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　BY　 2004-03-11 15:32:55

Re8GoxlqAEaw$OUfTMCAvo&zvwi5+lated: [photo gallery]Dalian, a romanticl@zow9 +-gPiTa city

Wedged bXt+aoqc099egAKNetween the Yellow an7 DHYdDld Bohai Seas on the &YIzWk6o%jUrNTX21QxS-lsouthern cusp of the Liaodoj&8JWurK#w-w-$tsdnseC8png Peninsula, Dalian enjoys five-star status as one of ChinaH's premiere cities. Sr$1)03Ps%ch#sHh4NfcKnown as the "Hong KvA@bM#i8GCE!$CHR^cV!wI+G*c9Econg of the North," i9x!GjGYRsPL+yQOq)atXNTbr3ho86oN&t is one of China's G@k-u^x&geNqwEJE#oR)&fSsp)!qi3%few "open door citieGO&)0L+I1-yg9@rcazid0mpLs" that allows forei1JuCSpWDaTf ^QyyJ-ToYOWBnxl9RgCa((gn investors. As a result, Dalian glows ka3C+W2IJuxepY&gkKBZW+Imx*DelMXhNX&%LLwith a cosmopolitan swagger full of vaca7xgDg4J00tR)%IMBifY1b&kX!m@BI%7BR^a irtioner-happy charism9747(F7@SoKe#jKE^PuYH%x%AWmc!WW5@iZN1a. Trendy dance club)^sn(@hPO8s, ultramodern shoppPR$bh 7G#aUDW1Msr0B3y72ub^ing centers, refurbi6I)7KKi3JTZVxD6Ii*vshed four-star hotel-d@fDV(U^ZJ#MB$m1kp+VxY*XVWXs and internationally acclaimed restauraQSD*%z-#IrrG2*Ht1(#8W)ZZPRlynts are the norm rate3OQ)B^Y*eWlkPxasqNuZ!nDPDns42#X%aIrRv-her than the exception. Plus, a surroundfd#jfhE5ILfA*hBvI rq&fj)2yAw%A)vqnHing geographic wealth of beaches and mouT-YYEk5Bntains, all with jusD!GGN$K%t!t-minutes-from-downtIh2ENwxi-own-accessibility, lG*wy0^K@Q@-^94iR6Xcts$FFFend it the kind of oi(KikIi*SUnNTU6ey#4M@#FeC&loutdoor options normaX$eSJ+Xjmpz&^lP4lly only associated fCJg7$Nuf@h)^P#z PP*rdCiDwith Hawaii. Over th6yPl8GwFFI+kot6HJe Cqv95DvD^t4e last 20 years, Dalian's emphasis on amplifying its tourism industry has helpedfHxiIabASJ0HI-S)m8NS*v%+JsqWUo^y e it into ?Must Visit? status, ra$)9fthoipZI cmmoaEf6vncUX#D#!mnking it with other such China heavies aNOCGVuHOJEJ4dPNcs Shanghai and Beijing.

A)s China's lone northern ice-free harbor Dalian has been a perpetual source of foreign government envy. From 1895 to 1955W*r&IdGx8lZ#Od25Ls7fCpvir*l)9O, Russia and Japan aqyb96DaWr4Vne0mGRt^tFXlternated as Dalian's landlord four sepaMDDQrate times. During t)!vvjN!ZW@yVi&RAAHhis flux, both natio1b4rThGF9XEuTe2j-4k89poMOZi%Sc+gQgftns used it as a majoKr shipping port withl&w(dG9*3WjjTUnloiyyyxW5q$rDdN Europe. Consequently, by the time China1qrksFB*!aepQQgNnJ0IXEEhJKsQAbZ1rMjv+& finally reclaimed ieAoLWcZMt back into the fold, the city, much like Hong Kong, was infw1#XgTmPk^F%4kused with Russian, JJ@$82$(y1d+RkCqU0F8kcl7z+6AmrUBDnxSPCq!apanese, and European architectural inflWdU4P$dbKr))Yuivt6NZO8s57BUyrB4uences. These former "symbols" of foreign repression are now fully embraced as pS7art of Dalian's worl1+ng0$Ty3p%pEQNcFkr)dly charm.

Dalian is meshLFt)Cs*!2RcgC^XOG*JozzB#Wyed with six separate-egC)I- districts. Though dE3CZ$EzI49j0q0BanRvdK+6nf0G+Ve-p4iverse in both economic and geographic iU4)BsW($ MMdXOZadentity, all are linznTh1rDiG&VOvcl9ked by the common bond of progress and development.

Xigang District Ranked as one of h1IvKAs(Lz1M#dyaQjR7aH&(hg5ChMBRm0TChina's "Top 50 DistoDiTY7ricts," Xigang serves as Dalian's centerpiece. Its central, downtown location ma4MPuwTm9Z%PuiHpUM)hSdlI5$Ak0Yo9I(8dmkes it the main musc%km6IG4GaCLFle of the area for bPoth business and government. As a result, it has become a hot spot with foreign investors and with t$3dmjUYYCNwZ-!wjXu8TAf#FB-Au!bBILAsVourists. Within its 5streets lie Renmin Square (People's Squa1j)re) (People's SquareC+@(%8) and Olympic SquareIuQIryUMX5jUBhxkM$bG9QB#gp jF0iLnTFdw, which features a lgpv(4Obarge screen TV for watching soccer gamesp%dOpKWHUi&GOParTHDngqPLKG8vi$(2). The Dalian Art ExhNC1Hs!hcjSq90ibition Hall also resides here. Shopping, including a Wal-MaiGidO^H(O5v8uKmMgXvNVK*@-ert, is internationally diverse. And there are also numerous %eJYKKAdining options rangieBzDYng from tradition anBUId regional Chinese f-370j#cc-5%DX*00jTg)S5rExM%G3H57are to Western ventu5fz+znG+LOL5d+@jm+VWHWlNqnOres and chain shops.czFR54kGD00uhca

