Zaoyuan Park is located on a small hill at the intersection of Huadong Road and Tianhe Road near the Jinnan Road bus stop in Ganjingzi District, Dalian. The park covers an area of 120,000 square meters, with 80,000 square meters of green space. It features a garden-within-a-garden layout, divided into over ten themed gardens including the Eucommia Garden, Persimmon Garden, Poplar Garden, Qianchun Garden, Cherry Blossom Garden, and Plane Tree Garden. At the top...
Shoushan Park is located in Xinzhaizi, Ganjingzi District, beside the newly built Mingzhu Road. The park sits at the foot of Lazi Mountain and features a reservoir as well as a pond. In summer, the lush green trees on the mountain and the well-arranged distant peaks and nearby waters create a breathtaking scene. Shoushan Park is a comprehensive destination integrating nature, scenery, religion, tourism, and entertainment, with a main...
Located in the center of Yingchengzi Town, 20 kilometers west of Dalian City in Ganjingzi District, it was built on the foundation of the Tang Dynasty Yongxing Temple. The complex consists of fifteen ancient buildings covering a total area of 2,300 square meters, showcasing the region’s 6,000-year history and its rich, simple folk culture. A male ginkgo tree in the museum stands 28.9 meters tall…
Yongshun An is a Taoist temple located on the mountainside of Xichagou in Chaan Village, known as "Yongshun An" and also referred to as the "North Temple." The temple was first built in the first year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty, which is 1862. In the 1930s, the Chagou Association raised funds through donations to rebuild it into a large temple with three main halls. The temple enshrines deities such as the “Goddess Nüwa” and “Guanyin Bodhisattva”...
The Jade Buddha Temple is located on the northeastern slope of Chengyuan Hot Spring Villa on Liushu Street, Hongqi Town, Ganjingzi District. The temple features a three-story main hall structure. Though not as grand and majestic as famous ancient temples in renowned mountains, its glazed red tiles exude an extraordinary presence. Large red lanterns hang beneath the temple eaves, with golden tassels fluttering in the wind. Correspondingly...
The Reclining Buddha Temple is located at Lantian Villa, Qian'ge Village, Xinzhaizi Subdistrict, Ganjingzi District. Standing in the temple square and looking westward at the mountain range, you’ll see what appears to be a massive natural reclining Buddha facing the blue sky, gazing upward with clearly sculpted eyebrows, eyelashes, nose, and lips. Its slightly open mouth makes it seem as if the Buddha is delivering a sermon. Bathed in the morning glow and evening light, the image is strikingly lifelike and vivid...
Anshan Temple is located on Xiajiahe Beach in Dalian, nestled against Anzi Mountain, the third highest peak in southern Liaoning. It was first built in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, boasting a history of over a thousand years. Originally named the Great Temple, it was constructed in the early Tang Dynasty as a traditional quadrangle courtyard. The main hall sits at the center, facing south with its back to the north, flanked by side halls on the east and west, all enclosed within surrounding walls. The main hall enshrines the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva…
Xiaopingdao is a peninsula with stunning seaside views and was once a naturally formed, picturesque fishing village in Dalian’s history. Since the 16th century, it has been widely known for its coastal business opportunities, delicious seafood, and island tourism. This area also marks the endpoint of the famous coastal scenic road — Dalian Binhai Road — which winds its way from Haizhiyun Square on Dalian’s eastern coast, passing through Tiger Beach, Bangchuidao, Fuzhijiao, and Xinghai Square...
The Gangshang Tomb is located in Yingchengzi Town, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, and is an ancient tomb from the Spring and Autumn Period. In 1997, it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of Liaoning Province. Due to the relatively flat terrain of the Houmu area, the earthen mound where the Gangshang Tomb is situated is not difficult to find, and it is enclosed by a surrounding wall, making it easily identifiable. The Gangshang Tomb site is a clan communal burial ground characterized by bronze short swords...
The Yingchengzi Han Tombs are located between Muchengyi and Shagangzi villages in Yingchengzi Town, Ganjingzi District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. This is an expansive Han tomb complex stretching nearly 10 kilometers. Nestled against rolling mountains and facing the Bohai Sea, the area boasts lush hills and picturesque scenery. As a site of Han Dynasty mural tombs, it is the only brick-painted tomb discovered in southern Liaoning and is also extremely rare in the world...
