Why is it called Shandong Dalian? Characteristics of Dalian

Dalian, also known as Bincheng, is a sub-provincial city, a separately planned city, a megacity, an important central city on the northern coast of China, a port and scenic tourist city, and a core city of Liaoning's coastal economic zone. Why is it called Shandong Dalian? The following article is an introduction to this aspect, and I hope it will be useful to you.

Contents of this article

1. Why is it called Shandong Dalian?

2. Characteristics of Dalian

3. What is the climate in Dalian?

Why is it called Shandong Dalian?

The reason why people call it Shandong Dalian: Shandong Dalian comes from the fact that Yantai, Shandong and Dalian are separated by the Bohai Sea, and the straight-line distance is very close. People who are not clear about this think that Dalian belongs to Shandong Province, so there is the saying "Shandong Dalian". In fact, Dalian belongs to Liaoning.

Dalian, also known as Bincheng, is a sub-provincial city, a separately planned city, a megacity, an important central city on the northern coast of China, a port and scenic tourist city, and a core city in Liaoning Coastal Economic Zone.

Dalian is located at the southernmost tip of Northeast China, at the southern part of Liaodong Peninsula and at the junction of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, facing the Shandong Peninsula across the sea. It is an international shipping center, logistics center and financial center in Northeast Asia.

The total land area of ​​Dalian is 12,574 square kilometers, of which the urban area is 2,414.96 square kilometers and the counties (cities) under its jurisdiction are 10,158.89 square kilometers. The coastline of the city is 2,211 kilometers long.

Characteristics of Dalian

1. Location and Regional Characteristics: Dalian is located at the southern end of Liaodong Peninsula, between 38°43′～40°12′N and 120°58′～123°31′E. It borders the Yellow Sea to the east, the Bohai Sea to the west, the Shandong Peninsula to the south, and the vast Northeast Plain to the north. The entire terrain is high in the north and low in the south, wide in the north and narrow in the south.

2. Geomorphic features: Dalian is located in the warm temperate zone of the northern hemisphere and on the east coast of the Eurasian continent. It has a warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate and has the characteristics of an oceanic climate. There is no severe cold in winter and no extreme heat in summer. The rainfall is concentrated and the monsoon is obvious. The annual average temperature is about 10℃, the annual extreme maximum temperature is about 35℃, the annual extreme minimum temperature is -28～-18℃, and the frost-free period is 180～200 days. The annual rainfall is 550～800 mm, and there are more drought years than flood years. Because it is located in the East Asian monsoon zone, the number of days with strong winds of level 7 or above is 40～65 days a year along the coast and 10～20 days inland.

3. Climate characteristics: Dalian is located in the warm temperate zone of the northern hemisphere and on the east coast of the Eurasian continent. It has a warm temperate semi-humid continental monsoon climate with marine climate characteristics. There is no severe cold in winter and no extreme heat in summer. The rainfall is concentrated and the monsoon is obvious. The annual average temperature is about 10℃, the annual extreme maximum temperature is about 35℃, the annual extreme minimum temperature is -28～-18℃, and the frost-free period is 180～200 days. The annual rainfall is 550～800 mm, and there are more drought years than flood years.

What is the climate in Dalian?

Dalian is located in the warm temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. It has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with oceanic characteristics. It is the warmest place in Northeast China. It has no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, and the four seasons are distinct.

Dalian City, Liaoning Province, also known as Bincheng, is located at the southern tip of Liaoning Province on the Liaodong Peninsula. It borders the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west. It is the international shipping center of Northeast Asia, the international logistics center of Northeast Asia, a regional financial center, and an international garden city. It is known as the "Window of the Northeast" and the "Pearl of the North".