The Dongmenli Mural Tomb is located 75 meters south of the eastern gate inside the old city wall of Liaoyang. The tomb chamber is supported by large light blue shale stone slabs and consists of eastern and western coffins and a funerary objects chamber. It has a T-shaped layout, with stone slabs forming the four walls, flat stone slabs for the floor and ceiling, and four stone pillars supporting the roof. The tomb door is in the middle of the southern wall, sealed with stone slabs on the outside, facing approximately 10 degrees south of due south...
Protected Area of the Mural Tomb Cluster on Nanjiao Road: Taking the center of the first tomb from the east in the cluster (123°12′72″E, 41°15′02″N) as the reference point, the protected area extends 8 meters east, 30 meters south, 103 meters west, and 37 meters north. The Construction Control Zone: Extending beyond the protected area, it includes 40 meters east, 140 meters south…
The Goose House Mural Tomb is located south of Efang Village in Wensheng District. It is an I-shaped stone slab tomb, with the coffin chamber constructed from large light-blue shale slabs. The chamber measures 4.80 meters in length from front to back, 3.48 meters in width from left to right, and 1.48 meters in height. The tomb entrance faces southeast. The structure is sealed externally with stone slabs. Inside the coffin chamber, there are front and rear corridors, small side chambers, two coffin compartments, and upper and lower layers of stone slabs covered with lime-mortared joints...
Yanzhou City Originally known as Baiyan City, Yanzhou City was built by the Goguryeo people in the early fifth century. The site is located on Shicheng Mountain, east of Chengmenkou Village, 30 kilometers east of Liaoyang City. The entire city is built along the mountain’s contours, winding and majestic in appearance. The southern side features steep cliffs, below which flows the Taizi River from east to west.
Temple of Peaceful Waves The Temple of Peaceful Waves is located in the northwest corner of Tong'erpu Village, Dengta City, covering an area of 5,000 square meters with a construction area of 1,200 square meters. It was first built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. A stele from the eighth year of the Guangxu reign (1882) records that it included “one Buddha hall, one Guan Yu hall, a pair of flagpoles, one mountain gate, three official rooms, one immortal hall…”
Xiangyun Temple Xiangyun Temple is located in Dadalian Village, Huazi Town, Dengta City, covering an area of 3,000 square meters with a construction area of 1,310 square meters. It was first built in the 61st year of the Kangxi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1722), and underwent two major renovations in the 17th year of the Jiaqing reign (1812) and the 30th year of the Daoguang reign (1850). In 1966…
Gao’s Mansion Gao’s Mansion is located in Fangshen Village, Zhangtaizi Town, 4 kilometers south of Dengta City. It was the ancestral home of Gao Yuheng, who served as Chief Clerk of the Official Agencies of Fengtian Province, Head of the Tax Collection Department, Acting Director of the Finance Department, Director of the Industry Department, and Director of the Narcotics Bureau during the Republic of China period. Construction began in 1927 and was completed in 1929. The mansion covers an area of 13,920 square meters…
General Li Zhaolin's Former Residence is located in Houtun Village, Huazi Town, Dengta City, Liaoyang. In the autumn of 1996, the People’s Government of Dengta City and the former People’s Government of Huazi Township invested 210,000 yuan to restore the residence, which was completed on August 1, 1997. The interior of the residence displays exhibits on his major life achievements, personal belongings, as well as poems, calligraphy, and paintings. Such as…
Wanbao Bridge is located north of Wanbao Village, Wanbaoqiao Subdistrict Office, Dengta City, on the west side of Shenying Highway, about 1 kilometer from downtown Dengta. After the Later Jin captured Shenyang and Liaoyang in 1621 (the first year of the Tianqi era in the Ming Dynasty), the wooden bridge was rebuilt as a stone bridge to facilitate the transport of ammunition and provisions for the Eight Banners army, and was named Wanbao Bridge. In 1816 (the 21st year of the Jiaqing era in the Qing Dynasty)...
The Huanggu Tomb, also known as the Early Qing Tomb Garden in Gong’anbao, is located on the southern slope of Wuding Mountain, north of Gong’anbao Village, Xidayaoyao Town, Dengta City, Liaoyang. Commonly referred to as Huanggu Tomb, it was first established in the 5th year of the Kangxi reign (1666) of the Qing Dynasty. According to the inscription on the “Record of Tomb Relocation and Garden Construction” stele from the 55th year of Kangxi (1716), the site underwent five expansions—in the 7th, 27th, 32nd, 50th, and 52nd years of Kangxi’s reign—before the garden project was finally completed in the 55th year of Kangxi.
