LIAONING

Location: It is located in the southern part of China's Northeast. Bordering on the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea in the south and the Korean Peninsula in the east and facing Japan to its southeast.
Area: 145,900 sq km
Capital: Shenyang
Neighboring Country: Korea

Population: 42.38 million (March 2001)
Urban Population: 25.7 million

Ethnic Groups: Liaoning is a multi-nationality province with 44 nationalities in the province. Besides Han nationality, there are 43 minority nationalities, such as the Manchu, the Mongolian, the Hui, the Korean and the Sibo. The minority population is 6,550,000, making up 16% of the provincial total.

Tourist Attractions: 350-year-old Imperial Palace in Shenyang; Dalian, a summer resort

Climate: Liaoning province lies in the east of the Eurasian Continent.It features temperate continental monsoon climate with a long winter, a warm summer and a short spring and autumn. The province receives annual sunlight radiation ranging from 100-200 calories per square cm, and 2100-2600 hours of sunlight with average temperature of 7-11Cº. It enjoys 130- 200 days frost free period and 600- 1100 mm of precipitation every year. The annual rainfall is 1100 mm in the east hilly area; while in the west hilly region which is connected with Inner Mongolian plateau, the yearly precipitation is 400 mm. The rainfall in central plain is moderate with about 600 mm per year.