DàliánSights

Beach sights in Dàlián

  1. Bàngchuídǎo Jǐngqū beach

    Five kilometres southeast of the city centre is Bàngchuídǎo Jǐngqū beach, a secluded sandy beach on the grounds of Bàngchuídǎo Bīnguǎn, a hotel complex that's a long-time favourite with top-ranking Communist Party members. Unfortunately, there's no bus service to this area; a taxi from town will cost about Y20.

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  2. Golden Stone Beach

    The coast around Golden Stone Beach, 60km north of the city, is in the process of being turned into a domestic tourist mecca with a number of theme parks, and rock formations commanding inflated entrance fees. The long pebbly beach itself is free and quite pretty, set in a wide bay with distant headlands.

    To get there take the light rail, known by the locals as Line 3 (轻轨三号线; Qīngguǐ Sānhàoxiàn), from the depot on the east side of Triumph Plaza, behind the Dàlián train station (Y8, 50 minutes). From the beach station it's a 10-minute walk to the beach, or catch a tourist shuttle bus (Y20, 30 minutes) which winds round the coast first before dropping you off at the beach. T…

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  3. Fujiazhuang Beach

    A good swimming spot is Fujiazhuang Beach, a deep bay with pebbly sand. Take bus 401 (Y1, 20 to 30 minutes) from the northwest corner of Jiefang Lu and Zhongshan Lu.

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