Liaoning (辽宁省) · 7 places · 6 cities
7 places in Liaoning, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 2 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Mountain and forest (5), Wetland and lake (1), Geopark (1). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
2 places
Benxi (本溪)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Benxi Dabinggou National Forest Park (本溪大冰沟国家森林公园)A low-altitude gorge where ice stays on the falls through the summer, which is rare at this latitude. The air holds near 22 degrees, and a forest slide runs over a kilometre. | Mountain and forest | 8:00 to 17:00 |
| Benxi Guanmenshan National Forest Park (本溪关门山国家森林公园)Three and a half thousand hectares with ninety-five per cent tree cover, and the main maple-viewing ground in the northeast. Five sections and a hundred marked points; the colour runs through October. | Mountain and forest | 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Anshan (鞍山市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Qianshan (千山)Nine hundred and ninety-nine peaks rising to 709 m, with old temples on most of them, Buddhist and Daoist side by side. Among the first sites the State Council listed as national scenic areas. | Mountain and forest | 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Benxi (本溪市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Benxi Water Cave (本溪水洞)A flooded limestone cave 5,800 m long, of which 2,800 can be travelled by boat. Formed 400,000 years ago, and the air inside holds at 12 degrees the year round. | Geopark | 8:30 to 16:00 |
1 place
Dalian (大连)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Dalian Xijiao National Forest Park (大连西郊国家森林公园)Boardwalks, a clear lake and reflected trees on the western edge of Dalian, with a small free themed garden inside and a cafe by the water. | Mountain and forest | Open at all hours |
1 place
Dandong (丹东市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yalu River (鸭绿江（断桥+虎山长城）)The river border with North Korea. The broken bridge was cut by American bombing in 1950; Hushan is the eastern end of the Ming wall, and at the narrows the far bank is a step away. | Mountain and forest | 8:00 to 17:00 |
1 place
Shenyang (沈阳)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Shenyang Qixing National Wetland Park (沈阳七星国家湿地公园)A wetland under an hour from Shenyang where camping, open fires, fishing and wading are all allowed, which is unusual. Cattle graze around the tents. | Wetland and lake | Open at all hours |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.