Zhongshan Square
中山广场 · Zhōngshān Guǎngchǎng
A round plaza ringed by early-20th-century banks and the former Yamato Hotel, with a giant Mao statue from around 1970 in the middle; a national heritage site.
No booking needed30–45 minutes
Tip
Go at dusk when the old facades are lit. The former Yamato Hotel is still a hotel (Liaoning Hotel), so you can look into the lobby.
- Opening hours
- Open 24 hours
- Price
- Free
- How to book
- No booking needed.
- Getting there
- About 10 min’s walk north from Taiyuan Jie metro station (Lines 1 and 4) To be confirmed
- Address in Chinese
- 辽宁省沈阳市和平区中山广场
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