Shenyang. Shenyang (UK: /????n??j????/, US: /????n??j????/; simplified Chinese: ??????; traditional Chinese: ??????; pinyin: Sh??ny??ng; Mandarin pronunciation: [??????n.ja????]), formerly known as Fengtian (Chinese: ??????) or by its Manchu name Mukden, is a major Chinese sub-provincial city and the provincial capital of Liaoning province. Located in central-north Liaoning, it is the province's most populous city, with a total population of 9,070,093 inhabitants as of the 2020 census. Among the resident population of the city, the male population is 4,521,021, accounting for 49.85%; the female population is 4,549,072, accounting for 50.15%. The sex ratio of the total population (with women as 100, the ratio of men to women) dropped from 102.10 in the sixth national census in 2010 to 99.38. Its built-up (or metro) area encompas