Zhongshan District Locat-6IAH0& Yvled southeast of DaliRHt133cx#Oay(zVIStFIoS2Hayyan it harbors some oEf3cUE^Po^c0PPgUFwf the area's most pokTQk!)85Jt1YlU9uKrTJo5YYh00Zpular attractions. Tiger Beach is immensI7NP@uLBy^(Pv!Eqr1lUely popular with both locals and touristhM# +D33PIaM43EdOMwufQxi*4px$B+lQOUs. Besides beaches, OM&(gx4jit also offers enouglN!x^&@VcOYRsDWhY6r54U nn9+5T0W7B#h attractions to satisfy three rolls of film. Underwater World, China's largest P A-H%(aquarium, the Naval vM+#6d*V0dIHShips Exhibition Ceny8NsUUK^%oYHISSI$C&I%28pter, and a kid-happylTV)U amusement park all bZb!Q$J tadd to its appeal.

Lushun District Blessed wiG0R082@th geographic wonder, this district servaFnOK3LDeRSTiiPzXOwGes as Dalian's outdoor recreation hub. Golden Pebble Beach, provides swimming, b4*k9 o-oE29jK2MCoating, fishing and Tconvenient access toUR2nlA y$VuP$gVF#uic9NwLpJS!47bkDPCg some of the 705 islands that sprinkle tmlWwjb9+H*HWs-cKHkjhe peninsula's coastM--AR*cDvWK%4XA-B21J 0QFrD, including She Dao (Isle of the Snake),R6 the remote island hYome of more than 13,Ho)!i!s5dqFPkfvX5N!K&@^^J!$!&lQ#))IQGG000 snakes. And Baiyu Hill, with its pine jammed slopes is perfect for hiking ann2Q-iHF9+GUIGt*fE2LtNjZ4vd camping.

Ganjingzi District Located on the Liadong Peninsula's NNvKxqR2iyC^#m#southern tip, this do3buNUUCD2(KLBW(Xw)((oEy3TNn9)Pistrict over the lasTJnS3Dt 20 years has experienced a major growth boom. The Dalian X@s+E##I9ijiao Resort enjoys major attraction status. Highlighted by 13 minority villages&!vj4GG4kkRrv0P3EKV this resort glows with culture. Recreatm-IA))ion options abound too including the hikqKvIuEd^@c!9@reH-qgSgN6Ubh(&Y%*lBing-happy Jinlongsi Forest Park and the championship caliberuu5NCBA@NoE@&ra# EWl+!V7BLac@ZWP Xiali Golf Course.

ShanhEUlX0JvmSS&zB8eGO^ppR4bkmYjyfGekou district Brimmi2#gng with 600,000 people on Dalian's western edge, this distriGul2j)70DRNpzIke$W P(nr#T*ct bustles with indurvu&TnkxmmMc93Jstry, yet still has V1m V#+A2QFN(CkGEE7plMWpaxenough shopping centw66T 5L-C+FXi#EaA+2l9hyyfn-^ABOPers and outdoor parkqUorsl0W-!9zJCk@ CMAsRv3hsVX s to satisfy a vacationer's itinerary. The He Ping Commercial Plaza bursts with f%*uYxDib5*)OhpKh3IzLdining and shopping OZJ IlyfDbEmMIuJS@JgfAw(5swdHaec9options including clY$^Lq26XRhf#L9nMHN4lNu!lZRHjt H *fothing and electroniUH%9*1E^alWa$ncs. And Jinshi Yuan Park and the Dalian Stone Collection HalDMGxkaBl are the kind of geological awe areas twwzPobAkkjyo2&C(A$f%H0LVFJJJafhat make visitors opOkxC+0O@bzRHqRenly utter ?stupendoqo$YL&+ceiEp%LGJ+us? and ?astounding?g$OEB8th4K6u&D4&vR5GI3Ro!K8HiQ+ZrI in the same sentenct*ifw6G4dJM&Pe%mP^dde.

Jinzhou District The m3A oM^MWnyx&Np7(gpjiZ%*j@ost foreign of Dalia-z9MQAe7VWasggtp^7@P^P0nwun's six districts it is best known as the area's main econom6P6IiyhJqvdS7s1zxic district. Yet, despite its briefcase-Gtoting image, it stinll blossoms with tourist options. The Dalian Yingchengzi Fol^pGQdVRlZKBPD5Lk Customs Museum and the Xiang Shui Temple are drenched withpLVP Chinese history. MoI1OjNsuhNHTvPUrAreover, the DaheishaOL Nd5p8BBY^yecn Mountain Forestry Park, which features the peninsula's higHkG41)-q9JFc@(6#hest peak at 633 meters above sea level,^vA@M!zlMF1OlidjLiX)C3PStyqheC is ideal for outdoo^yOOr enthusiasts.

(Editor:)　(From: DalianNews.com)

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