Dalian

American

[dah-lyahn] / ˈdɑˈlyɑn /

(Wade-Giles) Talien

noun

Pinyin.

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).
(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.

Dalian British

/ tɑːlˈjɛn, dɑːlˈjɛn /

noun

Former name: Dairen. a city in NE China, at the end of the Liaodong Peninsula: with the adjoining city of Lüshun comprises the port complex of Lüda. Pop: 2 709 000 (2005 est)

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The most-traded iron-ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is up 0.5% at 816.5 yuan a ton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

Dalian, which Beijing calls a "flagship shipyard", plays a big part in this.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

Suoyuwan park in Dalian, which juts out of north-eastern China into the Yellow Sea, has stunning views of one of China's largest shipyards, and is a place to gather and be merry.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 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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