a walled city in NE China in S Manchuria, capital of Liaoning province: capital of the Manchu dynasty from 1644–1912; seized by the Japanese in 1931. Pop: 4 916 000 (2005 est)
Former name: Mukden
Shenyang in American English
(ˈʃʌnˈjɑŋ)
city in NE China; capital of Liaoning province: pop. 4,740,000