Dalian Things to Do

One of the most beautiful memory was a trip to Bingyu Valley (Ice Valley). Its about 150 miles (about 240 km) north of Dalian so you should leave early in the morning. Our Dalian friend organized a trip with a travel agency and it took about three hours to get there.
Unfortunetely the weather was cold and rainy, so we couldnt see any caves. The reason, we couldnt pass the river to the main attractions of "Guilin of the North". Due to ancient geological phenomena in the earths crust in the region, there are rock formations and caves that are rarely seen in northern China.

From the Dong Hai Park we took a taxi for a sightseeing tour on the Binhai Lu.
A wonderful idea is the decoration of animals of the sea like the shart you can see on the photo. Each taxi driver will stop even in the middle of the road, just to give you the chance to take photos.

Dalian is a city famous for its squares. The largest and most famous square is Xinghai Square, a must see for those who visits Dalian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The design of the square implies traditional Chinese culture. At the center of the square is a Huabiao (a decorative column symbolizing China)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!so check it out!!!

This aquarium ranks as one of China's largest. Situated at Tiger Beach Park, this wonder-center consists of four parts: Sea Animals Exhibition Area, Tropical Fish Area, Large Sea Animals Area, and a show and performance area. we can view penguins, sharks, live coral and numerous other species. The performance pool stages live diving shows and other colorful events, such as the Sea Maiden Show. this aquarium not only provides fun for the whole family but also enhances knowledge about the ocean and its inhabitants.

Dalian FuJiaZhang Park -> okay if you don't know what to do.

Dalian Xing Hai Park -> Love it,it's a stone beach, shocking for few minutes but love it after that, it feels like massage on your foot,speacially when I went on Spring - the stone & water are cool. weather?? okay around 20-25 degrees - don't forget your suncreen!

The Xinghai Square was built in 1997 in honor of return Hong Kong to China. . It is located in central part of a bay Xinghai and occupies the territory in 600 thousands sq. meters. It is the largest square in Dalian.
In the center of the square you can see a Huabiao pillar with a bas-relief, symbolizing China. Its height is 19,97 meters, the diameter is 1,997 meters. These numerals remind of the year 1997 when Hong Kong was recovered to China. On a pillar is sliced the Dragon, in its base are sliced 8 dragons. All dragons symbolize the development of Chinese nation (descendants of a dragon). On a platform that surrounds the monument were dislodged out traditional symbols of a Chinese horoscope (12 animals). Find your birth year, get up on it and think of a desire. It will come true one day.
In the other side of a Xinghai Square is located another one monument. Itýs a gigantic white-stoned revealing book. It was erected in honor of a hundred-year-old Dalian and it symbolizes all historical events of Dalian.

Somebody told me there are more then 200 squares in this tiny city, so DaLian is also called the city of Squares,
Among them, I suggest you visit Zhongshan , XingHai(star ocean),and People Square .
If you go to those squares at night, you can see many locals dancing and kids playing, street vendors selling newspaper, flower, tiny toys.

Holy inferior marine world lies in the sea park of the star , with a construction area of 8000 square meters, is one of 8 most advanced the third generation of aquariums at present. It adopts the crooked technology of glass of New Zealand, builds 118 meters of passways of sea floor under the water body, thus changed the traditional way of viewing and admire that " people are outside , the fish is inclusive " of aquarium, make the mankind able to enter into the space of the fish, observe the freedom life state of the fish, experience the mystery and beauty of the world under water. The length of the passway exceeds the similar length of sea floor passway of Singapore of aquarium in Asia. Main 4000 tons of pool water body, put more than 200 kinds of fingerlings in a suitable place to breed, more than 10,000. Visitors place oneself in the midst of the clear glistening light of waves , a variety of different shoal of fish of coral , expression , viewing and admire the scene that diver and fish play, the temperament and interest is infinite .