China is becoming an increasingly attractive country for Russian tourists, who are increasingly crossing the borders of their southeastern neighbor. Moreover, their goals are not "buy-sell", but more sublime - to visit ancient monuments and sights, to relax in resorts. Asking themselves what to visit in Dalian, Beijing, Shanghai or Hong Kong, each of the guests pursues their own interests.
For example, Dalian is one of the largest resort centers in northern China, and at the same time, it is a very beautiful city, with its unique ancient architecture, mysterious culture, magnificent temple complexes and ultra-modern shopping and entertainment centers.
What's interesting to visit in Dalian
The Chinese resort has a lot of funny nicknames, which, in principle, determine the main directions of development of the city and urban development, suggest to tourists what interesting things can be found here. Among the funniest names are the following:
- the city of football is a sign that there are many sports grounds, stadiums;
- city of fashion - a place with a developed network of boutiques, designer clothing stores and shopping malls;
- a city of romance, offering many beautiful, cozy corners for couples in love;
- home of lawns and paths - hints at the presence of green areas, parks and squares.
Dalian stands out among all major Chinese cities in that it has a large number of areas. This is one of the answers to the question of what to visit in Dalian on your own. Moreover, these elements of urban development also have beautiful names, like Victoria Square, Frozen Wave, Friendship, Hope.
For Russian tourists, Russian and Japanese streets, located in the Shigan area, are of interest; a large number of ancient buildings are concentrated on Zhongshan Square, the construction of which was aided by Japanese builders. And the square itself appeared at the end of the 19th century, as a result of the efforts of Russian settlers, its first name clearly spoke about this - the square of Nicholas II.
Dalian for children and adults
With little tourists, you can safely go to this Chinese resort, no one will be bored here. And the memories of Dalian amusement park, the famous local Disneyland, will be kept in memory for a long time. The park has a variety of themed zones, many fun and nerve-racking attractions, traditionally, every evening on the main stage of the park there is a show with the participation of artists, animals, which ends with bright fireworks and a unique laser show.
The second most popular place among young tourists, after Disneyland, is the Forest Zoo. It consists of two parts, connected by a cable car (which is also a kind of attraction for children and adults). The northern part introduces visitors to exotic birds and herbivores.
In the southern part of the park, in addition to peaceful, herbivorous animals, you can look at formidable predators. For a thrill, they offer safari cars or electric cars, which can drive through the zone of animals, watching them from arm's length. There is a playground where a variety of primates are the main inhabitants. The highlight of the park is the performance of elephants - a bright show where giants demonstrate all their skills.
Dalian's amazing architecture
Tour operators advise travelers going to a Chinese resort to pay attention to the architecture of the city, not only old, but also modern. The recommendation is to find a good, knowledgeable guide who will reveal the secrets and legends associated with this or that masterpiece of Chinese architecture. A journey through Dalian at night can be especially interesting, as the illumination of buildings turns on at night, the city looks just fantastic.
In addition to architectural masterpieces, while walking along the streets and squares, guests will find original sculptures and compositions, fountains, decorative rosettes, flower beds. If you want even more immersion in the natural world, then you need to choose any of the Dalian parks, for example, "Xinghai", "Sea Star Park" or "Tiger Park".
Both locals and guests love to relax in the Dalian water park; a huge number of water attractions are prepared for visitors - slides, waterfalls, tunnels. The water park is so huge that you can move around by boats, water skiing, rent inflatable mattresses and circles.
The park complex includes baths and saunas, restaurants and spas, bars and restaurants. There can be only one problem - with payment, since payment for services is carried out at the exit. Throughout the entire time of stay in the park, the cost of the services rendered to him is recorded on the barcode of the visitor, and it is so difficult to deny himself one or another entertainment.
