Dalian
Dalian is the second largest city in Liaoning Province, Dongbei, China, the largest port in northern China, and a major destination for Chinese tourists. At the southern tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, the main part of the city is on its own sub-peninsula, with the port to the north of the town centre and natural coastline dotted with beaches to the east and south. Wikivoyage
Population 7,450,785 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Zhongshan Square Attraction · 40 m - 胜利桥 Viewpoint · 740 m
- 露西亚町旧址 Memorial · 830 m
- 大连美术馆 Museum · 850 m
- 文化科技博物馆 Museum · 890 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Dalian Beer Festival
July – August
Thousands of visitors. Day-time folks tend to go for the food and music acts, night-time goers for the beer and music acts. Domestic and regional vendors, some selling beer from Germany and the U.S
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Dalian); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
- Zhongshan Square 30 m
- 中山广场 350 m
- Shiji Street 510 m
- Minsheng Street 520 m
- 民生街 520 m
- Youhao Square 570 m
Train stations: Dalian 990 m, 大连东 2.0 km, Shahekou 4.5 km, 甘井子 5.5 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.