Xinle Site
新乐遗址
A Neolithic settlement site about 7,200 years old, where a carved wooden bird called the 'Sun Bird' found here became the prototype of Shenyang's city emblem.
Xinle Site is on Longshan Road, Huanghe North Street, in Huanggu District. It is a Neolithic settlement about 7,200 years old, belonging to the Xinle culture. Archaeologists have found semi-subterranean dwellings, zigzag-impressed pottery, jet ornaments, and carbonized grain. The site has reconstructed houses and scenes of daily life in a primitive tribe, and the museum displays excavated artifacts. The carved wooden bird unearthed here, known as the 'Sun Bird,' is the prototype of Shenyang's city emblem. Admission is free. The site is closed on Mondays, and a visit takes about 1 hour. It is about 2 km from Beiling Park, so the two can be visited on the same day.
Opening hours
9:00 am–4:30 pm; closed Mon
Nearby sights
- Zhaoling Mausoleum (Beiling Park)
- Shenyang Resist America Aid Korea Martyrs' Cemetery
- North Pagoda & Falun Temple
- Former Site of the CPC Manchuria Provincial Committee
- Shisheng Temple (Huang Temple)
- Xita Korean Street
- Tiexi 1905 Cultural & Creative Park
- Zhongshan Square