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 Dalian is located at
the Liaodong Peninsular in northeast China and
borders the Yellow Sea in the east and the Bohai
Sea in the west. As one of the most famous
travel destinations in Liaoning Province, Dalian
covers a total area of 13,237 square kilometers
and has a population of 5.55 million. Dalian's
coastline stretches 1,906 kilometers and it makes
up about 73 percent of the total coastline of Liaoning
Province whereby most of the tourist attractions
in Dalian are found in this area. Tourists coming to
this part of China will really appreciate the
scenic beauty that can be seen here in Dalian.
This city is also sometimes known as Dalny,
Dairen, Lushun or Luda. One area which is off
limits to tourists is Photo: Starry Sea Square
the military base at Lushun.
 The largest harbor in the northeast part of
China is found here in Dalian which is also one
of the most prosperous cities in China.
Crisscrossed by old and beautifully designed
trams, Dalian is a city with unique architecture
filled with vast acres of grass and lawns and
visitors who come here are attracted by its
parklands, beaches and
Photo: Tiger Beach Sea Park in Dalian
health resorts. In the warm
temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, Dalian has
a warm continental monsoonal climate. It is
neither cold in winter nor hot in summer.
For visitors who want to just relax by the beach
and get a beautiful sun tan, then Dalian would
be your perfect travel destination since the
weather here is much better and warmer than any
other places in Liaoning Province. There are
numerous places of interest in Dalian that
are scenic wonders and some very beautiful
beach areas with astonishing coves and unique
rock formations are located here.
 Dalian has
since become a famous seaside tourism city
and a summer resort mainly due to its islets
which is scattered all over like stars,
picturesque scenery, beautiful
buildings in the city and fascinating night
scene. Some of Dalian's places of interest include the
beautiful Zhongshan Square, People's Square
(also known as People's Park), Labour
Park (Laodong Gongyuan), Bangchui Island Scenic
Zone, Bingyu Scenic Zone, Starry Sea Square,
Tiger Beach Photo: Golden Stone Beach Sea Park, Natural History Museum and
Golden Stone Beach (Jin Shi Tan) National Holiday
Resort. All you need to know about the transportation
system, cheap hotels or luxury hotels, recreation,
restaurants, shopping, travel information, useful
telephone numbers and famous places of interest in
Dalian can be found from the travel guide below.
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