Dalian
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Formerly Lüta. (Pinyin) Lüda,. an urban municipality in southern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula: comprises the old cities of Dalian and Lüshun, and five adjacent counties. About 1,300 sq. mi. (3,367 sq. km).
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(Russian) Dalny. (Japanese) Dairen. an old city in outhern Liaoning province, in northeastern China: one of the finest harbors on the East Asian coast; now part of the urban area of Dalian.
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A striking cartoon of Wang Wang and her puppies caught the eye of many football fans during a domestic game at a stadium in Dalian on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Chinese Premier Li Qiang was due Wednesday morning to deliver a closely watched speech at the WEF's "Annual Meeting of the New Champions", hosted this year in the northeastern port city of Dalian.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The most-traded iron-ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is down 1.4% at CNY786.0/ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
The most-traded iron-ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is 1.2% higher at CNY787.0/ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
I needed to see Dalian, this Bangalore of China, firsthand, so I kept moving around the East.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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