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The briefing of Liaoning province
Liaoning Province is located in northeastern China bordered by Jilin Province， Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Hebei Province. The province overlooks the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea as well as bordering the nation of North Korea on the Yalu River. Liaoning serves a key link between China’s northeast economic region and the Bohai Sea economic zone. The province is a vital communication line from the northeast region to the north and the Shanhaiguan Pass of the Great Wall to the south. Liaoning also provides a gateway from Manchuria to the Eurasian Continental Bridge to the west.
Liaoning Province covers a total land area of 145，900 square kilometers，The population of Liaoning Province is 42，000，000 ，Liaoning is composed of fourteen prefecture-level cities： These prefecture-level cities are in turn divided into 100 county-level divisions Liaoning is a multi-ethnic province with 44 different minority groups represented. Besides the predominant Han ethnic group， there are 43 minority groups， including the Manchu， Mongolian， Hui， Korean and Xibo. The minority population is 6，550，000， comprising 16% of the total provincial population.
It is possible to think of Liaoning as three approximate geographical regions： the highlands in the west， plains in the middle， and hills in the east. Liaoning has a continental monsoon climate， and rainfall averages to about 440 to 1130 mm annually. Summer is rainy while the other seasons are dry，long winters， warm summers and short springs and autumns. the seasons are Cleary divided
Liaoning province has a long-standing history and time-honored culture tracing back to antiquity. There have been a number of significant archaeological discoveries in the region including human fossils near Dashiqiao and stone tools near Chaoyang. Approximately 6，000 years ago Liaoning entered the New Stone Age and there have been a large quantity of utensils found in Xinle， Shenyang dating from that period. The ruins at Niuhe ridge reveal an early civilized society and places Liaoning as one of the origins of Chinese civilization.，
In the 16th century BC， Liaoning was a neighboring State of the Shang Dynasty and was under the Yan State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Various dynasties have established their adminstrative institutions in Liaoning and Liaoning was the birthplace of China’s last dynasty， the Qing Dynasty（1644-1911 A.D.）。 The Imperial Palace and Three Imperial Burial Tombs in Shenyang are from the early Qing Dynasty and reflect the political and cultural， history of the period. In 1929 changed the name of Fengtian Province to Liaoning Province， Liaoning meaning the peaceful valley of the Liaohe River. Liaoning Province is also the site where the Japanese imperial invaders launched their war of aggression against China on September 18， 1931. The Chinese Civil War that took place following Japanese defeat in 1945 had its first major battles （the Liaoshen Campaign） in and around Liaoning.
Liaoning is rich in mineral resources and with a complete range， Liaoning has the most iron， magnetite， diamond， and boron deposits among all province-level subdivisions of China. Liaoning is also an important source of petroleum and natural gas. Salt is produced along the coast. Liaoning has a Strong industrial base， with nearly a hundred years of industrial history. he province has developed into an important industrial base As China‘s major base of heavy industry， Liaoning holds an important place in iron and steel production， machinery， chemicals， electric power， oil extraction and processing and sea-salt production， along with coal， cotton textiles， tussah silk， and paper mills， etc. State-owned textile mills in Liaoning province， one of the oldest industrial bases in northeast China， It is also a national food and agricultural and sideline the important grain production bases， The sea off Dalian abounds with quality seafood， such as abalones， sea cucumbers， scallops， prawns， crabs， and sea urchins.
Liaoning province has Beautiful natural scenery， and the historical sites spread all over， there estimated more than 11300 existing heritage for example the three imperial tombs dating from the Qing Dynasty are located in Liaoning. These tomb sites have been grouped with other Ming and Qing Dynasties tombs （such as the Ming Dynasty Tombs in Beijing， and the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing） as a combined UNESCO World Heritage Site. Benxi offers a boat ride though a large stalactite filled cave and underground river Liaoyang， one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in northeast China， has a number of historical sites， including the White Pagoda （Baita）， that dates to the Yuan Dynasty. Dandong， on the border with North Korea， is a medium-sized city that offers a cross-river view of the North Korean city of Sinŭiju.
Liaoning has a simple folk customs of the people .there areRich and colorful local art， Two-person show， Yangko A wide range of Arts Festival are holded every year sucn as dalian International Fashion Festival， Shenyang International Tourism Festival ice and snow tourism festival
the beautiful east of Liaoning peninsula ，colorful liaoxi corridor people of LN invite the tourists home and aboard to LN warmly to enjoy the scenry of manzu nation and sightseeing in LN