Dalian

Dalian, also known as Bincheng, and was called as Dalini or Qingniwa in the ancient times. Dalian is in the South of the Liaodong Peninsula, opposite to the Shandong Peninsula. It is at the coast of Huang Bohai, and in the hinterland of Dongbei.

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Dalian, also known as Bincheng, and was called as Dalini or Qingniwa in the ancient times. Dalian is in the South of the Liaodong Peninsula, opposite to the Shandong Peninsula. It is at the coast of Huang Bohai, and in the hinterland of Dongbei. It is an important harbor for the Eastern China economic, trading, tourism, and industrial fields.

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Dalian has an excellent environment for living, the winter is not freezing cold and the summer is not sweltering hot. It is also known as “the Window of Dongbei, the Pearl of the North and the Capital of Romance.” It is the largest port city in China and the showcase of Dongbei’s opening up. The city’s has been awarded many titles including “International Garden City, China’s Best Tourism City, National Model City for Environmental Protection” and so on.

Dalian is the resident host city for the World Economic Forum (WEF), and owns the largest agricultural futures exchange in China, and the second largest soybean futures market in the world (Dalian Commodities Exchange). In the June of 2014, the China’s tenth national new district — Dalian Jinpu District was officially established.

History and Culture

Since the Xia Dynasty, Dalian was an area with a vast territory that was sparsely populated. However, it had intensive connections with the Shandong Peninsula and had been influenced significantly by it during its transition into the Bronze Age. During the Shang Dynasty, the third Wangxiang moved his resident from Liaodong to Shangqiu. Due to homesickness, he travelled a lot between the two areas and created the route between Penglai and Dalia, which lead the connection between Dalian and the Northern coastline of Shandong became more established.

During the Spring and Autumn period, Dalian’s bronze culture thrived. So far, the number of discovered ruins is almost a hundred and typical remains include the curving qingtong dagger. In 685 BC, Duke