Location: Dalian
Top Things to do in Dalian
The 10 Best Things to do in Dalian, Liaoning
Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning Province, China. It is the southernmost city of the Liaodong Peninsula. Dalian is the province's second largest city and has sub-provincial administrative status. The Shandong Peninsula lies southwest across the Bohai Strait and Korea lies across the Yellow Sea to the east.
Restaurants in Dalian
1. Xinghai Square
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 837 reviews
Reviewed By sanswati - Navi Mumbai, India
This is a big square as the name suggests. Supposedly the largest square in the Asia. This is build on the beach, Clean neat & nicely maintained. Beautified with the lawn, garden & the musical fountain in the nights. This also has amusement park . Adjacent to the beach are available the eateries as well. All in all a very nice place in the evenings to spend good time , alone or in group.
2. Bangchuidao Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 113 reviews
Reviewed By 30syuzanna - Dalian, China
Been there twice and both times didnt make to sialnd as was closed, though a motor boat trips around the island is offered. Less crowded as entrance cost 20 RMB
3. Binhai Road
4. Dalian Forest Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 415 reviews
Reviewed By Syam_Azher - Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
This zoo is amazing and it is designed wonderfully with very good shows and great verity of animals and birds. Come early in morning and bring lot of food and drinks to keep yourself hydrated and energetic. This place has Anibal and birds show which should never be missed. Try to watch bird show in evening at the end of your trip. Bring comfortable shoes and sun hats or umbrella for sun. Don’t forget to bring good Sameer with you. Avoid it in July and August, if you have option. Because humidity makes things difficult, specially when you are with kids.
5. Grand Black Mountain of Dalian
6. Xinghai Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 207 reviews
Reviewed By martina913 - Dalian, China
Dalian is a beautiful city of seven million with a great big park close to the downtown core. Xinghai Park features fantastic views of a bridge that's better than San Francisco's more famous one and two big sections dedicated to the big rides plus miles of beaches with restaurants and an enormous bungie jumping tower in the middle. And it's free. Dalian is a city that is greatly under-rated. What other city has a great beach like this so close to the downtown shopping area?!
7. Jinshitan Scenic Area
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 245 reviews
Reviewed By martina913 - Dalian, China
The summer of 2020 was good to Jinshitan, unlike a lot of the rest of the world, as Golden Pebble Beach came back better than ever. Last year Jinshitan added a Hilton Hotel that looks like a palace and this summer there's a new Hard Rock Hotel that's shaped like the waves of the Yellow Sea. Jinshitan's new Hard Rock Hotel is a stone's throw -- no, a pebble's throw -- from the Yellow Sea and a beach that stretches for miles and miles. There's an outdoor pool across the street and the Black Mountains, with a ridgetop hiking trail, are nearby, too. The Hard Rock Hotel has a bar with live entertainment nightly and a restaurant that must be the biggest one in Jinshitan. Roast duck is a specialty. This is my seventh summer on Jinshitan Beach, I'm happy to say, and each year it gets better, with a waterfront that's more organized and nearby attractions that get upgraded. By the beach there's everything from small barbecue or coconut vendors, not to mention seafood, up to the huge theme park called Discoveryland Kingdom. Jinshitan is hard rockin'!
8. Labor Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 205 reviews
Reviewed By lizlobe - Dalian, China
Love this place. Every season provides something new and exciting. During the winter months, they have a snow village with various snow activities. During the spring months, flowers are out for your view (love the rose garden). During the summer months, the amusement park is open for enjoyment (go down the toboggan if you can). During the fall months, the trees are changing their colors. The Ginko trees are so beautifully golden.
9. Dalian Zhongshan Square
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 373 reviews
Reviewed By Jodieng76 - Nilai, Malaysia
There are a couple of interesting old buildings around the square which is now occupied by banks. The subway is right in the middle of the square.
10. Dalian Subway
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 58 reviews
Reviewed By ScottytottyGlasgow - Dalian, China
The tube, is a good and fast mode of transport around Dalian, Traffic can be hellish!! best to buy a travel pass, the Tube in China is very clean and safe, maps are in Chinese and English, you have to put your bags through an X-ray airport thing, which can slow you down, but nothing major. We should have that system in the UK!
