Dalian is in Liaoning Province. It lies in the most southern part of Liaodong Peninsula. It is one of the most important industry base and main seaport in China. Also, it is the most important littoral opening city, covering an area of 12,574 square kilometers and with a population of 5.23 million.
The main topography is low mountain and downloads. Near the sea, there is a small plain. The coast line is crooked, and also there are many bays. It is the maritime monsoon climate in the warm temperate zone. Dalian has an average annual temperate of 10 degree Celsius, and an average annual precipitation of 700mm. The black frost period can last 180 to 210 days. The mineral resources are abundant. There is coal, asbestos, lime, silicon, magnesium and copper. Dalian abounds in littoral aquatic product and salt.

The industries in Dalian is the important in China. Machine and chemical industry are the main parts. Metallurgy, petroleum refinery, textile, food and electronics are developing in a high speed too. In the recent years, the development of economical technology industries that is being built has taken shape. Amongst its main agricultural products, there are corn, paddy rice, peanut, beans and tussah cocoon. Fishery and fruit growing are very flourishing too. The cultivation of sea cucumber, sea tangle, prawn and shell is the important China. The output of apples is in the first place.

Dalian port is one of China's main seaports. The loading and unloading capacity is in the third place in China. Majority kinds of ships can harbor at Dalian port. The airplanes here not only can take you to Shanghai, Tianjing, Qingdao and so many littoral cities in China, but also can send you to nearly 150 foreign countries and cities all over the world. Every August, Dalian holds the Dalian Clothing Festival.

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Dalian is the most important harbor city and industrial base in northeast China. It enjoys a well established transportation system that makes it very convenient to travel to Dalian from most domestic cities and even some international destinations.

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s a major city in northern China, Dalian has convenient air connection with most important domestic cities. The city also has regular flights to and from cities in Japan and South Korea.

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Although Dalian is linked to the national railway system, the city only has direct trains running to Beijing and most major cities in Northeast China, including Changchun, Shenyang, Qiqihar, Jilin and Harbin. For destinations in southern and western China, travelers might need to transfer via Beijing.

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Dalian has regular passenger boat services to many cities. Besides the frequent fast ferry boats to Weihai and Yantai in Shandong Province, boats are available to Shanghai, Qinhuangdao and Inchon in Korea.

　　Dalian cuisine mainly consists of seafood, although variation is easy to find and anything from western food to many regional Chinese dishes are available. Dalian is interesting because the dishes here mostly belong in the Shandong cooking style bracket, laying much emphasis on their color and appearance.

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