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1. Russian oil paintings on show
2. Culture Notes (Page 9, Date: 04/17/98)
3. What's on (Page 9, Date: 04/17/98)
4. Shenyang seeks funds, exchanges with West Europe
5. City highlights environ protection
6. A resort attracts tourists world wide
7. Shoe park seeking investors
8. Projects seek foreign funds, co-operation
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Russian oil paintings on show
AS an important part of '98 China Year of International Fine Arts
and also the prelude to the Russian Art Festival, the "Exhibition
of the Russian Landscape Paintings of Levitan and His
Contemporaries" opened on April 10 in the China National Art
Museum, Beijing, and will continue until April 28.
The show features 86 oils by 36 Russian landscape painters in the
19th and early 20th centuries. There are 19 canvases by I. I.
Levitan, one of the greatest 19th century Russian artists.
The works of this exhibition come from four local museums in
Russia. They possess some of the finest pieces of Russian art,
though these museums are not as well known as the Tretyakov
Gallery or the Russian Museum. Such famous pieces as Levitan's
"Lake" and "The Rooks Come Back," by Savrasov, are from the
collections of these small museums.
The exhibition is organized by the China International Exhibition
Agency and the Chinese Artists Association.
The oils on show depict the beauty of the Russian plains, forests,
rivers and lakes. They also reveal the painters' pursuit of
natural charm and freedom. The language is purely Russian, an
expression of Russian psychology, according to the organizers.
Russian arts flowered in the 19th century, including literature,
ballet, music and painting. The Chinese are familiar with the
names of such famed painters as Lebin, Sulikhov and Levitan, in
addition to great literary figures such as Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor
Dostoyevsky, Nikolay Gogol, Ivan Turgenev and Anton Chekhov, and
composers such as Mikhail Glinka and Peter Tchaikovsky.
From the mid-19th and into the early 20th century, the Russian
landscape painters worked to establish themselves as an important
art genre with a unique style and manner of expression as well as
a diversity of subject matter. With an exploratory vision, they
captured the beauty and mystery of nature.
Looking back, one sees that Russian landscape painting followed a
chequered course. It originated during the reign of Peter the
Great but it was not until the late 18th century that landscape
painting freed itself from being a sheerly narrative and
decorative medium and became an independent form of artistic
expression.
By the late 19th century, Russian landscape painting peaked, with
a number of excellent painters. The Russian painters were a match
for their counterparts of the Barbizon School in France and those
from other European art schools.
Among the great Russian landscape painters were Levitan, Savrasov,
Shishikin, Vasilev, Serov, Korovin and Polenov.
They emerged in the same period of time in the same country. Their
works are profound in tone and delicate in feeling and combine to
show the development of Russian landscape painting from lyrical
narration to philosophical pondering.
Among them, I. I. Levitan was doubtless the most brilliant. Gifted
with extraordinary power of understanding and feeling, he rendered
the simple and profound beauty of nature in exuberant colour. In
addition, he tried to reveal the hidden charm of the landscapes of
the Russian countryside.
In the face of a dazzling array of art schools in his time,
Levitan remained sober and carried out his own innovation based on
the fine traditions of Russian realism. His style and approach
were to have profound influence on later Russian landscape
painters.
Russian oil painting, including landscape work, directly
influenced Chinese oil painting in the 1950s and 1960s, according
to the organizers. At that time, Chinese art students were sent to
the Soviet Union to learn art and some Russian artists came to
China to teach.
Some of the young Chinese artists from that time are still active
in Chinese art circles, either as practising artists or teachers
or working in some capacity within the arts.
Two examples are Jin Shangyi, president of the Central Academy of
Fine Arts and also a famed oil painter in his own right, and Zhan
Jianjun, a well-known oil painter and chairman of the Oil Painting
Board of the Chinese Artists Association.
"Russian oil painting of the 19th century followed the general
artistic trends of the world at that time. Works of Russian
realism, though, were heavily tinted with critical realism, not
merely representations of reality," said Xi Jingzhi, an art
history professor at the Central Academy of Arts and Design.
This was a reflection of Russian thinking at that time, according
to her. At the time, Russia lagged behind Western countries.
