Zhongshan Square
中山广场
Shenyang's largest circular plaza, centered on a statue group of Chairman Mao and ringed by historic Japanese-era banks and hotels.
Zhongshan Square sits at the junction of Zhongshan Road and Nanjing North Street in Heping District. Completed in 1913 and originally called Naniwa Square, it is surrounded by early 20th-century Western-style buildings from the Japanese era, including the Yamato Hotel (today's Liaoning Guest House), the Yokohama Specie Bank, and the Bank of Chosen. The area was the heart of the South Manchuria Railway concession zone that shaped modern Shenyang. The central statue group of Chairman Mao, built in 1969, is surrounded by 58 figures of workers, peasants, and soldiers, making it one of the largest sculpture groups of its kind in China. Admission is free, and a visit takes about 40 minutes. Walk from Nanshichang Station on Metro Line 1 or City Government Plaza Station on Line 2. It is about 1.5 km from Shenyang Station, and you can walk down Zhongshan Road to Taiyuan Street.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Taiyuan Street
- Xita Korean Street
- Former Site of the CPC Manchuria Provincial Committee
- Shisheng Temple (Huang Temple)
- Shenyang Railway Station (Historic Building)
- Youth Park & Liaoning TV Tower
- Tiexi 1905 Cultural & Creative Park
- Liu Laogen Grand Stage