Dalian

Overview

Location: located between 38^o43' - 40^o10' north latitude and 120^o58'- 123^o east longitude, and in the southernmost point of Liaodong Peninsula; with the Yellow Sea to its east and the Bohai Sea to its west

Neighboring Areas: Jilin and Hebei Provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Physical Features: situated in the south part of Liaodong Hilly Region surrounded by sea on three sides; one of the three largest hilly regions in China; the terrain sloping down from northeast to southwest

Population: 5.4 million
Urban Population: 2.59 million
Area: 12,578 sq km

Nationalities: Han

History: In early Tang Dynasty, called 'Lion Mouth' for its inaccessibility; in 1371, settled by troops sent by Zhu Yuanzhang - the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at Port of Lushun from Shandong; renamed 'Qingni Wa' since Ming and Qing Dynasties

Climatic Features: located in the warm temperate zone of the North Hemisphere with a warm temperate continental monsoon climate; no extreme coldness in winter or utterly hot in summer; four distinct seasons

Average Temperature: 8.4^oC - 10.5^oC with the highest of 35^oC and the lowest of - 24^oC
Rainfall: annual precipitation of 600 mm to 790 mm

Products: grain, flax, corn, ripe, broomcorn, soybean, cotton, peanut, tobacco leaf
Specialties: haw, apple, yellow peach, grape and cherry, prawns, abalones, and sea cucumbers

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