Introduction: Every late autumn, the Beihai Township Tidal Bore Mouth witnesses the spectacular phenomenon of a massive tidal surge. At this time, the sea is extraordinarily vast, and viewers feel their spirits lifted and their horizons broadened. When the roaring, surging tide comes rolling in, people rush to watch. The tidal bore, formed from the Bohai Sea, crashes and churns toward the arc-shaped Tidal Bore Mouth...
Introduction The Dalian Bay Forts are located on Heshang Island in Dalian Bay. The Dalian Bay Forts consist of five coastal defense forts and one land defense fort, built between the 13th year of the Guangxu reign (1887) and June of the 19th year of the Guangxu reign (1893) during the Qing Dynasty. The forts were constructed from sandstone and cement, and comprise gun emplacements, barracks, and ammunition depots…
Built before the Soviet troops withdrew from Lüshun to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War, the tower was completed on September 3, 1955. It stands 45 meters tall, symbolizing the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War in 1945. The top of the tower features a red five-pointed star surrounded by gilded wheat ears. The lower part of the tower is inscribed with a commemorative plaque. The surrounding area is…
203 Highland is located at Shipanqiao in Lushun District, Dalian, also known as "Houshi Mountain" due to its elevation of 203 meters. From the main peak of 203 Highland, you can see the peculiar island in the Bohai Sea—Snake Island—to the west, Laotie Mountain at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula to the southwest, and overlook Lushun Naval Port to the southeast. 203 Highland was...
The former site of the Dairen Yamato Hotel is located at No. 30 Wenhua Street, Lushunkou District, Dalian (known as Block 1, Nakamura-cho during the Japanese puppet regime, now the northwest corner of the intersection of Wenhua Street and Zhongyang Street). Built in 1903, it is a two-and-a-half-story Russian-style building with a construction area of 3,796 square meters and a land area of 1,066 square meters. Originally...
Introduction Located near the bullet-shaped tower on Baiyu Mountain, this site was originally the "Baiyu Shrine Columbarium" built by Japanese colonists after the Russo-Japanese War. It displays over 1,000 pieces of naval weaponry across seven major categories and more than 600 types. The exhibition area is divided into indoor and outdoor sections. Highlights include torpedo boats, Hongqi surface-to-air missiles…
The head of Mount Lao Tieshan reaches deep into the sea, where the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea part from here. Swift currents surge westward like clouds, while thin mists rise from the south with the wind. This is the spectacular natural boundary between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea located at Mount Lao Tieshan. Introduction to the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea Boundary Tourist Attraction: The tides of the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea converge here from both sides of the cape, forming a visible dividing line. The clearly distinct flows of water…
Located on Youyi Road in Lushun, it is a thematic exhibition hall primarily dedicated to snake-related knowledge. It showcases the natural landscape of Snake Island, the life of snakes, snake specimens, the utilization of snakes, and the conditions of the Laotie Mountain Nature Reserve at the boundary between the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea in the southwest corner of Lushun. Since visiting Snake Island is often subject to natural constraints such as season and weather...
Introduction The star magnolia is a rare tree species in China. The one in Longwangtang Reservoir, Lushun, was transplanted from Japan to the reservoir garden in the 1920s and has been there for over 70 years. Among the sea of greenery, this star magnolia stands out as the most beautiful and blooms the earliest, making it a highlight of Lushun’s early spring. From the first budding to the final petal fall, the blooming period lasts about a month,…
The Sino-Soviet Friendship Tower is a testament to the friendship between China and the Soviet Union in the 1950s. In 1955, the then Premier personally laid the foundation stone and inscribed the words “Foundation of Sino-Soviet Friendship.” The tower was completed in February 1957. Standing 22.2 meters tall, the lower square base of the tower features reliefs on all four sides; the front side depicts Beijing’s Tiananmen and Moscow’s Kremlin; the west side shows...
