Heping, Shenyang

Heping District (Chinese: 和平区; pinyin: Hépíng Qū; lit. 'peace district') is one of ten districts of the Chinese sub-provincial city of Shenyang, the capital of the Northeastern province of Liaoning. It borders the districts of Huanggu to the north, Shenhe to the east, Dongling to the southeast, Sujiatun to the south, and Tiexi and Yuhong to the west. Northeast Electricity, China Post, railways, other such industrial hubs and many media outlets such as Liaoning Radio and Television, Shenyang Radio and Television as well as the Shenyang Daily newspaper are also located in this district. All Nippon Airways has its Shenyang Office in Tower 2 of City Plaza Shenyang in the district. Heping District is also the core area for many political institutions in the Northeast, including CPC Liaoning Provincial Committee, headquarters of the Northern Theater Command (previously the Shenyang Military Region), General Logistics Department and the consulates-general of the United States, Japan, South Korea, North Korea and other countries. Heping District administers the following 10 subdistricts: 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. Northeastern University, a Chinese Project 985 university, has its main campus located on Wenhua Road in Heping District. It is a national university under Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, and was ranked the 40th best university in China by the 2019 Best Chinese Universities Ranking. The Shenyang Conservatory of Music has its main campus located on Sanhao Street in Heping District. Zhongshan High School of Northeast is located in Heping District.