The nearest airport is Shenyang Taoxian International. It is about 30 to 40 minutes drive by road to Fushun form this airport. Shenyang Taoxian has frequent flights to destinations all over China as well as Japan, North and South Korea, Russia and other international routes.
The Shenfu Express Way connects Fushun with the nearby provincial capital, Shenyang. The journey takes about 30 minutes. From Shenyang, a number of express ways radiate out to other cities in Liaoning as well as neighbouring provinces.
Regular buses or coaches run the route between Shenyang (from Minzhu Lu, oposit the south railway station) to Fushun South railway station form 5AM till 7PM every day. They leave when full which may be as frequently as every 10 minutes. The fare is ¥10 and journey time is about 60 to 90 minutes. On route the bus will stop at various tourist sites (Dongling, Garden Expo, Royal Ocean World) to pick up or drop off. On entering Fushun city, the bus passes Fushun south station then takes a circuitous route round the whole city before stopping back at the south station again. Bus company tel: +86 413 7614552.
Other less frequent buses run to other cities in Liaoning and Jilin. There is also a direct bus to and from Beijing.
There are two train stations in Fushun - the North and the South stations. Trains run through this station from locations such as [wiki=d3ecdb1d90623e05b65cd07fbea6bb7d]Shenyang[/wiki], [wiki=78fb473f134eed43c959f9ebdeeb4050]Beijing[/wiki], [wiki=c040fa7ea066ab33ac8bb4d2461f9012]Tumen[/wiki] and [wiki=1532626349901d5065f226dcd0d012a5]Tonghua[/wiki] and other cities en route between these points. Fushun South Station Tel: +86 41 3262 4816.
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These sites are to the south and west of Fushun city, within the urban area.
* Originally built as a museum in 1964, the building was converted to the Lei Feng Memorial Hall in 1992. The park mimics in minature, the royal tombs. It is beautifully set out. Inside the hall are modern, well presented displays in both English and Chinese. Lei Feng was born in Fushun and became famous throughout the country. His life is seen as an example of how every Chinese person should conduct themselves. The memorial hall contains an exhibit which tells the story of Lei Feng's life and works. Here you can see some of his personal belongings, photographs, and his own writings. This site is an AAAA rated tourist attraction on China's national scale.
* A family theme park opened in 2008 and still under expansion, it claims to house the largest aquarium in Asia. It offers the following attractions:
Ocean World contains sea and fresh water aquariums filled with all manor of aquatic life.
Century Forest focuses on reptiles, lizards, snakes and crocodiles.
Narnian Castle, a theatre where animal shows are performed several times throughout the day (show times may vary throughout the year).
Susu world is a soft play centre for children.
Hawaii Waterpark is a large water park with an indoor artificial beach with wave pool. It also has many water slides, a spa area and several water activities for children.
Each of these attractions can be purchased separately or on a combined ticket.
* This National Industrial Tourist Exemplary Spot is the largest open cast coal mine in Asia. It is 6.6 kilometers from east to west, north to south it is 2 km wide, with a total area of 13.2 square kilometers. The vertical depth is 388 meters mining. The site opened in 1914 and continues in use to this day.
These sites are on the north and east side of the river within Fushun City urban area or within easy travel of the city.
* Covering 110 square kilometres and with a capacity of 2.2 billion cubic metres, this is the largest reservoir in the north of China.
* It was here that the last emperor, Puyi, along with other Japanese and Kuomintang war criminals, were detained after the end of World War II. The site is now open for tourists to view. The galleries show the transformation of the war criminals and their living conditions.
* A beautiful area of mountainous park land dotted with Buddhist temples, statues and pagodas. The tall pagoda at the top of the hill dates to 1088 making it the oldest extant pagoda in China. It is 14.1 metres high with a diameter of 6.8 metres.
These sites are outside of Fushun city to the east but still within easy travelling distance.
* This park of 268 square kilometres surrounds Dahuofang Reservoir which is itself 110 square kilometres and the largest man made lake in Liaoning. It was in these surroundings that the Nuzhen tribes first settled before going on to united the Manchu and become the Qing rules of China. The mountains were the scene of Sar Hu Battle in 1619 between the fledgling Manchu kingdom and the mighty Ming Dynasty of China. The Ming sent a 480,000 strong army to crush the Manchurians, but were defeated by the superior tactics of the Manchu arm which numbered no more than 70,000. This is a AAA rated tourist site on the National Chinese scale.
* This park, created in 1992, covers an area of 10.44 hectares. It is located northeast of Fushun city on a promontory on the north side of Dahuafang Lake.
* This reservoir, also known as Beihu (north lake) is a popular beauty spot with dense forest, mountain and lake.
* Here you can hike through forest covered mountains which abound in wildlife. Within the area is the site of a revolutionary base during the war again Japan and the following Chinese Civil War. Preserved trenches can still be seen.
These sites are some distance east from Fushun city centre and should be given adequate time for travel.
* This nationally rated AAAA-class scenic area is near to the Yongling Tomb UNESCO world heritage site. It was here that in 1616, Nurhachu set up his capital city founding the Late Jin Dynasty of the Manchurian people that would later become the ruling Qing Dynasty of China. The site preserves the remains of this former capital and displays unique Manchurian architecture, customs and culture.
* One of the three tombs of the Qing dynasty 'North of the wall'. Dating to the 17th century, the buildings are a fine example fo Manchu architecture. This is a UNESCO world heritage site.
* In 1932, Japan invaded the north east of China. In an event know to history as the Pingdingshan Tragedy, 3000 people were killed by the Japanese. This site marks a mass grave where, in 1972, the bodies of 800 victims were found.
* On the national scale, this is a National AAAA-class scenic area.
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* A 8240 hectare park.
* This is 700 hectares of mountains, forests and rivers.