Which one is better, Zhumadian or Dalian?

Both are good. Personally, I think Dalian is better.

Both cities have their own characteristics. Zhumadian is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. It is the core area of ??the creation activities of Pangu, the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation. It is the hometown of Leizu, wife of Xuanyuan Huangdi. It is a weapons manufacturing center during the Warring States Period and the hometown of the Cai, Jin and Jiang families. There are 7 forest parks in the city, including 4 national forest parks, with many natural and cultural landscapes. Zhumadian also has the hometown of Liang Zhu, the tomb of Qin Prime Minister Li Si, the Fuxi Painting Gua Pavilion, the Iron Smelting Site of the Warring States Period, and the Cai Guo Ancient Site of the Western Zhou Dynasty. City, Tianzhong Mountain, Wuying Pagoda and other cultural resources, as well as the Nanhai Zen Temple built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty (1522-1566). Dalian, also known as Bincheng, formerly known as Dalini and Qingniwa, is a sub-provincial city in Liaoning Province and a city under separate state planning. Located at the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula in Liaoning Province, on the coast of the Yellow and Bohai Seas, backed by the hinterland of Northeast China and across the sea from the Shandong Peninsula, it is an important economic, trade, port, industrial and tourism city on the eastern coast of China, and is also a new first-tier city. Dalian has an excellent environment, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer. It is known as the "Window of the Northeast", "Pearl of the North" and "Romantic City". It is the window to the outside world and the largest port city in Northeast China. It has been awarded the title of International Garden City. , China's Best Tourism City, National Environmental Protection Model City and other honors. Dalian is the permanent host city of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Summer Davos. It has China's largest agricultural product futures exchange and the world's second largest soybean futures market: Dalian Commodity Exchange. In June 2014, Dalian Jinpu New District, China's tenth national-level new district, was officially established.