大连
Dalian
China's northeastern Riviera — a coastal city of bays, Russian-Japanese architecture, and the country's best seafood.
大连
China's northeastern Riviera — a coastal city of bays, Russian-Japanese architecture, and the country's best seafood.
Dalian is the city China's northeasterners escape to in summer. Built on a peninsula jutting into the Yellow Sea, it has 1,900km of coastline, dozens of beaches, and a surprisingly European feel — Russian and Japanese rulers both left their architectural mark during the first half of the 20th century. Dalian's streetcars (trams) have been running since 1909. Xinghai Square is the largest city square in Asia. The seafood here is arguably the best in China — sea cucumbers, abalone, and scallops pulled fresh from the Bohai and Yellow Seas. Dalian is also a breezy, green city of hills and parks that feels nothing like the industrial northeast it belongs to.