Jieguanting Jieguanting is located in Jieguanting Village, Zhangtaizi Town, about 10 kilometers from Dengta City. The village was originally named Huanghua Yu. After the Later Jin established its capital in Dongjing City, it built an imperial mausoleum — Dongjing Mausoleum. In 1624 (the ninth year of the Tianming era of the Qing dynasty), the remains of Nurhaci’s ancestors were relocated from Hetu Ala to be buried in Liaoning. Nurhaci personally led princes and ministers from Dongjing City to...
Era: Han to Tang Yanzhou City Mountain Fortress is located on Shicheng Mountain, east of Chengmenkou Village, Xidayaoyao Town, Dengta City, Liaoyang, Liaoning Province. It was built in the early 4th century when Goguryeo occupied Liaodong. Also known as Goguryeo's Baiyan City, it was renamed Yanzhou City during the Tang Dynasty and is commonly called Yanzhou City. At the highest point within the fortress stands a square command platform, commonly referred to as the General Pointing Platform, which is about 8 meters high…
The Niuheliang Hongshan Culture Site is located at the border of Lingyuan City and Jianping County in Liaoning Province. It derives its name from the red hills (hong shan) that rise like a coiling dragon across the mountain ridges. National Highway 101 and the Jin-Cheng Railway run through the area. The entire site is nestled within vast pine forests that remain green all year round, offering fresh air and a tranquil environment...
The Wuliancheng ruins are located on the western side of the mountain in Shanzui Village, Dafangshen Village, Luofugou Office, in the eastern part of Jianping. They belong to the Lower Xiajiadian Culture of the Bronze Age and consist of Hou shan City, Bei shan City, Xi City, Laosifen City, and Maotou Mountain City. These sites form a semi-circular formation overlooking the valley below, situated in an extremely strategic and precipitous location. The Wuliancheng city sites are spaced...
The Great Wall —— Remains of the Yan Great Wall are located in Shaoguoyingzi Township, Jianping County, Liaoning Province. They are the best-preserved and oldest section of the Great Wall within Liaoning. The wall consists of three types: earthen construction, stone construction, and “natural barriers.” Along the wall, facilities such as watchtowers, barrier sites, and fortress ruins have been preserved. Artifacts unearthed along the site include gray pottery dishes, basins, jars, urns, as well as various types of mat (rope)-patterned roof tiles...
The Kulun Princes' Tomb is located at the foot of Longdan Mountain, 1.5 kilometers northeast of Xinaili Village, Sanjia Mongolian Township, Jianping County. Surrounded by distant mountains and lush pines and cypresses, the area boasts pleasant scenery. It serves as the burial ground for successive Zasaks (feudal lords) of Kulun Right Wing Banner and their relatives, locally known as the "Princes' Tomb." Among the verdant pines and cypresses stand two rows of tombs in a straight line, with the eastern row being...
The Yan-Qin Great Wall is located in the Nulu'erhu Mountain area in the northern part of Jianping County, Chaoyang, Liaoning Province. Having withstood over 2,300 years of weathering and erosion, a section of the wall between Nanshan in Zhangjiawan Township and Beigouliang in Jianping County still remains. This surviving segment stretches approximately 7 kilometers in length, with an average width of about 2 meters and a height of around 1 meter. Among these ruins, the best-preserved section can be found on the northern mountain of Huajiangou Village in Shaoguo Yingzi Township...
The ruins of Hui Zhou City are located in Bajia Village, Jianping Town, central Jianping. The site is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with the Beng River, a tributary of the Lao Ha River, to the east. The city site is rectangular, measuring 638 meters from east to west and 592 meters from north to south. The city walls currently stand 2–4 meters high, with a base width of 12 meters. Corner towers were built at each of the four corners of the city (the northeast corner tower was washed away by water), and the southeast corner tower is relatively well-preserved today, …
The Bajiazi City Site, located in Jianping County, Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, is an ancient city site dating from the Liao Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. In May 2013, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level by the State Council. Excavation work at the Bajiazi site spanned from October 2014 to May 2015, covering an area of 2...
Dala Jia City Site (Dala Jia Village, Laoguandi Township, Jianping County, Chaoyang City) Protected Area: Within the city and within 20 meters outside the outer base of the city wall. Construction Control Zone: A first-class construction control zone extends 50 meters beyond the protected area. …