Electronics mall
The 202 light rail has very modern cars. Every bus or light rail is only 1 RMB ($0.15 CAD).
There is Wal-Mart, even in Dalian!
Roosevelt shopping center. Cars and wedding arrangements are hot commodities.
Motorcycle taxis waiting for customers
The 201 tramway
Russian Street, with buildings dating from Russian occupation of the city.
Russian Street. Visitors can buy Russian-themed souvernirs.
The dark side of Dalian. On the side streets, overwhelming smells of garbage.
Victory Square
Chinese people are crazy about Karaoke KTV
Youhao square
There is Little Sheep hot pot chain in Montreal also!
Zhongshan square, with many buildings erected during Russian and Japanese occupation.
Friendship shopping mall need Zhongshan square, with many western luxury goods.
Xinhai Square, the "largest square in Asia"
Monument erected for Dalian's 100th anniversary. It looks like a book and we can climb on it!
Xinhai square
A very beautiful little girl. I wish my future daughter will be as cute as her
A very beautiful little girl. I wish my future daughter will be as cute as her!
The beach near Xinhai square
Blowfish or Harisenbon in Japanese
Dalian TV tower
Zhongshan Park near the TV Tower. It's very peaceful here.
Wise old men congregate in Zhongshan park
The Roosevelt shopping center (front) and electronics mall (right).
Two tram lines in Dalian: 201 and 202. The 202 has modern cars, but the 201 uses old style cars like in New Orleans or San Francisco.
Near the bus station, street vendors sell (and eat!) baozi (stuffed bread)
You can bring a live chicken home as a pet for 30 RMB ($4 CAD)
Italian modern jazz group "Q" concert in the Dalian Development Area (DDA)
A "motorcycle couple". Kinda different from the big Harley couples in the US.
Colorful shopping malls with flashing lights like at the arcade games are the norm.
Typical nightly street scene with food vendors selling meat or seafood on a stick, grilled on charcoal. Smells good but I kept away due to my westerner's safeguard instincts.
Seafood at the QianDao Restaurant.
Why UPS and Fedex can't gain market share in China. Bulk shipping on the cheap... (Notice stark contrast with Dalian's modern light rail.)
