Huanren Manchu Autonomous County
A Manchu autonomous county in eastern Liaoning, home to the Goguryeo World Heritage site of Wunu Mountain City, with beautiful scenery and famous ice wine.
Huanren Manchu Autonomous County lies in eastern Benxi, Liaoning, with the Hun River running through it, next to Jilin. Wunu Mountain City in the county is the site of an early Goguryeo capital, inscribed as part of the World Cultural Heritage "Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom"; the fortress was built atop a steep mountain, and from the summit you can look down on Huanlong Lake. Forest coverage here is high, and places such as Maple Valley are autumn foliage hotspots, while the locally produced icewine is also well known. Summer and autumn are the best seasons to visit. You can reach it by road from Benxi or Shenyang.
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- Liaoning Autumn Foliage Grand Self-Drive Loop – A self-drive loop from Shenyang covering Benxi's maple forests, the Yalu River, Dalian's coast, the Red Beach, and west…
- Eastern Liaoning Maple Avenue In-Depth Self-Drive – Drive from Benxi to Huanren, Kuandian, and Dandong, staying overnight in the mountains to visit Guanmenshan, Laobiangou…
- Self-Drive from Shenyang to Changbai Mountain via Ji'an – From early Qing Dynasty historical sites to the Goguryeo capital, drive along the Yalu River to Changbai Mountain, and…