Shenyang

Shenyang(沈阳) is the largest city in Liaoning, a province in the north east of the People's Republic of China. The city, formerly known by it's Manchurian name Mukden was the capital city of Manchuria and, at the beging of the Chinese Qing dynasty, the capital of China. The Qing Emperor gave the city the name Shengjing in honner of it's status. Other older names include Houchen and Shenzou.