Dalian, China Travel Blogs

rainy days
Sep 21, 2007

... china, apart from the very occasional alleyway with a chaotic string of food stands and vendors. i imagine dalian is what the chinese government wants all of china to be like (apart from those old places that generate tourist dollars). dalian is known as a ...

Beer festival in Dalian - 17-28 July 2008
Jul 5, 2008

... knowledge match,etc.. . . . And here's another listing: Dalian is one of the most heavily developed industrial areas of China. Dalian boasts of a port which is turning out to be very crucial for growth of International trade. The city boasts of a ...

My first haircut in China
Jul 11, 2009

Gosh - talking about a haircut on a blog?!?! I hope I am not boring you. But it was interesting. I saw a small barber shop around the corner from my apartment and it didn't look too fancy so I hoped it would be inexpensive to go there and get a haircut. ...

Month One in Dalian
Sep 5, 2007 (8 photos)

... ;Chinese version of German beer and food.  German rock and roll band, probably pretty good if it mattered. China, or at least Dalian is entertainment for me.  It's a relatively wealthy city being one of the 14 enterprise cities ...

Dalian
Aug 24, 2009

I left Shenyang on a train bound for the seaside city of Dalian, with a journey time about equivalent to that of London to Edinburgh (I have no idea if the distance is equivalent; I suspect it's not as far). On board I spotted another chuckle-inducing ...

Dalian Front Doors
Dec 17, 2007 (73 photos)

Dalian Front Doors These photos are random, no other criteria other than they include the front of buildings in Dalian China.  These photos are not necessarily about architecture, they are a sample of the buildings and entries on any street in ...

Dalian Streets
Nov 18, 2007 (44 photos)

... to sell the same crap you can buy for half as much 6 blocks South on the other pedestrian street, Tianjin Jie, Dalian's original market street.  Tianjin is about 1500 meters long, starts at the Train Station and winds through several streets and ...

My day job
Aug 12, 2009 (9 photos)

In July, after my training was complete, I started teaching in the English school in Kai fa qu. It has been quite an experience. My teaching schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. My first class is C4 (students age: around 10) and I teach for 2 ...

And then there was China
Oct 31, 2006

China is an epic that will be caught up with soon

City of Dalian
Sep 4, 2007 (18 photos)

... , petroleum refinery, chemical engineering, metallurgy, textile, electronics, and housewares. It has China's largest convention facility, the Dalian Xinghai Convention & Exhibition Center, which comfortably hosted the International Beer Festival for ...

Year 2
Sep 1, 2007 (7 photos)

after a pleasant summer in canada, it's time to return to work at the maple leaf international school in dalian, china.

China Exit and transportation
Jul 6, 2008 (97 photos)

... cable car.  Mao also liked to joke about bodily functions.   Surprisingly, bicycles are not that popular in Dalian.  The government discourages bike riding because of the danger in Dalian's traffic.  Too bad too, because Dalian is ...

Chinese New Year
Feb 18, 2007 (17 photos)

Some pictures & videos of chinese new year in Dalian. So chinese new year is upon us. No wonder gun powder was invented here. They probably use the most in the world. Even more gun powder then the states you say? I'd reckon so. ...

Back to Dalian
Jun 26, 2008

Travel to dalian

In China...
Sep 3, 2007 (14 photos)

... . She lives in the US and was going to Dalian too, to go to her sister's wedding. Imagine that!   When we got to Dalian we made it through the airport without a hitch and we had people from the University waiting for us. It was a relief because we ...

Day trip in Dalian
Jul 20, 2009 (13 photos)

... of where we needed to go, we set out. First stop – Olympic square. The Olympic rings gave it away as we pulled up. Dalian has a famous Olympic hurdler that they are proud of and I think that was his statue in the square. I said he is famous but I ...

Dalian Peking Opera
Oct 10, 2007 (33 photos)

... like this one:   Dalian Opera on Youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTznhLlfke8   And a short article about Dalian's Opera at:  http://english.dl.gov.cn/info/157282_231894.htm   Peking Opera Performance of "Xi Fu Shan", ...

Dalian
Sep 30, 2007 (30 photos)

... their energy needs, and that is considerable with 6 million population!  The tour guide said that since it is cooler in Dalian than inland, many Chinese have second homes here.  It averages about 80 in summer; about 24 in winter. The streets ...

Cool and Clear
Aug 26, 2009 (11 photos)

I have decided that I am going to roast once I get back to south Texas. Hot in Dalian, China is 90 degrees and that is long gone here. I hope I am still acclimated to real hot weather because I haven't felt hot here. Sure I get a little sweaty walking home ...

Dalian Street Art
Apr 26, 2008 (54 photos)

... Russians in 1904 with the help of French architects who laid out a European scheme of interconnecting public spaces.  Today Dalian has about 70 squares resulting from the geometry of the initial plan, which continues to be expanded as the city grows ...

Food Street Markets
Jan 18, 2008 (33 photos)

... by bicycle."   The buildings and outdoor sheds are a fairly recent addition to the local market.  Dalian's large farmers' markets were ordered several years ago to construct overhead shelters to protect products and people from the elements, ...

Making like a foetus tree playing hockey
Jan 3, 2006

Just about ready to leave.

Throwing stuff in the backpack
Jan 8, 2006 (2 photos)

What to take????

Dalian Food
Nov 5, 2007 (23 photos)

... grille.  But most famous in the whole country, the barbecues usually open at midnight, a good place for a party."   Dalian's pride is the restaurant seafood.  The City has a reputation throughout SE Asia as a food paradise.  "Oh, you ...

Dalian
Apr 23, 2008

... is gray because of the weather or the pollution. We ate lunch at the Shangri-La Hotel, a five star hotel in Dalian's financial district. The Japanese influence was evident. The buffet included sushi and five Japanese mothers sat behind us with their ...

Hogar
Feb 14, 2006

That's it. Maybe some other time I'll make it to the other places in China I still want to visit, like Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and a lot more of Sichuan and Yunnan. Oh, and by special request, a few approximates: total hours on a train/bus (almost all ...

TEFL
Jul 13, 2009 (10 photos)

... TEFL course. So, I arrived on July 2 and my classes began on July 3. I am living in Kai fa qu, therefore, to get to Dalian for the training I take the bus to the light rail station and then take the light rail to Dalian and then the bus to the school ...

A quick recap...
Sep 19, 2007 (8 photos)

... wore a cowboy hat on the flight over and that became my identifiable characteristic. She was a Chinese-born American citizen going back Dalian for her sister's wedding. She was very well spoken and told us that she worked in a bank in Chicago. I found it ...

back to the daily life
Feb 14, 2006 (4 photos)

... - 12 hours Some of you have asked about the cost of the trip. From January 14 (Beijing departure) to February 14 (Dalian return) it was a little less than six thousand yuan (about 750 benjies). The time spent before that traveling with Robert...well, ...

Snow in March?
Mar 7, 2007 (5 photos)

... snow storm to hit liaoning in 50 years. It got really bad in some parts with accidents causing deaths. Apparently three people died in Dalian, just off Xi'an lu where i live, when a crane was blown down onto their house. I don't know how true this is ...