The former site of the Governor-General's Office of Guandong Province is located at No. 45, Harbor Street, Lushun, and was built around 1890. Initially, it served as the naval office of the Qing Dynasty’s Beiyang Fleet, where Ding Ruchang resided. In 1903, it became the Governor-General's Office of Guandong Province under Tsarist Russia, serving as the military and political center of the Russian-controlled Guandong region.
Hengshan Temple is located within the North Putuo Cultural Park at Hengshan, Dashidong, Longwangtang, Lushunkou District, Dalian, covering an area of approximately 20,000 square meters. The temple complex itself has a construction area of 12,000 square meters, making it the largest Buddhist temple north of the Yangtze River in China. The temple sits against the main peak of Hengshan Mountain, where three peaks align in a straight line — the central peak slightly protrudes while the two side peaks are level, resembling an ancient gold ingot…
Diyan Fort is located on the eastern side of Lushun Port, on the sea-facing cliffs south of Golden Hill. It is one of China’s five major coastal forts, built in the late Qing Dynasty as one of the 13 coastal artillery batteries constructed by the Qing army in Lushunkou.
Introduction to Laotie Mountain Lighthouse: The lighthouse is situated on a slope at an elevation of 87 meters in the southwest of Laotie Mountain. Its main components were manufactured in France in 1892, and the tower structure was built by the British in 1893, boasting a history of over a hundred years. The Laotie Mountain Lighthouse is located at the tip of the southwestern foothills of Laotie Mountain in Lushunkou District, Dalian. It was constructed during the Qing government’s...
The 203 Highland Scenic Area is located within the Lushun National Forest Park, 3 kilometers from downtown Lushun, covering an area of nearly 500,000 square meters. The area preserves a vast evergreen black pine forest and a 33,000-square-meter cherry blossom garden. It is recognized as a national forest park and a provincial-level cultural heritage site. The 203 Highland was the most fiercely contested main battlefield on the western front during the land battles of the Russo-Japanese War in Lushun...
The former site of the Lüshun Red Cross Hospital was built in 1900 in the Russian architectural style. During the period of Russian rule, it served as a Red Cross hospital. After Japan occupied Lüshun in 1905, it was taken over and used by the Japanese Red Cross Society. In 1907, it was renamed the Japanese Red Cross Society Kwanto Prefecture Hospital and ceased operations in 1916. In 1922, it was converted into the Kwanto Government Lüshun Hospital...
Lushun Bird Garden is located at the southern foot of the picturesque Baiyu Mountain in downtown Lushun, covering an area of 11,000 square meters. Surrounded by dense forests and blessed with an ideal geographical location, the natural conditions here are highly suitable for the habitat and breeding of birds. The garden was officially opened to the public as a tourist attraction in April 1999. The Bird Garden is built in an open-air style that follows the contours of the mountain…
The former site of Lushun Dock is located at No. 58 Gangwan Street, Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province. Construction began in the spring of 1883 and was fully completed on November 6, 1890. It was inspected and accepted by officials including Ding Ruchang, the Admiral of the Beiyang Navy, and Zhou Fu, the Surveillance Commissioner of Zhili. The inspection was completed on November 9, and the dock was put into use immediately after. In June 1880, Li Hongzhang, Viceroy of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang...
Bird Island, located three nautical miles south of Snake Island, has a main peak elevation of 118.7 meters and covers an area of just 0.3 square kilometers. The island is overgrown with vegetation, enjoys a suitable climate, receives ample rainfall, and is home to abundant insects. Every spring and autumn, flocks of migratory birds flying south or north stop here to rest and refuel. Year after year, this small island has become their...
Prince Su’s Mansion is located at No. 9 Xinhua Street in the new urban area of Lushun. It is a two-story brick-and-stone Russian-style building, covering an area of over 2,700 square meters within the compound walls, with a built-up area of 470 square meters. The building was originally a Russian villa and came into Japanese possession after the Russo-Japanese War. In February 1912, Prince Su of the Qing Dynasty...