Dalian, Liaoning, China

Dalian, also known as Bincheng and Romantic City, is a prefecture-level city, a sub-provincial city, a planned city and a megacity under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province, an important central city, port and scenic tourist city on the north coast of China, and the center of the Liaoning coastal economic belt, as determined by the approval of the State Council. Dalian is located in the southernmost part of Northeast China, the southern part of Liaodong Peninsula, the junction of the Yellow and Bohai Seas, across the sea from Shandong Peninsula, is an important port, industrial and tourist city in China, Northeast Asia international shipping center, logistics center, trade center and regional financial center.
Dalian's basic landform is high in the center and decreases in steps to the east and west; it is located on the east coast of Asia and Europe, with a temperate monsoon climate. The city has 7 districts and 1 county under its jurisdiction, and 2 county-level cities under its escrow, with a total area of 12,574 square kilometers. According to the data of the seventh census, the resident population of Dalian was 74,507,085 as of November 1, 2020, zero hour.
Dalian has a long history and it was developed as early as about 6,000 years ago. During the Liberation War, the Luda Jin area was a special liberation zone under the military control of the Soviet Army and the leadership of the Communist Party of China, setting up the Luda Administrative Office. in March 1953, it was renamed a central municipality. in February 1981, it was renamed Dalian City. since 1985, it has been singled out for planning, and in July of the same year, the State Council gave Dalian provincial economic management authority. in June 2020, it was selected by the Central Committee for Rule of Law as the first batch of national rule of law In June 2020, Dalian was selected by the Central Committee for the Rule of Law as the first batch of the list of model regions and projects for the construction of government.
Dalian is a national sanitary city, national forest city, national garden city, national civilized city and a benchmark city for the construction of China's international business environment, and was selected as a second-tier city in the GaWC World in 2018 and 2020.In 2021, Dalian achieved a regional GDP of RMB 782.59 billion, up 8.2% year-on-year.