[4]: 148 [5]: 79 [6]: 13 [7][8][9] One of Li Yongfang's descendants was sentenced to death by the Qianlong emperor, but his life was spared when he helped suppress the Lin Shuangwen rebellion.

South Manchuria Railway Company quickly expanded the system inherited from Russia to staggering proportions.

This makes Shenyang-Fushun the 8th most populous built up area in China after the Pearl River Delta conurbation of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Jiangmen, Zhongshan and Huizhou, then Shanghai-Suzhou, Beijing, Tianjin, Hangzhou-Shaoxing, Wuhan and Nanjing.

It has developed as a thriving center for fuel, power and raw materials and is also offering more and more opportunities in textiles and electronics.

[13] Fushun has a major aluminum-reduction plant and factories producing automobiles, machinery, chemicals, cement, and rubber.

[14] Fushun is rich in wood, coal, oil shale, iron, copper, magnesium, gold, marble, titanium, and marl resources.

In 1928, the commercial-scale production of shale oil began in Fushun with the construction of Fushun Coal Mine Temporary Oil Plant (Chinese: 撫順炭礦臨時製油工場; pinyin: Fǔshùn Tànkuàng Línshí Zhìyóu Gōngchǎng) of South Manchurian Railway, aka the Western Refinery (Chinese: 西制油; pinyin: Xī Zhìyóu), operating Fushun-type retorts.

The seaports of Dalian and Yingkou are also nearby, 400 and 200 km (250 and 120 mi) away respectively, with good highway connections.

The highest-ranked institution of higher education is the Liaoning University of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, ranked 123rd in China overall.

Although the number of students has dropped, the quality of education, the advanced learning facilities and modern school are still evident.

Houshi National Forest Park, about 55 km (34 mi) from downtown Fushun, is rated by the central government as an AAAA tourist attraction.

It includes the 110 km2 (42 sq mi) Dahuofang Reservoir, the largest man-made lake in northeast China.

Fushun's success in applying for two UNESCO World Heritage sites is expected to attract more tourists.

In more recent times, Fushun was where Lei Feng was stationed as a soldier and died, and a memorial museum telling his life story is a popular attraction.

The Ring of Life monument opened in 2013 and features an observation deck overseeing the city.

[23] The city used to be home of the Chinese Super League (soccer) team of Liaoning FC at Leifeng Stadium.

However, when the team could not afford the rent at Leifeng Stadium it moved to Beijing, where it now plays out of Chaolai Soccer Base.

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