Geography
Liaoyang is located on the Taizi River bank in the middle part of Liaoning Province. To its east is Benxi, Fengcheng and Xiuyan, to its south is Haicheng and Anshan, to its west is Liaozhong and Taian, and to its north is Shenyang.  There are convenient transportation links to these cities via road (super highway) and rail.

History
Liaoyang is a noted for its historical relevance. In the Warring States Period, it was part of the Yan State and was capital of the Liaodong prefecture during the Qin and the Han Dynasties.  In the Jin and Sui Dynasties, it was a key town in the north borderland.  In the Tang Dynasty, the capital of Andong metropolis was set up here. In the Liao and Jin Dynasties, it was set up as the assistant capital, and was named as the Dongjiang Liaoyang mansion and the Nanjing Liaoyang mansion. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was the location of the Government Administration Council. In the Ming Dynasty, it was the Location of the Liaodong governor. In the Houjin Dynasty, Liaoyang was set up as the capital by Nuerhachu, who built Dongjin City on the east bank of the Taizi River. Liaoyang has been a center for politics, economy, culture and military from the Warring States Period to the latter days of the Ming Dynasty and the early days of Qing Dynasty.

Resources
Liaoyang is rich in forestland with 35.2% of the Liaoyang jurisdiction being covered in forests.  The total reserve of forest wood is 2,650,000 cubic meters.  There are 12 kinds of fruit trees with 113 varieties of apples, pears, haws, and other fruits. There are 14 kinds of wild fruit trees such as Chinese dates, carambola, and hazelnut. 473 kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs are also produced there.

Animal resources: There are 10 kinds of wild animals and various aquatic animals.  Fish are bred in both natural and manmade water sources.

Guanyou Temple

The Guangyou Temple, the largest reinforced concrete temple in China, has been rebuilt in Liaoyang, a city in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

The rebuilt temple takes an area of about 60 thousand square meters.

A Sakyamuni Buddha made of camphorwood fine gold, which is the largest in the world, is enshrined and worshiped in the temple.

The Guangyou Temple has a lengthy history, and is one of the most influential Buddhist temples in the North-eastern China.

In 1900, the Buddhist temple was destroyed by the invading Russian forces.

White Pagoda

Built during 1161 and 1189 of the Jin Dynasty, the White Pagoda is located in Baita (White Pagoda) Park near the Liaoyang Railway Station. A 13-storied octagonal pagoda laid with bricks, it stands 71 meters in height, and is the highest ancient pagoda in Liaoning. Buddhist carvings are found on the bricks, along with Buddhist niches and statues.

Dongjing Mausoleum

This mausoleum lies on Yanglu Mountain 3.5 kilometers east of the Taizi River, Liaoyang . It is only one kilometer southwest of Xincheng (originally named Dongjing) built during the Qing Dynasty.  After Nurhachi, the Qing Emperor, moved his capital to Liaoyang, he moved the tombs of Jing Zu, and others of his relatives to Dongjing in the 9th year of Tian Ming (Later Kin) (1624) hence the name Dongjingling (Dongjing tomb) Mausoleum.  In the 11th year of the Shun Zhi reign (1654) in the Qing Dynasty, the tombs of his grandfather Juechangan and his father Takeshi were moved back to Hetuala, only those tombs of Shuerhachi, Muerhachi, Hurehachi and some others remained. All these people, once led by Nurhachi, fought in the wars, contributing to the setting up of the Qing Court.  After they routed over a hundred thousand fighters of the Ming Dynasty in Saerhu, the east mountain area of Fushun,  Nurhachi turned south to capture Liaoyang in 1621 and set up his capital at Dongjing Town. After that, warring stopped for awhile and he started construction of the Dongjing Mausoleum.  

The Dongjing Mausoleum occupies the whole Yanglu Mountain but is the smallest among the early four imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty in northeast China. It has high walls, a gate and tablet pavilions.  There are four tomb yards with Prince Shuerhach's Tomb as the dominant element.  Shuerhachi died in battle in 1611. He proclaimed a Late Kin Dynasty and his reign title was Daerhanbatulu.  His tablet pavilion is well preserved under a four-roof pavilion with a single eave. Inside the pavilion are colored paintings and sunken panels. On the marble tablet are engraved Manchurian and Chinese words: "The Tablet of Prince Zhuang Daerhanbatult."

The other tombs also have their own tablets, except for Zhuying, the eldest son of Nurhachi.  It was said that Zhuying, following his father, fought valiantly and rendered many meritorious services.  However, during the battle for Liaoyang some military action was delayed and the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty suffered because Zhuying was drunk. As a result, no tablet was erected for him.