Fushun
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[edit] Overview
Fushun is a city in Liaoning, China, about 45 km from Shenyang, with a population about 1.3 million and an area of 10,816 km2, including 675 km2 of the city proper. It was formerly called Fouchouen in French. The film The Lover starring Tony Leung Ka Fai described a love story between a young French woman and a young man from Fouchouen. The city was occupied by Russia until 1905 and by Japan until 1945.
Fushun is a highly industrialized area. It has developed as a thriving center for fuel, power and raw materials but is also offering more and more opportunities in textiles and electronics. It is connected by rail with nearby Shenyang and with Dalian. The world's largest artificial pit, known as the Magnificent West Pit, is located not far from the downtown. It is an open-pit coal mine, being in operation since about the 12th century. Fushun has a major aluminum-reduction plant and factories making automobiles, machinery, chemicals, cement, and rubber. --from wikipedia.org
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[edit] Getting in & Getting out
[edit] By Air
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.
[edit] By Train
There are two train stations in Fushun - the North and the South stations. Trains run through this station form locations such as Shenyang, Beijing, Tumen and Tonghua and other cities on route between these points. Fushun South Station Tel: +86 41 3262 4816.
| Route Number | Origin | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 6859 | Shenyang North | Tonghua |
| 6860 | Tonghua | Shenyang North |
| 6691 | Shenyang | Qingyuan |
| 6692 | Qingyuan | Shenyang |
| K95 | Beijing | Fushun |
| K96 | Fushun | Beijing |
| N174 | Tumen | Dalian |
| K215 | Beijing | Tumen |
| N173 | Dalian | Tumen |
| K216 | Tumen | Beijing |
[edit] By Bus
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.
--from wikitravel.org
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There are two bus stations, neighbouring the North and South train stations. Routes run throughout the city. The Yongling tomb and Hetu Ala City (Xing City) world heritage sites can be reached by bus from Fushun South station. This route runs every half an hour between 7:30AM and 4:30PM and the fair is ¥16. --from wikitravel.org
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[edit] Attractions
- Hetuala City (抚顺赫图阿拉城)
- Yuanshuailin in Fushun (抚顺市元帅林)
- Fushun Saerhu Resort (抚顺萨尔浒风景名胜区)
- Fushun Leifeng Memorial (抚顺雷锋纪念馆)
- Houshi National Forest Park in Xinbin (新宾猴石国家森林公园)
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Singapore Hotel - new - December 2009. It is on the edge of downtown (shopping centre) which is only a few minutes walk away. Very nice and 2 people / 1 room, with breakfast under 200yuan! I live in Fushun and recommend this hotel. You need to get there by taxi from the train/bus station/s. If you are visiting please email me and I can see if I can help you with your visit. I find Fushun very interesting - it is an industrial city and not a tourist city. The people are very friendly and the food good. Beware though that food hygiene is pretty low on most restaurant agendas! Andrew (andrewinbrid@hotmail.co.uk)
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[edit] Shopping
Fushun is home to China's biggest open cast coal mine, so it isn't surprising that you can buy coal here. What may surprise you is that the coal can be carved and pollished into ornements and jewlery. The area also produces large amounts of amber which also is used in jewllery. A traditional Manchu product available locally is deer musk. In Xinbin County they produce Cashmere wool products of high quality. Another local art form is tree root art. The contorted roots of trees are polished and turned into artworks.
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- Honghu Red River Canyon rafting (红河峡谷漂流; Hónghéxiágǔpiāoliú), Red River Valley, Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun. (清原满族自治县大苏河红河谷漂流), ☎ +86 413 3029169. Open all year, peak season: J, A and S.. Explore down a 12.8km section of river in a small, four to six seater, rubber raft passing through unique mountain scenery. This attraction has acquired AAAA ratings in China's national tourist attraction scale. The river has a catchment of 784 square kilometre catchment area with sparse population, so there is plenty of water which is clean and free of pollution. The route takes you over some white water sections rated somewhere between easy and moderate. The river is between 20 to 50 metres wide and generally 1m deep. The route starts in of the original Su-Tuen Shahe he Xiang, in Red River Valley, Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun, and runs down to Red River Reservoir. It takes about three hours to complete the route. ¥125.
- Su River rafting (苏子河漂流; Sūzǐhépiāoliú), Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun. (Off of National Highway 202). This 13km stretch of unspoilt river is 90km from any urban area. It takes about 3 hours to complete the route.
