Car license plates in Liaoning Province consist of abbreviations and English letters of cities, in which A stands for Shenyang, B stands for Dalian, C stands for Anshan, D stands for Fushun, E stands for Benxi, F stands for Dandong, G stands for Jinzhou, H stands for Yingkou, J stands for Fuxin, K stands for Liaoyang, L stands for Panjin, M stands for Tieling, N stands for Chaoyang, P stands for Huludao and V stands for provincial organs.

Chaoyang is the hub of political, economic and cultural exchanges between Northeast China and the Central Plains, a historical city with many nationalities in Northeast China and a strategic place beyond the Great Wall in past dynasties. During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, Murong Xianbei built Longcheng (the predecessor of Chaoyang City) as Sanyan Capital, Yingzhou from Northern Wei Dynasty to Sui and Tang Dynasties, Zhong Xing House from Liao and Jin Dynasties, Zhongzhou from Yuan Dynasty, Wei Yingzhou from Ming Hongwu and Chaoyang House from the end of Qing Dynasty. 1June 30, 984, Chaoyang was promoted to a provincial city. Chaoyang is one of the important gateways in Northeast China, connecting Shenyang metropolitan area in the east, Bohai Sea in the south, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei economic circle in the west and Inner Mongolia hinterland in the north. Three Yan dynasties took Longcheng (Chaoyang) as the capital or capital, so Longcheng is also known as the "ancient capital of Sanyan". The culture represented by harness and walking in Sanyan period is called "Sanyan Culture", and there are bird fossil national geological park, Phoenix Mountain, Daheishan and Yulong Valley in the territory.