Shenyang is located at the southern part of Northeast China, and middle part of Liaoning Province on which the plain occupies major part whereas mountainous region and hills converge in southeast. Liaohe, Hunhe and Xiushuihe flow through the border, belongs to warm temperate zone with a semi-humid continental climate, distinct seasons and large temperature difference. Shenyang is the capital of Liaoning province, as well as economic, cultural , traffic and trade centers in northeastern China. It is also an important industrial town in China, and it currently govers over 9 districts, 1 city and 3 counties, the total area is 13 thousand square kilometers and 3495-square kilometers of urban area. Its population is 7.4 million, among which there are 5 million people with urban permanent residence. Shenyang is a well-known historical and cultural city, being named for its location at the north of ancient Shenshui (branch of Hunhe). Up to date, the city with a history for about 2300 years since the town was founded, where fostered early culture at the river basin of Liaohe. It is one of place of origins of the Chinese Nation and boats its title of “an origin place of one dynasty and emperors’ town for two generations”.

　Abundant Development Basis

　Advantage of Geographic Location: Shenyang lies at the intersection of Northeast Asia Economic Circle and Bohai Economic Circle and at the core of the northeast area where most advanced industrial base is equipped. It is adjacent to Japan, Russia and South Korea and directly connects with Europe by Eurasia Bridge, placing at the joint part between Northeast China and Bohai Economic Circle, where offers convenience for cooperation with Hebei, Shandong, Inner Mongolia, Tianjin and Beijing within this economic circle. Centralized on Shenyang, it integrates 8 major cities relying on basic industry and processing industry with the area of 150 kilometer radius, which consists of Liaoning Middle Urban Agglomerations with rich resource and strong mutual complementarity and high technical relevance. Its main economic indexes including population and total output value accounts for above 50% in Liaoning, making it as an important growing region in the aspect of economic development in northeast area. Especially it is a rare density urban area in Northeast Asia, and in the world as it enjoys huge potential for development. Shenyang is also adjacent to Yingkou New Port, Jinzhou Port and Dalian Port, so it is a typical coastal city. That’s why it has strong attraction and radiation force to its peripheral and national cities.

　Industrial Advantages: Shenyang has solid industrial foundation, being famous as “Ministry of Armament Department of PRC”, establishing 142 categories of industries, is provided with strong industrial foundation such as automobile, equipment manufacturing, medicine industry, electronics and information as well as aviation and aerospace. Its machinery industry can manufacture 140 main categories and 2600 minor categories, 8000 specifications series products and accessories and fittings. Combining with the ability to provide auxiliary items such as machine, light spinning and chemical industry of adjacent cities, Shenyang has come into a comprehensive industrial system, consisting of complete categories and key industry with taking advantage of their strength.

　Traffic Advantages: Shenyang is an important traffic hinge in northeast China and has the largest civil airport with 48 international airlines and 56 national airlines; Shenyang is provided with the largest rail marshalling stations and highest grade expressway network, which makes it a vital pass way for abroad. For the sake of adapting future economy society and well and rapidly developing, the traffic advantage of Shenyang shall be fatherly enforced, e.g. the construction of northeast railway ring line makes Shenyang-Jilin, Shenyang-Harbin and Sufu railway be connected with one another; Shenyang Zhangwu Highway shall establish the connection with northwest Liaoning, which may further extend to Inner Mongolia; Construction of Shenyang Outer Ring Road will connect 6 neighboring counties and towns; the construction of intercity fast railway, highway, bus lines in public traffic hinge to east, south, west, north and middle direction as well as the long-distance railway station construction will realize passenger public transportation network of urban agglomerations middle Lioaning Province; 14 cross-Hunhe bridges and passage to sea will be built up to establish an all-round tri-dimensional traffic network.

　Talents and Scientific Technological Advantages: Shenyang has abundant talent teams and scientific technological strength and strong ability in scientific education and innovation. There are 37 universities and colleges with 456,000 people students; and 2234 institutes for adults’ education at different levels in which more than 800 thousand people annually are trained; and 132 scientific research and technological development institutes above municipal level and 34 engineering technological research centers above provincial level as well as 52 key labs above provincial level. Besides, also 12 national engineering technology centers and 9 national key labs and 11 centers of nation-owned enterprises and 8000 scientific and technological enterprises as well as 20 pilot test bases and 33 mobile postdoctoral centers. In total there are 625 thousand various technicians, 48 academicians and more than millions of skilled workers.