When is the best time to travel to Dalian?

Dalian, a beautiful city, has a vast sea, golden beaches and green grasslands. Of course, these are what people who have lived in Dalian since childhood are really used to. Only through the beauty that is revealed inadvertently can people living here discover the long-lost beauty of this city.

Best travel season

Best travel time: May to September. Dalian, located at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is a famous summer resort. Most of the tourists who come to Dalian seek the coolness of the sea water in the hot summer, so the best time to travel to Dalian is summer. You can swim in the sea in Dalian from the end of June to the beginning of September every year.

Dalian’s peak tourist season starts in May, with constant festivals. In late May, the Huaihe River Viewing Festival begins and lasts until the end of the International Fashion Festival in September. During this period, Dalian is full of tourists, and hotel accommodation and transportation tickets are relatively tight. After September, the sea water becomes colder and the crowds fade away, but the beauty of Dalian does not fade with the weather and popularity. When the tourists leave, the fish will come back. September-October is a good time for fishing on the beach, and Dalian is beautiful all year round. Dalian, the Pearl of the North, is China's romantic city with sunshine, sea, beaches and beauties. Walking in Dalian's squares and strolling along the beautiful seaside, you can clearly feel the charm of Dalian, a seaside city. Dalian has many squares, green spaces, pigeons, sculptures, fountains, and elegant female mounted policemen. Dalian's Fashion Festival is like a carnival, and Dalian girls who are easy to wear and dare to wear are undoubtedly its best advertisements. Dalian used to be called Qingniwa.

100 years ago, a group of Russian engineers who had a special liking for French culture came here with urban construction drawings of Paris, hoping to recreate an Oriental Paris on this land in the Far East. They named her Dalini, which means distant city, so Dalian was transliterated into Chinese. Dalian does not seek the biggest, but the best. It strives to be an international city, but also tenaciously displays its individuality. The history of Dalian makes Dalian's architecture also have international characteristics, including ancient Roman column architecture, dome architecture popular in Europe, ancient Russian architecture (a street in Russia), Baroque architecture, Byzantine architecture, Japanese villa architecture (Nanshan Tourist Street) ), Chinese classical architecture. If the Hope Building is the elegant and beautiful girl in Dalian architecture, then the World Trade Center is the elegant and beautiful man in Dalian architecture. - Laohutan Ocean Park*** has five venues: Polar Marine Animal Hall (commonly known as Laohutan Polar Hall or Laohutan Aquarium), Happy Theater, Marine Animal Hall, Coral Hall, and Birdsong Forest.

Sunya Ocean World has three venues: Sunya Ocean World (Aquarium), Sunya Polar World (Polar Museum), and Coral Museum. The Polar Marine Animal Museum in Laohutan Ocean Park is relatively high in scale and grade. It is the only 5A-level scenic spot in Dalian and the most exciting Moby Dick and dolphin performance venue. This museum, where you can sit in a circle to watch the show, has a large display of various fish species. Several other venues have different marine animal and bird performances, but you cannot watch the performances in a loop (except for Birdsong Forest). The Oceanarium and Polar Pavilion of the Underwater World have very exciting performances that can be watched in a loop, and various marine animals are displayed inside. But coral pavilions are more common. Beach Competition Dalian has many beaches, each with its own characteristics.

Here, some of Dalian’s main beaches are classified and competed.

1. Water quality Bangchu Island Bathing Beach: The sea water is almost unpolluted and the water quality is clear and clean. Fujiazhuang Beach: The water quality is clean and the transparency can reach more than 3 meters. Golden Beach Beach: The water quality is excellent.

2. Deep-water swimming: Fujiazhuang Beach, a deep-water bathing beach, has a pot-shaped bottom and steep underwater slopes. There are rapids outside the 150m warning line of the bathing beach, so swimmers are reminded to be careful. Bangchui Island Bathing Beach has a steep slope from north to south, with deep water on the north side and stable tide.

Water play type: Xiajiahezi Seaside Park Bathing Beach is only a few dozen meters waist-deep offshore. It is called a natural swimming pool and is especially suitable for children to play in the water and beginners to practice. The bathing beach is still under construction, so visitors should bring their own food and swimming equipment. Big Black Rock Beach has flat waves and gentle waves, mainly shoals, with stable tides.