The Muchengyi Ruins are one of the surviving military facilities from the Ming Dynasty in the Dalian area, holding significant historical and scientific value for understanding the distribution of military installations in the region during that period. The ancient city area of Muchengyi spans approximately 182 meters from east to west and nearly 600 meters from north to south. The city walls stand over ten feet high and are 3.6 meters wide, featuring two city gates — one in the south and one in the north — each about twenty feet tall. There is a hole in the gate, and the architectural style of the gates is similar to that of Liaoyang's Eastern Capital City. The city is flanked by hills on both the eastern and western sides, with three beacon towers (lookout platforms) on the eastern hill and two on the western hill. The ancient city of Muchengyi is primarily built on a foundation of bluestone, with upper layers constructed from blue bricks (mostly from the Ming Dynasty, mixed with a small number of square bricks from the Han Dynasty). The structure is filled and bonded with yellow earth and white lime plaster (samples of which still exist), and it was built following the natural terrain. Part of the western wall was constructed from rammed earth, suggesting architectural features similar to those of ancient Han Dynasty cities.
The Wenjiatun Site is located in Yingchengzi Town, Ganjingzi District, and is one of the important Neolithic sites in the Dalian area. It has been included in the first batch of Dalian's immovable cultural heritage protection list.…
The Dazuizi Site is located on a coastal hill in the southeast of Dalianwan Town, Ganjingzi, and can be found by walking north along the right side of Zhenxing Road. Dating back to 2000–1000 BCE, it is a settlement site from the Bronze Age. Covering an area of approximately 7,000 square meters, it is divided into three phases based on its cultural content. In 1987, the Dalian…
The former site of Dalian Yingchengzi Railway Station is located in Yingcheng Town, Ganjingzi District. Built in 1903, it is 23 kilometers from Zhoushuizi Station and 29 kilometers from Lushun Station. It is under the administration of Dalian Railway Co., Ltd. of Shenyang Railway Bureau. It is currently a fourth-class station. Passenger services: handles passenger boarding and alighting; luggage and parcel consignment. Freight services: handles full-carload freight…
Anbo Town is a tourist resort under the administration of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China. The Dalian Anbo Hot Spring Tourism Resort is located at the northern end of Dalian, 150 kilometers from Dalian Airport and 30 kilometers from the Shenyang–Dalian Expressway and the Huanghai Avenue respectively. With no intense heat in summer or severe cold in winter, the area enjoys an average annual temperature of 9.4 degrees Celsius. In 2001, it was promoted to...
To the north of Xingtai Town in Pulandian City lie the undulating peaks of Mount Weiba, where, encircling the mountains, lies an ancient city known as Wugu City. In the mountain valley stands an old temple called Wugu Temple. There is also Qingquan Temple, the best-preserved Buddhist temple in southern Liaoning. These historic sites, with a history of over a thousand years, are famous scenic spots in the Dalian area…
Qingquan Temple is located within Weiba Mountain City in Xingtai Town, Pulandian City, and features Ming and Qing dynasty architecture. Situated on a flat area at the mouth of a valley, the temple has a rectangular layout and is one of the larger and better-preserved temples in Dalian. Originally built during the Tang Dynasty’s Zhenguan era, the temple faces east and is built along the slope of the hill, ascending in three rises and three descents...
Anbo Hot Spring Tourist Resort
The Qidao Fang Reservoir scenic area, resembling a Tai Chi diagram, is located about 3 kilometers north of Anbo Town, Pulandian City. It is named for its nearly thousand-acre water surface. In summer, visitors can fish, paddle, boat, and swim, while in winter it becomes a vast ice-skating rink. Even more remarkably, two small hill formations shaped like fish, separated by water but connected end to end, form...
Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area Baiyun Mountain is located in Yuantai Town, Pulandian City, and is an extension of the Changbai Mountain range. Baiyun Mountain boasts the grandeur of Mount Tai, the beauty of Huangshan, and the rugged wonder of Huashan. Its verdant pines, peculiar rocks, ancient temples, and drifting clouds form a breathtaking natural spectacle. The Baiyun Mountain Temple was first built in the late Qing Dynasty, situated on nine evenly spaced cliff edges that jut out like dragon heads...