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Shenyang Dalian Benxi Dandong Anshan Fushun Jinzhou Chaoyang Huludao Panjin Shenyang Imperial Palace Fuling Tomb Zhaoling Tomb and Beiling Park Liaoning Provincial Museum Shenyang Allied POW Camp Site China Industrial Museum Zhongjie Zhongshan Square Dalian Natural History Museum Lüshun Museum Baiyushan Benxi Water Cave Wunushan Mountain City Yalu River Broken Bridge Hushan Great Wall Dandong Korean War Memorial Dalu Island Qianshan Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County Qing Yongling Hetu Ala City Fengguo Temple Wanfotang Grottoes Beizhen Temple Yiwulüshan Niuheliang Archaeological Site Chaoyang North Pagoda Xingcheng Old City Jiumenkou Great Wall Panjin Red Beach Zhang Family Residence September 18 History Museum Xita Neighbourhood Lüshun Russo-Japanese Prison Site Laotieshan Fenghuangshan, Fengcheng Xiaoshi Taiyanggou Historic Quarter Jinshitan National Geopark Angang Museum Guanmenshan Forest Tanggangzi Hot Spring Chaoyang Bird Fossil Park Binhai Road Hekou Village Shuangtai Estuary Wetland

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Hetu Ala City

Hetu Ala is in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Fushun. Here Nurhaci established the Later Jin state in 1616; his son Hong Taiji adopted the Qing dynastic name in 1636, after the political centre had moved to Shenyang. The present historic-city attraction includes reconstructed buildings and displays alongside the historic site. The Khan’s Well, the Khan’s Court and spaces interpreted through banner organisation help explain the combination of household, military and political life associated with this early centre.

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Traditional halls on raised stone platforms reflect in a puddle beneath a blue sky.

Hetu Ala before the Qing

Hetu Ala was Nurhaci’s Later Jin capital in 1616. Its well, household spaces and banner offices connect state formation with everyday needs, while modern reconstructions give that past a visible setting.

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  1. Halls and a broad courtyard at the present-day Hetu Ala visitor site in Xinbin, Fushun.Source: Liaoning Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism / People’s Government of Liaoning Province. Rights not independently licensed. · Rights status unknown Photo source ↗ Original aspect ratio retained. Display copies resized only when needed; no enlargement, crop or retouching.