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Dalian

Introduction

Dalian is a city in the northeastern province of Liaoning. It is a city of about 3.6 million people (the larger sub-provincial area has 6.2 million inhabitants) and is China's northernmost seaport. It is home to many Japanese, Korean, European and American factories (including Intel), with an emphasis on high tech, low polluting industries, which makes it one of the cleanest cities in China. There is a large population of South Koreans, Russians, and other expats in the city, making it appear quite modern and cosmopolitan. There are many Korean restaurants, and restaurants, stores and bars which cater to other foreigners.

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Brief History

Dalian is a young city, by Chinese standards. It was founded by the Russians, as the terminus of the Trans-Manchurian Railway. As an ice-free port it was very strategic. It was later captured by the Japanese, and returned to the U.S.S.R. at the end of World War II. It was only returned to China in 1955. You can still see the Russian influence in 'Russian Street' in downtown Dalian, and in many of the old squares. Russian tourists still come to Dalian to enjoy its beaches.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

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Weather

The city's climate is a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate. Summers from June to September see average highs between 24 °C and 27 °C while nights average between 17 °C and 21 °C. Winters from December to February average around or slightly above zero during the day with nights between -3 °C and -7 °C on average. Average annual precipitation is around 600 mm with half of that falling July and August alone! October to April is fairly dry with occasional some snow.

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Getting There

By Plane

Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) is an airport catering for the city of Dalian and surroundings. There are mainly domestic flights with some international connections to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. There is even a flight to Pyongyang, North Korea.

By Train

Trains connect Dalian on a regular basis to Shenyang and Beijing, with onward connections to other cities. A high-speed railway is planned to be in operation from 2013 onwards which connects Dalian directly via Shenyang and Changchun with Harbin.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

The city has a comprehensive bus system and an efficient Dalian Metro system, which connects Dalian Development Zone and Jinshitan with downtown Dalian. The Dalian Tram system is the second oldest in China.

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Dalian Bo Hai Pearl Hotel	No. 8 Zhongshan District Sheng Li Square	hostel	83
Wanheng Holiday Hotel	260 Bayi Road Zhongshan District	Hotel	45
Dalian South Mountain Youth Hostel	No. 114, Mingze Street Zhongshan District	Hostel	73

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Work

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

China Post (中国邮政) is the official postal service of the People's Republic of China, operated by the State Postal Bureau of the People's Republic of China (website in Chinese only), and has more details about price to send letters, postcards and parcels, both domestically as well as internationally. The Chinese postal service is very good. Remember that in more remote places usually only one post office in a city can handle sending international boxes or letters. Also many times it might be worth having the name of the country you are trying to send to in Chinese characters. Post offices have a striking green logo and can easily be found everywhere in the cities. They are mostly open every day (including weekends!) from 8:00am to 6:00pm, though small offices might have shorter opening times, while the bigger ones in central and touristic areas are sometimes open during evenings as well.

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