Asia's largest urban square, built to commemorate the handover of Hong Kong. The white marble ornamental columns on the square are carved with nine dragons, symbolizing the nine provinces of China. The center of the square is modeled after Beijing’s Temple of Heaven Altar, paved with 999 pieces of Sichuan red marble, which are engraved with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the 24 solar terms, and the 12 zodiac animals. The nine large tripods surrounding the square…
The geosite closest to downtown Dalian, formed approximately 1 billion years ago, is a renowned karst landscape scattered across capes and bays. The Dalian Natural History Museum is built along the Black Rock Reef shoreline, adjacent to Xinghai Park. It has one underground floor and three above-ground floors, making it the largest natural history museum in China in terms of architectural scale and the most advanced in exhibition methods...
Introduction: Yangxin Crocodile Park is a new attraction that combines crocodile breeding, viewing, performances, and dining. The park is home to 500 crocodiles of four species from three continents. These include Nile crocodiles from Pretoria, South Africa, measuring 1–4 meters in length and capable of growing up to 8 meters; American alligators from Florida, USA, which grow 3–4 meters long and can reach up to 6 meters...
The Dalian Natural History Museum is a comprehensive natural science museum that integrates the collection, research, and exhibition of geological, paleontological, zoological, and botanical specimens. Its predecessor was first established in 1907. The new building is a modern European-style structure located on the scenic Heishijiao waterfront, with a construction area of 15,000 square meters and an exhibition area...
Dalian Zhongshan Park Dalian Zhongshan Park in Liaoning Province is located in the eastern part of Shahekou District, Dalian, covering an area of 113,000 square meters. The original site was a small hill called Liujia Tun. During the Japanese-occupied Kwantung Leased Territory period in Dalian, the Japanese colonial authorities built the Prince Shotoku Hall on the eastern hill to commemorate Japan’s Prince Shotoku. It housed...
Dalian Xinghai Beach is currently the largest artificial seawater beach in China. Located on the southern coast of the newly reclaimed land in the Xinghai Bay International Business Center District, it consists of three smaller beaches. The beach stretches approximately 2,000 meters in total. The entire sandy area is covered with high-quality sand imported from Beidaihe, with a thickness of 3 meters, covering an area of 45,000 square meters. …
Xinghai Bay Bathing Beach Xinghai Bay Artificial Bathing Beach is currently the largest artificial seawater bathing beach in China. Located on the southern coast of the Xinghai Bay International Business Center District, it consists of three smaller bathing areas. The beach stretches approximately 2,000 meters in total. The entire sandy shore is paved with high-quality sand transported from Beidaihe, with a thickness of 3 meters, covering an area of 45,000 square…
Fuguo Park Fuguo Park is a “hiking and fitness, sightseeing and leisure” themed park built by the People’s Government of Shahekou District to develop an “International Health City” and promote the national fitness program. The park was constructed with an investment of over 10 million yuan, planned in May 2004, and completed and opened to the public in September of the same year. This park...
Xinghai Convention and Exhibition Center The Dalian Xinghai Convention and Exhibition Center is a large-scale, modern exhibition venue funded and built by the Dalian Municipal People's Government. It integrates multiple functions such as exhibitions, conferences, tourism, and catering, and has become one of the city’s iconic landmarks with its grand presence, perfect design, and excellent facilities. The Xinghai Convention and Exhibition Center is located in the...
The new building of the Dalian Shell Museum is the largest shell museum in the world, housing over 50,000 specimens of more than 8,000 types of mollusks, as well as more than 3,000 pieces of Paleozoic ammonite fossils. The museum was designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University, and hired world-renowned mollusk expert and director of the Mollusk Research Institute in Tokyo, Japan, Mr. Sokenu Sadano...
