Shenyang - Post Report Question and Answers
Are there problems with ethnic, race/racial minorities or religious prejudices? Gender equality?
If you are not Asian, you will stick out here and garner some attention, but I am not aware of people having a negative experience based on their race in Shenyang. Our infant gets a lot of (nice) comments when we go out, but we are often chastised for not putting socks and hats on her, which is annoying. People also feel alarmingly comfortable touching her without our permission. - Jun 2024
Shenyang has a large Muslim population, which is cool. - Mar 2019
Lots. Chinese people can have racist feelings toward people who are not white. White people can be put on a pedestal. Asian-Americans are often discriminated against, ironically. China has its own ethnic minorities, which officially enjoy social equality but in fact are often second-class citizens in their own country. Chinese society has some progress to make in this area. - Jul 2016
Most Chinese people seem very open to Westerners. They will take pictures of you, especially kids all the time. They have no problem coming up and touching your children, which can be alarming at first, but mostly you feel like their intention is positive. It is nice to be in a country where Americans are well received. - Nov 2013
