A romantic city of Dalian

大连，一座行走在山海间的城市

Dalian, a city embracing mountains and kissing seas.

这是一座因海而生的城市，山海怀抱之间，孕育出的是古老而年轻，魅力与智慧，她就是浪漫之都，时尚大连。

Dalian is a city with ocean culture in its soul. Embracing mountains and kissing seas, Dalian’s culture is old and full of life, charming and wise, she is the city of romance and fashion.

大连位于辽东半岛南端，背倚东北腹地，南与山东半岛隔海相望，是东北亚重要的节点城市。全市陆地总面积12574平方公里，户籍总人口595万，是中国北方重要的港口、工业、贸易、金融和旅游城市；拥有 “全球环境500佳”，“国际花园城市”和 “中国人居环境奖”等殊荣；世界经济论坛夏季达沃斯多次在大连举办，大连是 “中国最佳旅游城市”，首批中国休闲旅游示范城市，有“北方明珠”的美誉。

Located on the southern tip of China’s Liaodong Peninsula, backed by the vast hinterland of Northeast China, and facing the Shandong Peninsula across the sea on the south, Dalian is an important nodal city of Northeast China, covering a total land area of 12,574 square kilometers and having a population of 5.95 million. It is also an important port city of Northern China with functions of industry, trade, finance and tourism. Hailed as the Pearl of North China, Dalian is a recipient of the “Global 500 Roll of Honor for Environmental Achievement”, “International Garden City”, “China Human Settlements and Environment Award”, “Best Tourist City in China” and the first batch of China’s leisure tourism demonstration cities, the world economic forum has been held many times in Dalian.