UNESCO World Heritage SiteNational 5A Scenic AreaNortheast China
Mukden Palace, Shenyang
沈阳故宫 · Liaoning, Shenyang
The early Qing imperial palace in Manchuria, smaller but distinctively Manchu-Mongol in style.
The Mukden (Shenyang) Imperial Palace was the early seat of the Qing dynasty before the Manchu rulers moved to Beijing's Forbidden City. Smaller than its Beijing counterpart but architecturally distinct, it blends Han Chinese layout with Manchu and Mongol features, including tent-like halls, and now houses rich Qing art and weaponry.
Built between 1625 and 1636 under Nurhaci and Hong Taiji, the founders of the Later Jin/Qing regime, the palace remained a Manchu imperial residence and was enlarged later as an eastern retreat. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1987/2004 as part of the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties extension.
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