topography
Shenyang is located in the middle of Liaohe Plain, bordering the hills and mountains of Liaodong in the east and the hills of northern Liaoning in the north. The terrain is gradually open and flat to the west and south, from the piedmont alluvial plain to the large alluvial plain. The terrain is from northeast to southwest, and both sides are inclined to the middle. The highest point is Shiren Mountain in Laoshigou, Magang Township, Xinchengzi District, with an altitude of 44 1 m; The lowest place is Zuojia Village in front of Yujiafang in Liaozhong County, with an altitude of 5 meters. The highest in the city is located in Dadong District, 65 meters above sea level; The lowest is Tiexi District, 36 meters above sea level. Huanggu District, Heping District and Shenhe District are slightly undulating with a height of 41.45m..
Dongling district of Shenyang is mostly hilly and mountainous; There are some hills and mountains in the north of Xinchengzi District, which gradually flatten to the south. Except for some hills and mountains in the south, most areas in Sujiatun District are alluvial plains, just like flood areas. Most of xinmin city and Liaozhong counties are alluvial plains of Liaohe and Hunhe rivers, a few swamps and sand dunes, and some hills are scattered in northern xinmin city. The hilly area of the city is 1020 square kilometers, accounting for 12% of the total area of the city. The piedmont alluvial-diluvial slope plain is distributed in the western slope of the eastern mountainous area and gradually extends to the southwest.
The mountainous hills in Shenyang are concentrated in the northeast and southeast, belonging to the extension of Liaodong hills. The western part is the alluvial plain of Liaohe River and Hunhe River, and the terrain is slowly inclined from east to west. The highest altitude in the city is 447.2 meters, which is in Faku County. The lowest altitude is 5.3 meters, Yujiafang Town, Liaozhong County. The eastern part of Shenyang is low mountains and hills, and the central and western parts are vast plains. Inclined from northeast to southwest, with an average elevation of 30-50 meters.