Dalian World Expo Plaza is located in the beautiful Xinghai Bay Financial and Business District of Dalian, China. The venue boasts a prime location and beautiful surroundings, with numerous nearby star-rated hotels offering strong reception capacity. It has formed a comprehensive reception network with a full range of grades, complete functions, and attentive services. Transportation is also particularly convenient, being only 5 kilometers from Dalian Railway Station,…
The Dalian Southern Coastal Avenue Cross-sea Bridge has a total length of approximately 6 kilometers, with a main bridge span of 820 meters — including a main span of 460 meters and side spans of 180 meters on each side. It is the longest cross-sea bridge project in Northeast China and China’s first offshore ground-anchored suspension cross-sea bridge. The bridge starts from Jinshan Mountain on the eastern side of Golden Beach in Dalian and extends westward across Xinghai…
The western part of Liaoning Province is home to the world’s largest known fossil cluster. With the successive discovery of precious paleontological fossils such as the “Chinese Dragon Bird,” “Confucius Bird,” “Protopteryx,” and the earliest flower on Earth—“Liaoning Ancient Fruit”—this area has become an international hub for paleontological archaeology and prehistoric geological research. Excavating fossils from the distant earth and sky is no easy task today, but if you’re interested, you can visit this museum. It houses the aforementioned fossil treasures, as well as specimens collected from other provinces across China, making it China’s only museum dedicated to prehistoric life.
• It is the largest artificial seaside bathing beach in China, with its sandy shore paved with high-quality sand transported from Beidaihe, reaching a thickness of 3 meters. Attraction introduction: Xinghai Bay Seaside Bathing Beach is located on the southern coast of the Xinghai Bay International Business Center District in Shahekou District, Dalian, adjacent to Xinghai Square and Xinghai Park. It is the largest artificial seaside bathing...
The Dalian Shahekou District Primary and Secondary School Students' Science and Technology Center is located at No. 726, Southwest Road, Shahekou District, Dalian, covering an area of 7,800 square meters with a construction area of 5,901 square meters. After seven years of development, the center was the first in China's northeastern provinces to be recognized as a National Excellent Science Popularization Education Base by the education system. It was also the first to become a National Education…
The Former Site of the Dalian Chinese Labor Association is located in Shahekou District, Dalian, serving as a local patriotic education base and a provincial-level key cultural relic protection unit. It is situated at No. 658, Huanghe Road, Shahekou District, Dalian, right opposite the Carrefour store on Huanghe Road in Dalian. The site is a two-story red-brick building. Due to historical reasons, this location has long only preserved the original structure without any exhibition displays...
The former site of Jinbi East Mansion is located in Xicun, Heishijiao, Shahekou District. On June 28, 2013, it was included in the fifth batch of municipal-level cultural heritage conservation units in Dalian. Protected area: within 5 meters east, west, south, and north from the exterior wall foundation of the original building. Construction control zone: within 15 meters outside the protected area is designated as a Class IV construction control zone...
The former site of the Prince Shōtoku Memorial Hall in Japan is located within Zhongshan Park in Shahekou District. On June 28, 2013, it was included in the fifth batch of municipal-level cultural heritage protection units in Dalian. The former site of the Prince Shōtoku Memorial Hall in Japan is situated at No. 62-3 Lianhe Road, Shahekou District, Dalian (within Zhongshan Park), and is a municipal-level cultural heritage protection unit. Japan…
The Shahekou Water Purification Plant is located at No. 95, Wuyi Road, Shahekou District, and was built in 1917. The "Rapid Filtration Room" building complex consists of a central section with one floor and seven rooms on each side, flanked by two-story sections each with ten rooms, covering a construction area of over 500 square meters and a total site area of 129,000 square meters. Its initial water purification capacity was 15,000 cubic meters per day. In 193…
The Hei Island Tourist Resort is located about 30 kilometers east of Zhuanghe City, covering an area of 10 square kilometers. With picturesque scenery and a pleasant climate, it boasts over a hundred natural and cultural attractions such as Fairyland Seaside, Phoenix Mountain, Tiger Mountain, Beiwutun Historical Site, Meiling Reef, Elder Stone, Statue of Lin Yongsheng, Tide-welcoming Heaven-reaching Cave, and Sea Pearl Colorful Rock Corridor.