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.

Release time : 2016-05-18 16:03:21

source : WTCF

Huan of Qi was enthroned. He developed Liaodong area and encouraged massive migration to the Liaodong region. In 567 BC, Qi defeated Lai and gained the territory in the eastern coastline of Shandong Peninsula. Lai lost the war and retreated to the Liaodong Peninsula leading to a significant population growth in Dalian. The government built villages and managed those areas with officials. The massive migrations integrated the culture of Shandong and Liaodong and improved the productivity development level. The commercial and handicraft industries were developed as well.

Dalian has a long history. 6000 years ago, mankind had discovered and developed the area, and since 1899 the area was called Dalian. During the First and Second Opium War, the British army invaded Dalian. The area was also a main battlefield for the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. Dalian suffered badly from robberies and became a Japanese and Russian colony for almost half century.

In the August of 1899, Tsar developed Qingniwa (Dalian) as a free port and named it Dalini. But the Chinese still called it Qingniwa. In the August of 1945, the Japanese government announced an unconditional surrender and Dalian was freed from the Anti-Fascist War.

Natural Environment

Dalian is the gateway of Beijing and Tianjin, its West close to Yingkou city, its South lies off the Shandong Peninsula. Dalian covers a total area of 12,574 square kilometers; the old district area is 2415 square kilometers. Most of territory is mountains and hills, others are lowlands. The general terrain is high in the north and low in the south, wide in the north and narrow in the south.

Climate

Dalian lies in the northern warm temperate region and has the northern warm temperate regional continental monsoon climate with maritime characteristics. It is the warmest place of the Dongbei area with distinctive seasons. Fortunately, winters are not freezing cold and summers are not scorching hot. The average temperature