3. Beach Jinshitan Shili Gold Coast Bathing Beach: Shili Gold Coast can accommodate 100,000 tourists. The beach is flat and gentle, paved with artificial fine sand. It is the main venue of the Beach Culture Festival. Xiahezi Seaside Park Bathing Beach: The beach is soft and even, with fine sand and silt, soft and comfortable. Xinghaiwan Beach: The entire beach is paved with high-quality sand imported from Beidaihe, with a thickness of up to 3 meters.

Big Black Stone Beach: This was once a battlefield. The sand is very fine and people's comfort is very high.

4. Scenic Bangchui Island Bathing Beach: The bathing beach is surrounded by undulating mountains, dense trees, and steep cliffs. The famous Bangchui Island State Guesthouse was the summer resort for national leaders. Shitan Shili Gold Coast Bathing Beach: Shili Gold Coast has various styles, and the beautiful natural scenery and modern artificial landscape are perfectly integrated.

5. Big price Black Rock Beach: free admission, free parking, shower only costs 3 yuan, high cost performance. Other free bathing beaches in the city: Jinshitan Shili Golden Coast Bathing Beach, Fujiazhuang Bathing Beach, Silver Beach Bathing Beach, Xinghai Park Bathing Beach, Xinghaiwan Bathing Beach, Xiajiahezi Seaside Park Bathing Beach. Dalian is a mountainous area. Due to geographical environment and historical reasons, the road layout is basically a combination of radial, checkerboard and road network, not true north.

With Zhongshan Square as the center: to the east are Siergou, Haizhiyun Plaza, and Dalian Port; to the east are Lu Xun Road and Renmin Road; to the west is Xinghai Square; to the west is Zhongshan Road; to the south is Laohutan Ocean Park. The branch roads are Jiefang Road and Zhongnan Road; they connect the northbound Shugang Road from the seaport to the airport.

There is a medium-long railway running from east to west in the north of the city; there is a coastal highway running through the city in the south; there is also a northeast road from Ganjingzi District to the Forest Zoo. Each city square forms a small radiation, including Zhongshan Square No. 10, People's Square No. 4, and Liberation Square No. 5. But generally speaking, Dalian's transportation extends in all directions, with roads connecting to each other and no dead ends. As long as you grasp the characteristics of the street, determine the location, and pay attention to the road signs, there will be no problem. Look for obvious signs: When you go shopping, you can look for obvious signs as a reference to determine the walking direction. For example, the Dalian TV Tower located on the top of the Green Mountain has an obvious goal; the Post and Telecommunications Hub Building is a beautiful and world-famous building that can be seen at a glance.

The friendly crystal beads in the square are dazzling and will definitely leave a deep impression on people; the Radio and Television Center Building has a unique architectural style and is very easy to find, etc. Always ask for directions: When you are not sure about the direction, you can ask while walking. Dalian people are quite enthusiastic about tourists. Dalian urban traffic map is posted at major transportation hubs in Dalian; it is a good guide for traffic police tourists; Dalian is a small city, and taking a taxi to your destination is also a good way to save time and effort. It is safe to swim in the ocean. There are many bathing beaches in Dalian, but due to different geographical locations, depth of sea water, and surrounding environment, special attention should be paid to swimming safety. Since it is the flood season, it will have a certain impact on the flat beach bottom and water depth, so be careful.

In addition, be especially careful not to choke when swimming. For safety reasons, it is best to swim in well-managed bathing beaches where there are certain protection measures and rescue personnel. In addition, jellyfish begin to increase in the sea in August. It is best to prepare alum or concentrated soapy water before going to sea to prevent being stung and can relieve pain. The beach at Xinghai Beach is a mixture of gravel and pebbles, and is muddy near the water's edge. It is advisable to swim inside, but those who cannot swim should be careful. Xinghaiwan Beach has shallow sea water, gentle slope on the seabed, and is well managed. It is a good place for swimming. Bangchui Island Bathing Beach is even bigger

Shitan Shili Golden Coast Beach has a wide sea surface, clear water, gentle beach, and good environment, but it is far away from the urban area: Xiajiahezi Beach has deep water, fine waves, and a beach bottom Flat, especially suitable for children and beginners to swim. However, the water is shallow at low tide and you have to walk about 500 meters to swim.