Traces of serfdom, which had been just abolished, were seen
everywhere and the Russian people were still living in misery.
Russian oil painting was also influenced by Russian literature and
music. Tolstoy, Glinka and Tchaikovsky were active when Russian
oil painting was moving towards the discovery of its own form,
according to Xi.
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: Hua Jia_
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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Culture Notes (Page 9, Date: 04/17/98)
New art language
A SHOW of Liu Qinghe's "neo-ink-washes" opens tomorrow at the Red
Gate Gallery in China World Hotel.
Liu has been searching for a new language that is uniquely his own
and viewers will get a chance to see it at this upcoming show.
One-man show
PAINTER Xu Renlong's one-man show opens on April 21 in the China
National Art Museum and will run through May 10.
Xu, an assistant professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts,
has been exploring new modes of expression for Chinese painting.
With heavy and bright colours, he depicts the rugged landscapes of
the Yellow River Valley and the Loess Plateau.
French quartet
AT the invitation of the Chinese Musicians' Association, the
Ludwig Quartet of France will give their first concert in China on
April 27 at the Beijing Concert Hall.
The Ludwig Quartet has toured extensively throughout the world,
distinguishing itself as laureate of the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation
and prize-winner at the Florence International Chamber Music
Competition and the Portsmouth International String Quartet
Competition.
The programme of their Beijing concert includes quartets composed
by Brahms, Shostakovich and Ravel.
The troupe will give another concert in Shanghai on April 30.
Poem recital
A PROSE poem recital will be staged at the Beijing Concert Hall on
April 20 to greet Mother's Day which falls on the second Sunday of
May.
Celebrated artists including Li Yuanhua, Chen Duo, Yin Zhiguang
and Cao Can will recite poems written by contemporary Chinese
poets extolling mothers.
The gala is co-sponsored by the China Society of Prose Poems, the
China Opera and Ballet Theatre, and China Women's News. (CD News)
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: _
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What's on (Page 9, Date: 04/17/98)
CONCERTS
Chinese music -- After a successful show in America, China Huaxia
Chamber Music Orchestra is to stage a concert, packaging the
traditional Chinese instrumental music pieces most favoured by
music fans at home and abroad.
Modern pieces for traditional Chinese instruments are also to be
performed.
The works include traditional tunes like "Floral Moonlit Night on
a River in Spring," "Three Chants at Yangguan Pass," "The Quiet,
Deep Night" and also modern pieces by Tan Dun, an American-Chinese
musician.
Zhang Weiliang, the orchestra director and a famous flute, xun,
and xiao player, will also perform "The Crying Flower," a piece he
composed. The sentimental sad piece depicts Daiyu, heroine from
the novel "A Dream of Red Mansions" who burns her poem scrolls
before her death.
Time: 7:30 pm, April 17
Place: Beijing Theatre, 10,Area 10 Anhuili, Chaoyang District
Tel: 6491-0516
STAGE
Russian performance -- At the invitation of the Ministry of
Culture, the Russian Cultural Festival will be held in Beijing and
eight other cities. Altogether 124 Russian artists from four art
troupes are invited to perform for Chinese theatre-goers.
In Beijing, the world renowned Russian State Folk Dance Company
(Beriozka) will perform April 16-18 at the Beijing Beizhan
Theatre; the Orenburg State Russian Folk Choir and the "Moscovia"
Chamber Music Ensemble will perform on April 23-24 at the Beijing
Poly Plaza International Theatre and the "Stars" of Russian
Singers and Musicians will perform on April 16 at the Beijing
Concert Hall.
Tel: 6403-2703, 6403-1613, 6405-5512, 6407-3532.
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: _
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Shenyang seeks funds, exchanges with West Europe
THE industrial heart of Northeast China beats a strong rhythm,
pumping the life's blood of manufacturing and commerce into the
region.
Shenyang, capital city of Liaoning Province, is the largest
metropolis in Northeast China with a population of 6.7 million
people living on 13,000 square kilometres of land.
An industrial centre founded during the country's era of grand
investments in a planned economy, Shenyang is equipped with the
most complete and modern industrial systems. As one of China's
premier manufacturing hubs, the city is home to equipment and
systems that pioneered a range of processes in the nation in such
fields as machinery, automobiles, electronics, chemistry,
construction materials and pharmaceuticals.
