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Dalian: a shining pearl of north China
 BY Zhu Chengpei and Zhang Xiaomin  2008-07-21 08:18:10
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With 1,906 km of BuBWve8U0uU7+ei@rEz4OiOqq#NMo(m&BdHyDN77O-%yMTcoastline, Dalian's #-8Zushipping network con0aNmtoXVC5)!4M)ce1TxYMHjDL(x8WstMvnects Bohai Bay and &d0-mFU5l7r5zk**wf24LL4Yso2northeast China to pt)orts across the globjWDp6MC4mZRCK83Hpd&n9CALn$kDWFFVxbv)9r7dD20d8Ut5BDFR0%Te. Its Zhoushuizi InZ&HUSoSU#tnO&)G%fvaS#&-1VIJSEmweB -B#ternational Airport,v*WyLh#D%FkM4 the largest airfreiBS8i7+@kOKWbyfFwLght center in northeFZm03pR6J$fjKTAeb400QPt!XOSzTu*RViQ1f9)3kTastern China, handleZMWWIpo+(bi^NhEAnCyL#U^@TYWsimTdLs 130 daily domesticFbUaB3v@7Oxxe and international fWl)qG75*#fd9KD(K#70x9oEMbjlights including morZe1Ym4XI#YTKYDve than 30 between Danjlian and Beijing eacKs Ii3v Zk@$4LRRck5l0)05Q)L^-pt(BYJeG^h%%W 1zh day. Weekly more t @c@3p4fhan 70 flights connePUrQ7w%K-hD%Jw(LLsA^PMvE@R@p3eFfFCeTUrDFu^jHsZct with Japan and ov4hmjzuWNfBer 40 serve South Ko)Z6^Cxlm8CLwR6Z%e#f9@F)NNCS)rG%2YjLidP&do9nKWBHMlSrea.

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Test operati5iujqcz*x0-MuUpkK4@@2s5RLU^dhK7!uCIPons are now underwaylS*z Z-7Wy^LbqjVNwavp8qi7N6eq+&e on a Yantai-Dalian FwMJ76WWH**1W44Utrain ferry across Bk$en4K4)3nt7 ohai Bay to Shandong+zBWS8ByLuC2AISn5TE-rm%tk2dL2FVKzNEH^kOx0VIM*JtgFxfM province.

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The Dayaowan BondXf!ls2NmO0T+ yXATtBDWkKpL%NN3l4ed Harbor Area, whicw) usBVge5##3me#)h started operationsR$69i*ZHAH(6f wbL)HbP)tyl4w2V Hu16tSZzobZFx&naa in 2007 in the nort7yrug(Qf$&!icnk AJOq8e3lZS8@SD9)GDh of the city, is al1CIaX6^Ab k!bra6xqbu!P7h*%Yi(qQtz7+q@#+L@XPKm#9*so part of Dalian's YY6V*)KIBDr3ut Q9Tkn(gNyy3SC6GBLvtibid to become the inAFZfDU-WH2uWTKzVn55@2n)6+PP^bEZ4I7C00BQb0WFD#9ternational shippingFrQOYMmn1 hub of northeast As30@yrVV+YFz*Gp5L#ScO5qK8fLd$$7!*)PJE@46UVN(e^Ntia.

(Editor: Caroline) (From: China Daily)

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