Shenyang is a sprawling city with countless high streets, malls and markets all thronged with shoppers. As well as the stores you may recognise from home, there are local Chinese brands and an often forgotten myriad of local tailors, many of whom work from ... Read More>>

Although Chinese food is delicious, there are some days you can’t help but crave the comfort foods from home. Having a bite of a turkey sandwich, good pizza, pasta or a sip of good beer, can transport one right back home, if only for a second. Read More>>

For the most part, Shenyang does not offer easy access to English books; however, there is one notable exception: Liaoning Provincial Library. Whereas the ‘Foreign Language’ section in bookstores here is small and lacking in variety, the library offers ... Read More>>

If you are in the mood for some shopping, here comes an article which should fulfill this impulsive, convulsive or well planned activity. Read More>>

Shenyang’s Taiyuan Street (太原街) is well known for its rich history and for being a prosperous center of trade that has weathered with the ages. After nearly a century of development, Taiyuan Street is now a well integrated commercial district that ... Read More>>

Xita Korean neighborhood in Shenyang was formed nearly a hundred years ago. This well-known Koreatown in the northeastern parts of China is home to over 30,000 Korean ethnic minorities. The central landmark of Korea-town is Xita Street (西塔街), stretching ... Read More>>

If bargain shopping is what you’re in the mood for then there’s simply no better place than Wu Ai Market (五爱市场) in Shenyang. Wu Ai Market is not only one of the largest wholesale markets in the region, but it is also one of the biggest economic zones ... Read More>>