Mukden Palace

#bucketlistreboot It is located at 171 Shen Yang Lu, Shenhe District, Shenyang. Take subway 1 to Central Street and leave from Exit C, then walk southwest for 5 minutes to the palace. The main structure was built in 1625 when Nurhachi was in power. The Mukden Palace was finished in 1636 by his son Abahai, covering an area of more than 60000 square meters. It is divided into three sections, the Eastern section contains the very impressive Hall of Great Affairs. The middle section starts from the Da Qing Gate, with Chong Zhemg Dian, the Phoenix Tower and Qingning Palace arranged on a central axis from south to north. The Western section was constructed by order of Emperor Qianlong, it is Wen Su Pavilion. It is the only existing royal palace in China outside of the Forbidden City in Beijing, that houses many ancient cultural relics and was listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2004.