More than 5,500 industrial businesses operate in Shenyang, of
which over 300 are large- and medium-sized State-owned
enterprises. Some of these have earned the labelof "model" or
"core" enterprises in China.
Industrial products manufactured in Shenyang hold important
positions in some key national projects and serve as beacons for
development in certain fields.
Nearly half a century's construction and development has
consolidated the city's economic strength and urban
infrastructure, laying a stable foundation for the city's goal of
being a modern and international metropolis.
In the face of the challenges and opportunities that co-exist
within the current global economic rivalry, Shenyang is
experiencing an ongoing economic boom. To maintain this status,
the city is pursuing the rational strategy of opening more widely
its doors to the outside world.
We will take full advantage of markets both at home and abroad,
utilize and absorb advanced foreign technology and management
expertise to participate fully in international competition and
co-operation.
Western Europe is one of the most developed regions in the world.
The gross domestic products of the 15 countries in the European
Union last year reached $8,400 billion, surpassing the $7,200
billion GDP of the United States.
The European Union is also the largest worldwide business and
trade group, with its last year's import and export value topping
$1,900 billion and taking up more than 20 per cent of the world's
total.
Among the world's top 500 enterprises, 136 can be found in Europe.
The formal issuing of the European Currency Unit (ECU) or "euro
dollar" next year, will mark the beginning of a gradual process of
standardizing currency across West Europe, and will surely modify
the underlying framework of the world's trade businesses.
Shenyang and West European countries share complementary economies
with great potential in trade and technical co-operation.
The technological invitation extended to Shenyang from West Europe
embraces the fields of nuclear energy, air and space, automobiles,
instruments, chemicals, environmental protection and agriculture.
Shenyang is now in the process of restructuring its economy,
upgrading traditional industries and introducing new business.
I believe that, in accordance with the rule of equal co-operation
and mutual benefit, a bright and extended future will be found in
the exchanges and co-operation between Shenyang and West European
countries.
These past years we have attached great importance to the
construction of an attractive foreign investment environment. This
followed the establishment of a highly efficient service system,
as well as the creation of a series of laws and regulations
matched to global practices and the instant-feed back available in
the latest information technology.
We sincerely welcome all foreign investors, especially those from
the nations of West Europe, to Shenyang, which, I believe, will be
an "investors' paradise."
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: Mu Suixin Mayor of Shenyang_
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City highlights environ protection
THE government of Shenyang, capital city of Northeast China's
Liaoning Province, has made environmental protection a priority
since China initiated its overwhelming industrial reform.
Shenyang has attached great importance to regulating the
industrial structure and optimizing resource allocation. The city
has stipulated that all newly built, restored or expanded projects
must reach a specified technological standard.
The city has moved its polluting enterprises out of the central
urban area, readjusted the urban distribution structure, and
popularized central heating and gas facilities to gradually
improve the energy structure.
The green belt had been expanded to 28.9 per cent from 22.4 per
cent at the end of the Seventh Five-Year Plan (1986-1990).
A plant has been set up to treat 400,000 tons of waste water every
day. Comprehensive treatment is conducted in the Xinkai River. A
50-kilometre orbital water system has taken shape.
Shenyang has placed strict restrictions on the disposal of human
and industrial wastes in the countryside. The city has established
seven model eco-agricultural bases in four categories. It has
banned and shut down 72 small paper mills, smelting works,
tanneries and other small enterprises which cause serious
pollution.
As the sole environmental protection industrial production base in
China designated by the Central Government in 1997, Shenyang is
expected to develop its environmental protection industries into
one of the nation's most vigorous economies by the end of this
century, with over 2 billion yuan (US$240 million) of output
value.
The complete set of water-treatment equipment assembled by the
city will reach world-recognized 1990s standards.
Shenyang has conducted wide-ranging international exchanges and
co-operation in the environmental field with more than 20
countries, regions and international organizations. It has
attracted US$75 million for environmental infrastructure
construction and industrial pollution treatment.
