Editing Shenyang (section)

====Heping District====
[[File:Mao Statue at Zhong Shan Guang Chang.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Long Live the Victory of Mao Tse-Tung Thought (Shenyang)|Chairman Mao statue]] at Zhongshan Square]]
[[File:Northeastern University in Heping District.jpg|thumb|Northeastern University (China) in Heping District, Shenyang]]
The '''Heping District''' ({{lang-zh|s=和平区|l=peace district|labels=no}}) is located in the [[downtown]] of Shenyang, bordered Shenhe District. It is currently the most developed district in Shenyang. It has an area of {{convert|59|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="sysinet.gov.cn"/> and a population of 645,399 (2014).<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Heping District has all manner of commercial businesses that are brightly [[neon light|neon]]-lit at night, centered around '''Taiyuan Street''' ({{lang-zh|s=太原街|p=Taìyuán Jīe|labels=no}}), one of the most famous shopping district in the Northeast. The [[Project 985]] university, [[Northeastern University (China)|Northeastern University]], is also located in Heping District.

The district, better known as the downtown, sprung up around [[Shenyang Railway Station]] (known locally as the "South Station" in contrast to the "North Station" in Shenhe District), the former hub of the [[South Manchurian Railway]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} At the center of the district is '''Zhongshan Square''' ({{lang-zh|s=中山广场|hp=Zhōngshān Guǎngchǎng|labels=no}}), which features [[Long Live the Victory of Mao Tse-Tung Thought (Shenyang)|one of China's largest statues of Chairman Mao]]—a record of the era of the [[Cultural Revolution]]. Northwest of Zhongshan Square lies the [[Xita (Shenyang)|West Pagoda]] Korean Neighborhood or [[Koreatown]]. Many of the boulevards in this area are lined of very large [[ginkgo]] trees, which become golden in color and produce their distinctive fruits in autumn.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Heping District is also the core area for many political institutions in the Northeast, including [[Communist Party of China|CPC]] Liaoning Provincial Committee, headquarters of the [[Northern Theater Command]] (previously the [[Shenyang Military Region]]), [[General Logistics Department]] and the [[consulate|consulates-general]] of the United States, Japan. South Korea, North Korea and other countries. Northeast Electricity, [[China Post]], railways, other such industrial hubs and many media outlets such as [[Liaoning Television|Liaoning Radio and Television]], Shenyang Radio and Television and ''Shenyang Daily'' newspaper are also located in this district.