Introducing Shěnyáng
Take a sprawling metropolis, add packs of aggressive drivers, throw in some bad air and, depending on the season, crippling humidity or bone-chilling cold – that’s Shěnyáng at a glance. To rein in some of the urban chaos, the city recently launched an antijaywalking campaign, but that’s done nothing about the manic drivers who career along the walkways!
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Yet once you navigate through the urban sprawl, traffic anarchy and challenging weather, well-preserved relics of the Manchu era hide amid the grey socialist-era buildings, as do modern museums that illuminate the northeast’s more recent history. Tranquil temples and a large botanical garden offer relief from the city’s hubbub.
Last updated: Sep 23, 2008
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RE: City Central Youth Hostel in Shenyang
by manchurianexile 14 September 2011
Actually, can't say I'm overly surprised, even though it was in a pretty good location. Shenyang isn't really on every backpackers list…
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Re: City Central Youth Hostel in Shenyang
by nureia 14 September 2011
Closed forever. I decided to take a night train to Dalian, but my friend stayed in a guesthouse recommended by the youth hostel in Erdaobaih…
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RE: City Central Youth Hostel in Shenyang
by manchurianexile 14 September 2011
I think it has been for quite some time. I walked passed the place about a year ago and it looked pretty desolate then.
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