Together with the United Nations Habitat Centre, United Nations
Environment Programme and United Nations Development Programme,
Shenyang started to implement the Sustainable Cities Programme in
May 1997. By solving key problems in sustainable development,
Shenyang will upgrade its urban and environmental management and
attract more foreign investment and technology.
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: Shen Yefan_
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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A resort attracts tourists world wide
LOCATED in the southern part of Northeast China, Shenyang, capital
city of Liaoning Province, is becoming regionally famous in the
arenas of politics, economy, culture, education and tourism.
Shenyang's nine districts, one city and three counties occupy
12,980 square kilometres, with 3,495 square kilometres serving an
urban population of 4.77 million.
The well-marked seasons make the Northeast city particularly
charming to tourism from April to October. And even its winters
draw visitors, hoping to escape hot-weather regions around the
world.
As early as 7,200 years ago, humans began to civilize this land.
The founder of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Nurhaci, a Manchu,
moved his capital from Liaoyang to Shenyang in 1625. Then in 1634,
Emperor Huangtaiji (son of Nurhaci), named the city "Shengjing,"
meaning a prosperous capital of the Qing Dynasty. In the following
years, when Qing emperors moved to Beijing, Shenyang remained an
escorted capital city. The name of "Shenyang" was resumed in 1945.
Ideal geographical position and convenient transportation built
Shenyang into a regional centre surrounded by cities rich in such
natural resources as coal, iron, petroleum and crops.
Desirable highways, railways and air-routes shorten the distances
between Shenyang and other places.
A network of highways linking Shenyang with Dalian, Benxi, Fushun
and Tieling is widely believed to be one of the country's finest.
As the largest railroad junction in Northeast China, Shenyang is
easily connected by these railways with other big metropolises.
Shenyang is also served up by more than 40 air-routes, including
flights to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Haikou, Shenzhen
and Urumqi.
International air routes also connect the city to China's Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region, South Korea, Russia, Japan,
Singapore and Thailand.
More than 200 scenic spots invite visitors both from home and
abroad.
These wonders include Huishan Mountain Holiday Camp, a
province-level resort; a mysterious slope spectacle; the world's
largest meteorite mountain and a lakeside entertainment centre.
Shenyang also embraces a history dating back at lest 7,200 years,
as well as Xinle Yizhi and the Palace Museum, the second largest
after Beijing's royal palace.
The imperial tombs where two emperors of the Qing Dynasty buried
are must-see spots.
In Liaoyang, an ancient town dating from the Tang Dynasty
(618-907), one can find a white pagoda left from the Liao Dynasty
(916-1125).
Qianshan Mountain in Anshan city, a steel producing centre over
100 kilometres from Shenyang, offers splendid landscapes with
temples and forests.
A newly erected jade statue of Buddha, weighing over 260 tons, is
claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world.
More than 60 star-ranked hotels and 50 travel agencies in Shenyang
offer convenience to world travelers.
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: Shen Yefan_
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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Shoe park seeking investors
CEH Shenyang Shoe Industrial Park Inc (CSSIP) intends to establish
the first comprehensive industrial shoe park in China as well as
in Asia. The venture was jointly financed by CEH Group of
Singapore, Shenyang Chemical Industry Group and Dongling District
Taoxian Material Co. The park's first-phase development project
covers an area of 1.5 square kilometres and its final target will
be 20 square kilometres in 15 years.
The park has offered the following projects to potential
co-operative partners. The co-operative forms may be joint
ventures or wholly owned foreign establishments.
1. To build six production lines for turning out 5 million pairs
of sports shoes annually with a total investment of US$6 million.
2. To start a production line for manufacturing 300,000 pairs of
shoes for women per year with investment totalling US$500,000.
3. To launch a production line for producing 2 million pairs of
shoe trees with a total investment of US$1 million.
4. To construct a production line for turning out 20,000 sets of
leather-cutting tools per year with a total investment of
US$300,000 to US$500,000.
5. To set up a production line for processing insoles and quarters
with a total investment of US$300,000.
6. To construct a production line for producing 500 tons of
polyurethane soles and adhesive yearly with a total investment of
US$500,000.
7. To import machinery and facilities for processing uppers
costing US$300,000.
8. To build a production line for processing shoe decorations with
a total investment of US$500,000.
9. A total investment of US$300,000 to US$500,000 is required to
set up a shoe computer design development centre.
