Covering an area of 60,000 square meters, the Shenyang Imperial Palace is one twelfth the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing, consisting of more than 300 rooms and 20 courtyards. It combines the architectural features of the Han, Manchu and Mongol peoples. Besides the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Shenyang Imperial Palace, also know as the Mukden Palace, is the only other existing palace complex in China. It was listed by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 2004 as an extension of the Forbidden City and is now the most popular and renowned tourist attraction in Shenyang.
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