Are any UNESCOs World Heritage sites near Dalian?
The Imperial Palace in the city of Shenyang, is three hours North of Dalian by train. The site was included in the extension of the Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties sites in Beijing, inscribed in 1987. The property is now to be known as the Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang. The Imperial Palace of the Qing Dynasty in Shenyang consists of 114 buildings, constructed between 1625-26 and 1783. It contains an important library and testifies to the foundation of the last dynasty that ruled China, before it expanded its power to the center of the country and moved the capital to Beijing. This palace then became auxiliary to the Imperial Palace in Beijing. Its remarkable architectural edifice offers important historical testimony to the history of the Qing Dynasty and to the cultural traditions of the Manchu and other tribes in North China.