10. A total investment of US$800,000 to US$1 million is needed to
establish a footwear training centre for training 50 managers, 100
managerial personnel and 2,000 skilled workers annually.
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: _
_Copyright© by China Daily_

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Projects seek foreign funds, co-operation
1. Name of project: Shenyang "China Environmental Protection
Industry Base"
To import advanced technology and equipment that consumes less
energy and can control pollution by using foreign funds. The base
will be able to produce environmental protection products up to
world advanced level through analysis and adaption of imported
technology and products. Thus, the base will be capable of
participating in public biddings for overseas environmental
improvement projects and biological protection projects, and
provide foreign clientele with technical consulting services on
environmenta
l protection.
Investment: US$204.81 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of funds, technology and lower
energy-consuming pollution-control facilities.
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Special Environmental Protection
Equipment Manufacture (Group) Ltd Co
2. Name of project: Production of nickel-hydrogen battery
The initiator intends to set up a production line for turning out
nickel-hydrogen batteries for electricity-driven vehicles.
Investment: US$9.2 million
Co-operative forms: Import of production and testing equipment,
advanced management and marketing methods with foreign funds.
Chinese initiator: Zhongliao Sanpu Battery (Shenyang) Ltd Co
3. Name of project: Production of flexible liquid crystal display
screens
The company plans to increase the productivity and ratio of
finished floppy liquid crystal screens based on improved
traditional methods.
Investment: US$18.07 million
Co-operative forms: Foreign side is requested to invest US$5.8
million.
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Guangtong International Advertising
Product Ltd Co
4. Name of project: Production of ink-jet printers and laser
printers
The company hopes to introduce funds, technology and equipment
from abroad and jointly develop ink-jet and laser printers with
large foreign firms.
Investment: US$21.7 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of capital and establishment of a
global marketing network
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Computer Peripheral Equipment Corp
5. Name of project: Shenyang paraffin chemical project
To promote adjustment of industrial mix in Shenyang and meet the
demand for gasoline, diesel and chemical materials in the Shenyang
area. The project is designed to produce paraffin, acrylic,
gasoline and diesel by using a new catalytic cracking technology.
Investment: US$165.17 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of foreign funds and joint
management.
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Paraffin Chemical Project Construction
Demand Office
6. Name of project: Production of medium- and large-sized AC
electric motors
To manufacture a general series of electric motors and special
medium- and large-sized electric motors up to international
standards; advanced technology and equipment will be imported.
Investment: US$80 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of funds, facilities, technology
and brands.
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Electric Motor Shareholding Ltd Co
7. Name of project: Production of road cement
The project is designed to produce 340,000 tons of high-grade road
cement annually.
Investment: US$36.14 million
Co-operative forms: Joint venture, Co-operation and compensation
trade
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Xingguang Building Material Group Corp
8. Name of project: Production of advanced compressors
To manufacture compressors up to the level of the 1990s, large
processing equipment will be purchased, and testing and inspection
facilities and computer control systems will be built.
Investment: US$24.3 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of advanced technology, famous
brands and international sales network
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Air Compressor Factory
9. Name of project: Expanding production of sodium fosfomycin
The medicine, an antibiotic, can effectively kill gram-negative
and gram-positive bacteria. The initiator, which has an annual
production capacity of 200 tons, intends to expand production
scale.
Investment: US$26.6 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of funds, safety production
technology, advanced equipment and technology, increase of
varieties and expansion of overseas marketing network
Chinese initiator: Dongbei General Pharmaceutical Factory
10. Name of project: Production of SY6480A front suspensions and
rear axles
The initiator intends to import necessary equipment and technology
to improve the quality of front suspensions and rear axles.
Investment: US$22 million
Co-operative forms: Import of one friction welder and one plasma
welder, and a production line for producing differential cases.
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Motor Vehicle Axle Plant
11. Name of project: Production of loose-jointed molds for turning
out radial tyres
The initiator plans to produce 1,000 sets of moulds for producing
radial tyres annually after importing digitally controlled machine
tools and revamping ordinary ones with foreign funds.
Investment: US$36.15 million.
