Winter is the time to see snow in the northeast, and Shenyang’s Hunnan is a must-visit.
In Hunnan, you’ll find some of China’s most beautiful new urban landscapes—not just its mountains, waters, and gardens, but also its architecture, venues, consumer resources, and industrial resources, all offering scenic views in every season.
Just as Pudong is a must when visiting Shanghai, and Zhujiang New Town is essential when exploring Guangzhou, the same goes for Hunnan when coming to Shenyang or the northeast. Hunnan is the most modern microcosm of Shenyang and also its premier ecological district. The national 5A-level scenic spot—Expo Garden—is located in Hunnan, along with scenic attractions such as Qipanshan Mountain, Xiuhu Lake, Forest Park, Bird Island, Zhonghua Temple, Chaoyang Mountain, Mozi Mountain Park, and Central Park...
The half-urbanized green mountains and clear waters are the most beautiful hidden paradise and picturesque wonderland in Shenyang. In Hunnan, the city and its scenery complement each other perfectly, as do the pastoral landscapes and modern life—this is the new urban scenery of Hunnan.
A Northern Gallery of Mountain and Water Scenery
Hunnan has gradually integrated the once-separated green mountains and clear waters into the urban landscape. The city no longer rests solely on cold concrete and steel but incorporates mountain views, rivers, forests, parks, nurseries, pastoral scenes, and commercial amenities into its urban fabric.
It is home to the nationally renowned Qipanshan Scenic Area. As the largest natural scenic area in Shenyang, Qipanshan Tourist Area centers around Xiuhu Scenic Spot and the National Forest Park, with the Shenqi Road Ecological Landscape Corridor as its main axis. It combines sightseeing, leisure vacations, and entertainment experiences, making ecological Hunnan even more enchanting.
With its network of water systems and greenbelts across the district, Hunnan integrates ecological garden landscapes, road greening, natural river scenery, and aesthetic elements of community development to form a “city of mountains and waters” with forests, scenery, rivers, and corridors.
And if winter snow blankets the area, the view becomes simply breathtaking...
Modern Life of Food, Fun, and Entertainment
By day, Hunnan is a battlefield where many new Shenyangers strive for their futures in high-end office spaces and industrial parks, chasing dreams; by night, it transforms into a temple of entertainment life. Whether it’s the bar streets of Yifeng Never-Night City or the games and concerts at the Olympic Sports Center, all point to the city’s youngest and most dynamic leisure scene.
It’s also a paradise for food lovers. As Shenyang’s new hub of fashion and modernity, Hunnan is packed with boutique restaurants, cafés, and teahouses. In fact, if you’re looking for a place in Shenyang to relax and unwind like Beijing’s Houhai or Hangzhou’s West Lake, Hunnan is the perfect choice. Additionally, the major malls in Hunnan each offer their own themed dining styles. For example, Yifeng Never-Night City brings in Taiwan’s Shilin Night Market, where you can savor authentic Taiwanese cuisine; Xinglong Da Ao Lai has a more international flair, featuring not only a large international buffet with global flavors but also cozy, nostalgic specialty restaurants offering a warm and stylish dining atmosphere; while Olympic Wanda Plaza is a food lover’s haven, with diverse, authentic, and great-value eats... Of course, there are also more local gems, like pizza joints run by Shenyang returnees, homemade cheesecakes by French patisserie-loving locals, authentic Dandong seafood, comforting Northeastern home-style dishes—all hidden in the streets and alleys of Hunnan, waiting for you to discover.
It’s also a mecca for fun-seekers. Traveling north from Taoxian Airport, you’ll experience the most international and modern side of Shenyang in the Hunnan stretch; visiting the Olympic Sports Center and the National Games venues, you’ll feel the pulse of freedom and vitality in Hunnan; heading to Mozi Mountain and Central Park lets you take a breather from the bustling city and stroll through the urban hills; and if that’s not enough, you can head further east to the region’s—and the city’s—backyard garden: Qipanshan, with its Bird Island, Xiuhu Lake, Expo Garden... the half-urbanized green mountains and clear waters are Shenyang’s most beautiful hidden paradise and picturesque wonderland...
If you want to dress like a Republican-era socialite, visit the Guandong Film and Television City, which recreates the four most prosperous areas of old Shenyang from the 1920s and 1930s—Nan Shi Chang, Bei Shi Chang, Zhong Jie, and Taiyuan Jie—featuring characteristic architecture; or if you’re in the mood for cinematic romance, head to the drive-in cinema at Qipanshan with your partner for a romantic night out.
In short, the most beautiful, pastoral, ecological, modern, boutique, and artistic sides of Shenyang all await your discovery in Hunnan.
A Never-Night City at Its Best
Beyond food, fun, and entertainment, Hunnan’s shopping environment is also top-notch. International luxury brands at Xinglong Da Ao Lai, outdoor retailers at Yifeng Never-Night City, trendy fashion labels at Olympic Wanda Plaza, and home furnishing experiences at Red Star Macalline...
There are also cutting-edge sports venues and facilities here, as the theme of life in Hunnan always seems to revolve around sports and vitality. Living in Hunnan means all the supporting facilities in the area work like a set of newly integrated cells, constantly refreshing the content and quality of your life. The youthful, dynamic, fashionable, and international character of Hunnan brings a completely new lifestyle to new Shenyangers.
Nothing beats winter in Shenyang, and nothing beats nightlife in Hunnan. As a footnote and microcosm of modern Shenyang, Hunnan has long been one of the city’s hubs for vibrant bar culture.
Today’s Hunnan has refined its former bar culture into a calling card for Shenyang’s nightlife and night economy. The bar street at Yifeng Never-Night City combines Western cuisine, dance clubs, slow-tempo bars, and chill lounges, and hosts Liaoning’s music and performance troupes to attract both local and international visitors. Everyone here comes to enjoy themselves—chatting, letting loose, listening to music... The bar street may not be wildly manic, but it offers freedom for expression and indulgence, where alcohol and music blur the boundaries of time and space...
Hunnan also has its share of unique and characterful bars tucked into the commercial districts of emerging residential areas. These spots often offer a tranquil retreat amid the hustle, with an upscale vibe reminiscent of Shanghai’s Xintiandi, frequently frequented by expats and white-collar professionals.
Just as you’d go to Sanlitun for Beijing nightlife or Xintiandi for Shanghai’s, if you want to experience the night life of Shenyang, you’ve got to come bar-hopping in Hunnan.