial protection in the province, and 70-odd historical monuments and relics. Major scenic resorts include Qianshan Mountain, Yalu River and Dalian Beach scenic areas, Wooden-Club Isle, Yiwulu Mountain, Pen-Rest Mountain in Jinzhou, Water Cave in Benxi and Beach of Xingcheng. Main places of historical interest are Shenyang Imperial Palace, Zhaoling Mausoleum, Fuling Mausoleum, Jade Buddha Park, Hushan Section of the Great Wall and so on.