If you look at the rooster-shaped territory of the People's Republic of China, you will find China's "Pearl of the North" and the accelerating construction of Northeast Asia International at the position of the rooster's beak. Shipping center city - Dalian. Dalian is a famous port, industrial, trade and tourism city in northern China. It is the gateway to Beijing and Tianjin, the head of the Bohai Rim Economic Zone, and the center of commerce, finance, information and tourism in Northeast Asia. It is known as the "Hong Kong of the North" ” the reputation. Human society in Dalian has a history of at least 17,000 years. In the 19th century, this was still a small fishing village called Qingniwa. 100 years ago, the Russians founded this city and named it "Dalini", which means a distant city, a place far away from Moscow and St. Petersburg. 70 years ago, the Japanese occupied this city and transliterated "Dalini" to become "Dalian" in Chinese. Today, Dalian has developed into an important port, industrial, trade and tourism city in northern China. From 1984 to 1985, the Chinese government successively approved Dalian as an open coastal city and a city with separate planned status, and granted provincial-level economic management authority. The city currently governs 10 districts, cities and counties: Zhongshan District, Xigang District, Shahekou District, Ganjingzi District, Lushunkou District, Jinzhou District, Wafangdian City, Pulandian City, Zhuanghe City, and Changhai County. The total area is 13,800 square kilometers and the population is 5.9 million. In recent years, Dalian's national economy has maintained a momentum of healthy, rapid and stable development, its comprehensive economic strength has been continuously enhanced, and people's living standards have improved year by year. Since 1992, GDP has maintained double-digit growth every year. In 2004, per capita GDP exceeded US$4,000. In November 2004, the China Bureau of Statistics announced the results of the national comprehensive strength city evaluation. Dalian ranked sixth in terms of economic strength and seventh in comprehensive strength. Dalian is strategically located at the southernmost tip of China's Liaodong Peninsula, bordering the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west. It is at the head of the Bohai Rim region and is the gateway to Beijing and Tianjin. It is bordered on the north by Liaoning Province, Jilin Province, Heilongjiang Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in Northeast China. It has a vast hinterland, facing China's Shandong Peninsula across the sea to the south, and adjacent to Japan, South Korea, North Korea and the Russian Far East. Dalian has convenient transportation and communications, with sea, land and air transportation extending in all directions, and has formed a modern three-dimensional transportation network with strong transportation capabilities. Dalian Port is a world-famous natural port with deep water, wide water and no freezing or siltation. It currently has more than 70 berths, including 40 berths above 10,000 tons. It has trade and transportation with more than 300 ports in more than 160 countries and regions around the world. contacts. Dalian Port is China's largest grain and oil transshipment port, responsible for more than 70% of maritime cargo and more than 90% of container transportation in Northeast China. A 300,000-ton crude oil terminal and a 300,000-ton ore terminal have been put into use. New ports have been added. The passing capacity is 33 million tons. In 2004, the cargo throughput was 145 million tons and the container throughput was 2.211 million TEUs. The maritime transportation network is dense, with not only passenger routes to cities such as Shanghai, Tianjin, Yantai, Weihai and Incheon, South Korea, but also more than 40 international freight routes to the United States, Japan, India and other countries and regions; Dalian to Yantai The Yantai-Dalian Railway Ferry Project has greatly shortened the cargo transportation distance between Liaodong Peninsula and Shandong Peninsula. Dalian's land transportation is very convenient. The railway is connected to the railway network of North China and Northeast China; the highway lines extend in all directions, such as the Shenyang-Dalian Expressway known as the "No. 1 Road in China", the high-grade highway "Huanghai Avenue" from Dalian to Dandong, and the "Lvshun South Road" from Dalian to Lushun, etc. It has become a transportation artery that activates Dalian's economy; public transportation in the city is convenient, with dense rail transit, trolleybuses, and bus routes, and it has a world-leading traffic command system. Dalian Airport - Zhoushuizi International Airport can take off and land large aircraft such as Boeing 747, and has opened hundreds of international and domestic routes. It is the largest cargo air transport base in Northeast China. Dalian is rich in natural resources and is known as the "Hometown of Apples" and "Aquatic Products Base". High-quality apples, peaches, cherries, grapes and other fruits, as well as delicious abalone, prawns, sea cucumbers, scallops, crabs and other seafood treasures are exported overseas. The output of Ezo scallops, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and wakame accounts for China's total output. More than 90%. Agriculture focuses on grain, aquatic products, and fruit production and implements diversified operations, forming five major advantageous industries including aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, animal husbandry, and flowers. Dalian is also rich in limestone and other mineral resources. Its diamond ore is of excellent quality and its reserves rank first in the country. Dalian has a solid industrial foundation, a complete range of industrial categories, strong comprehensive supporting capabilities, and a strong ability to carry the transfer of the world's manufacturing industry.
At present, an industrial system has been formed mainly in petrochemical, electronics, machinery, textile and clothing, metallurgical building materials, food and medicine and other industries. There are many industrial enterprises that are the backbone enterprises of the same industry in China: Dalian Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (formerly Dalian Shipyard ) has a century-old history and is China's largest comprehensive shipbuilding enterprise; Dalian New Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (formerly Dalian Shipbuilding New Plant) is China's largest modern ship assembly plant, with a 300,000-ton large-scale shipyard, and is known at home and abroad as China's largest shipbuilding complex. The "flagship" of the shipbuilding industry; Dalian is China's largest export ship base, with the largest export ship built of 300,000 tons; Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Factory is a manufacturer of high-power internal combustion engines in China. Currently, more than 50% of the diesel locomotives used in China are produced by Some products of this factory are also exported abroad; Dalian Crane Factory, one of the predecessors of Dalian Heavy Industry Hoisting Co., Ltd., is the oldest and largest professional factory in China producing lifting and transportation machinery. In addition, there are well-known enterprises such as Dali Petrochemical, West Pacific Petrochemical, Wazhuan, and Dagang Steel. In accordance with the national industrial layout and the implementation of strategic planning priorities for the revitalization of old industrial bases such as Northeast China, Dalian is building four major bases with high-tech and emerging industries as the forerunners, large-scale petrochemical industry, electronic information industry and software, advanced equipment manufacturing and shipbuilding. A new industrial system that supports the rapid development of advantageous industries such as new materials, clothing, furniture, beverages and deep processing of agricultural products.