Dalian Travel Guide
Dalian sits at the southern tip of Liaodong Peninsula, China, facing the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. It serves as a bridge between northeastern China and Inner Mongolia. Dalian is the gate to Beijing and Tianjin, and plays an important role in northeast Asia economic circle. Dalian has established trade and navigation relationships with more than 140 countries and regions around the world.
Dalian is a center of tourism, finance and information. As a vibrant economic center, it has a large number of new business developments. Dalian has a highly developed software industry and hosts the national software trade fair.
Known for its pleasant climate, scenic mountains and beaches, Dalian is a world famous tourist and summer resort. Efforts are ongoing to improve the environment and functions of the city. On June5th, 2001, Dalian was awarded one of the "World's 500 Best Environment Cities". It is the only city in China so honored, and one of only two cities in Asia.
Telecode: 0411
Post Code: 116000
Nationalities: Han, Manchu, Hui, Xibe, Mongol, Korean, Zhuang, Dong, Uygur, Tu, Miao, Daur, Russian. more about Dalian »
- Chinese Name: 大连
- Chinese Pinyin: dà lián
- Location: North of China
- Latitude: 38° 54' N
- Longitude: 121° 38' E
- Elevation: 50 M (164 FT)
- Area Code: 0411
- Population: 6.13 million
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
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Dalian Golden Pebble Beach International Tourist Resort
Dalian Golden Pebble Beach Tourist Resort occupies an area of 62 square kilometers. There are four tourist centers: green center, blue center, silver center, and color center. Green Center The main body of the Green Center is the Golden Pebble golf club. It occupies an area of 17.5 square kilometers. Gold... more about Dalian Golden Pebble Beach International Tourist Resort
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Shopping is one of the most exciting thing to be in Dalian. From there, you can find lots of Dalian style seafood, handicrafts and ornaments, which are full of Dalian characteristics. Taking a walk along the streets and markets in Dalian, you may find some exquisite handcrafts with a fair price. There are four shopping centers in Dalian, namely Qi...more info about Dalian Shopping »
Dear Maikel,
It will take about 12 hours by train and it costs about US$60 for the soft sleeper per person. They are overnight train. I think you will be tired and maybe it'll be inconvenient for you as there are so many people at the train station. You need to take your baggage into or from the train by yourself. It's comfortable to take a flight.
Hi Tomas, thank you for your questions. I'm Nora, a trip advisor of China Highlights. Dalian is a very big city. It's suggested you choose a community next to your shcool disctrict to save the time on the road. There are numerous communities there and you could visit there to decide where to choose. There will be secuirty people in a good community. The price to buy an apartment in China now is very high. You could also choose to rent an apartment in a community.
Welcome to China!
Hi Sam, thank you for your questions. This is Nora, a trip advisor of China Highlights. Glad to offer you some information. There are direct buses from Dalian to Bingyugou. The buses usually set off in front of Dalian Train Station or Dalian Beigangqiao Bus Station. It takes about 2-3 hours to get Bingyugou and the ticket costs CNY22-40/person. Usually one-day tour to Bingyugou is enough.
Wish you a nice journey!
thanks a lot for the reply :)
Hi Nigel
First take Lvshun to Zhanbei square bus(旅顺到站北广场) at Lvshun Baihuo shopping mall(百货大楼），take 2hours, cost CNY5. Then transfer to NO.801 bus at People square(人民广场）to city center of Dalian, take 0.5hour, cost CNY2.
Or you could take train to Dalian at Lvshun train station, take 1.5 hours and cost CNY7.
William Huo
Travel Advisor
Dear Boman Misch,
We can not book the bus ticket for you. I suggest you book it at the bus station directly. It is about 830km between Beijing and Dalian, if you take a bus, it takes about 10-11 hours at least. It's not comfortable and safe. You can take a train or a flight.
It is hard to say which city is better for live. But i am happy to introduce each for you:
Haikou , the capital city of Hainan Province, has 1.76 million poluation in 2007. It locates in the low-latitude tropical northern edge of a tropical oceanic monsoon climate, warm and dry spring and more dry, hot and rainy summer, more typhoons and storms, cool and comfortable when the autumn rain and winter drought has hit with an array of cold air flow. The average number of more than 2000 hours of sunshine, and the annual average temperature of 23.8 ℃ (Extreme highest temperature in Aug reached 39 ℃, the lowest in Jan. droped to 5℃).
Dalin, an important coastal port city in Liaoning Province, the province's second largest city, is the main external gateway of Northeast China; Northeast Asia is an important international shipping center, an international logistics center, a regional financial center. It has 6.13 million population (2008). Dalian is the world-famous summer resort north temperate continental monsoon climate, is the warmest place in Northeast China. The annual average temperature is 10 ℃, 30 ℃ daily maximum temperature exceeded the number of days only 10 to 12 days in Aug., January is the coldest average temperature of -5 ℃, extreme minimum temperatures can reach -21 ℃ or so. 60% -70% of the rainfall concentrated in summer, more rain, rain and rainy night than day.
Karen
Dear Mrs Song,
There are some information on our website.You can check it.
Attractions:http://www.chinahighlights.com/dalian/attraction/
Tour package:http://www.chinahighlights.com/dalian/tours.htm
Hotel:http://www.chinahighlights.com/hotel/dalian-hotels/
You can submit your inquiry on website for booking the hotel.
Are you searching for Candian Embassy information in China? You could visit the official website http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/china-chine/contact-contactez.aspx?lang=eng&menu_id=19 .
Karen
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