Co-operative forms: Introduction of foreign investment, which may
account for 45 to 49 per cent of the total
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Mould Factory
12. Name of project: Update project on energy-saving fluorescent
lamps
The initiator plans to import a production line with a capacity of
up to 1,500 fluorescent lamps (the diametre of the tube is 26 mm)
per hour.
Investment: US$25.6 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of funds, technology and
equipment, or opening up international sales network
13. Name of project: Construction of Shenyang Wolong Lake
high-efficient ecological agricultural comprehensive development
area
Located in Kangping County, Liaoning Province, Wolong Lake area
has great potential for development. The initiator plans to build
a 198 square kilometre exemplary experimental zone by 2000. The
planned development projects will cover breeding fresh water
crabs, in-depth grain processing, growing vegetables, raising
pigs, developing ecological forests and producing biological
medicines and food additive. The area will become an agricultural
comprehensive development and tourist zone.
Investment: US$150.38 million
Co-operative forms: Joint venture, wholly owned foreign investment
and other forms the foreign side select.
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Xigui Wolong Lake Group Ltd Co
14. Name of project: Construction of high-standard
vegetable-producing protective land
To promote the steady, rapid and healthy development of Shenyang's
rural economy, the city will construct 3,333 hectares of
protective land for growing high-standard vegetables in Dongling
and Yuhong districts.
Investment: US$60.24 million
Co-operative forms: Joint venture and co-operation. The Chinese
investment will make up 80 per cent of the total with the foreign
side supplying the remainder.
Chinese initiator: Dongling and Yuhong Technological Service
Centres
15. Name of project: Construction of a fresh milk production line
The initiator intends to import a production line for processing
200 tons of fresh milk daily.
Investment: US$17.23 million
Co-operative forms: Joint venture or co-operation. Foreign
investment will account for 49 per cent of the total
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Huishan Livestock Farm Milk Co
16. Name of project: Shenyang International Convention and
Exhibition Centre
Located in Shenyang Commercial, Trade and Financial Development
Zone, the centre will cover an area of 141,000 square metres. The
comprehensive exhibition centre will consist of a business centre,
a hotel, office buildings and a park.
Investment: US$322 million
Co-operative forms: Joint venture, co-operation or solely owned
foreign investment
Chinese initiator: Development and Construction Corp of the
Shenyang Commercial-Trade and Financial Development Zone
17. Name of project: Expansion of Taoxian International Airport
Located in Dongling District, 25 kilometres from the city centre,
the airport serves six cities, including Wushun, Benxi, Liaoyang,
Anshan and Tieling. The airport has 70 domestic routes and links
with Russia, the Republic of Korea and the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region. Its annual handling capacity is 2.1 million
passengers.
Investment: US$120 million
Co-operative forms: Introduction of US$30 million of foreign
investment, which has been approved.
Chinese initiator: Expansion project headquarters of the Shenyang
Taoxian International Airport
18. Name of project: Shenyang Amusement Park
The amusement park will be located in Sujiatun District in the
southern suburbs of Shenyang, and will be built into a tourist and
entertainment area by the turn of this century. The first-phase of
the project will cost US$361.44 million. A scientific fantasy and
entertainment area, a central square, a children's amusement area
and a machinery entertainment area will be constructed.
Investment: US$602.4 million
Co-operative forms: Co-operation, land transfer or wholly owned
foreign investment
Chinese initiator: Shenyang City Tourist Bureau
19. Name of project: Shenyang Wildlife Park
To improve people's awareness of the need to protect animals, and
to protect and propagate those wildlife species that have been on
the verge of extinction, Shenyang will build a modernized wildlife
park with foreign investment.
Investment: US$56.25 million
Co-operative forms: Co-operation
20. Name of project: Shenyang Popular Science Park
Shenyang Popular Science Park will occupy an area of 340,000
square metres. It will be made of eight sections: The science
palace, the science and technology section, the children's
entertainment park, the world park section, the central square,
the valuable tree section, the high technology display section and
the edible plant display section.
Investment: US$62.5 million
Co-operative forms: Joint venture, co-operation and wholly owned
foreign investment
Chinese initiator: Shenyang Torch Science and Technology (Group)
Ltd Co
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_Date: 04/17/98_
_Author: _
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