Virtual China: Laioning Province

 

Liaoning (pronounced Lie-Oww-ning) is a small coastal province that borders
The Yellow Sea.

This area has a great number of military ships.

 It is known in Chinese as The Golden Triangle because of its location.But the name means Pacified Laio referring to the river which runs through it.

 In some areas it is not much wider than an irrigation ditch and can easily be stepped over earning it the recognition of being China's thinnest river.

Laioning is known as one of the foremost paleontological sites in the world... and was known in 1996 for the discovery of the first feathered dinosaur.

The volcanic ash that trapped this well-preserved micro-raptor gave us the first look at the link between dinosaurs and birds.

Liaoning Feathered Dinosaurs

https://youtu.be/Jj1KMVTfRzg
 

Agriculture here includes corn, sorghum and soybeans...also peaches, pears, apricots and plums.

 

Minerals include iron, diamonds, boron...as well as crude oil and natural gas.

The sea provides quality seafood, and is a thriving industry.

 

The population here is mostly Han Chinese...and the primary religion is Buddhism.

The Mukden Palace of the Ming Dynasty is the major tourist attraction, here. As well as the Castle Hotel.

Castle Hotel

https://youtu.be/LHyducnlbo0

 Nearby is the Jade Buddha Palace which has the largest jade Buddha in the world.

 

Next time we will sample some Liaoning cuisine!