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No. 1 of Global Traveller-Picked Attractions in Dalian

Dalian Forest Zoo

Dalian Forest Zoo is located in the Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area in the southern part of the city, surrounded by both the mountains and the sea. Inside the zoo are various birds, reptiles, carnivores, and herbivores; visitors can also come into close contact with gentle animals such as alpacas. In addition, the park's fun-filled performances are popular with tourists, including bird shows, Asian elephant performances, seal performances, black bear boxing, and chimpanzee humor shows. There are also tropical rainforest exhibits in the zoo area, where visitors can see more than 100 kinds of tropical rainforest plants, in addition to the rainforest itself, desert landscapes, and tropical fruits.

No. 1 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Liaoning

Laobiangou Scenic Area

Located in Nanyingfang Village, Dongyingfang Township, Benxi Manchu Autonomous County, Benxi Laobiangou Scenic Spot consists of three tourist areas: Yongluo River, Shizhen Slope and Wanxiang Valley. It's a beautiful and rich, ancient and fashionable, magical and colorful fairyland. Picturesque because of the rolling mountains and the flowing water, and famous for the red maple leaves on the mountains.

No. 6 of Family-friendly Attractions in Liaoning

Dalian Sunasia Ocean World

Dalian Sunasia Ocean World is located in Xinghai Park, next to Xinghai Square. It is one of China's early-built immersive ocean-themed parks, featuring a signature underwater tunnel over 100 m long. The venue consists of five main areas: Ocean World, Polar World, Coral World, Galaxy Star Sea and the Amazing Tower, along with three major shows: the romantic mermaid fairy tale water show "Romance at Dolphin Bay," the dual beluga underwater performance "Legend of the Beluga," and the hilarious human-animal interaction show "Sea Lion Splash." All venues are within walking distance, making it ideal for a half-day or full-day leisurely visit. Featured viewing products include: the Antarctic penguin breeding base - Antarctic penguin island. The attraction keeps track of the latest trends in theme parks and the needs of travelers' consumption experiences in real time, continuously updating and improving its software and hardware. It integrates cultural and creative living, ocean-themed dining, specialty hotels, and entertainment and leisure experiences into a marine-themed "Dalian's urban living room," operating 365 days a year. The ocean world is the park's long-standing main venue. From the shark cave and discovery story corridor all the way to Havana avenue, the entire route is designed as an adventure journey "from land to the seabed and back to land." The underwater tunnel where sharks, rays and schools of fish swim overhead is a highlight for most visitors. The dolphin bay love story performed in the venue is a romantic mermaid fairy tale water show featuring dolphins, beluga whales and mermaids sharing the stage. The beluga legend in the polar world is a fully underwater performance by two trainers and beluga whales, while the sea lion fun show entertains the audience with the sea lions' hilarious interactions. All three shows have fixed time slots, so it's recommended to note down the schedule upon entry and plan the venue visit accordingly. The polar world gathers polar animals such as beluga whales, arctic wolves, arctic foxes, and spotted seals. Among them, the antarctic penguin island is a penguin breeding base, where gentoo penguins and king penguins gather in groups. From late summer to early fall each year, they enter the breeding season, offering a chance to witness penguin courtship, egg incubation, and even chicks hatching. Galactic Star Sea transforms the entire venue into the spaceship "Shengya," executing the "Galactic Star Sea Project." Beyond polar bears, sea lions and otters, visitors can also encounter land animals like capybaras and raccoons, with most allowing interactive feeding. The penguin tunnel is a popular photo spot, making it ideal for family trips. The coral world has been revamped with a tech-inspired theme, featuring hundreds of coral reef ecosystems paired with LED screens, touchscreen guides and holograms. The "Amazing Tower" showcases Dalian's coastal culture through murals by Chinese contemporary artist Wen Na, interspersed with interactive tech experiences. If time is limited, prioritize the performance-packed ocean world and the highly interactive Galactic Star Sea. Coral world is an immersive aquarium underwater garden that combines coolness and wisdom, perfectly pairing high technology with ancient marine life. It features over 100 coral reefs, fish and other biomes from around the world, six core sightseeing areas, high-tech LED screens, touch-guided tour systems, holographic imaging and other digital multimedia technologies, taking travelers on a "fun" journey to explore a different kind of scientific ocean. The Holy High Tower begins with a mural, serving as an artistic and entertaining "Holy High Tower," and it also has a very cool English name: HOLY HIGH. It empowers tourism through art, featuring trendy artist Wen Na, who creates cultural theme products for the attraction based on mountain and sea culture. By utilizing existing vacant architectural spaces and rationally adjusting the layout, it perfectly presents Dalian's distinctive "mountain and sea culture" through mural art. This allows travelers to appreciate contemporary Chinese painting art while enjoying fresh and exciting technological experiences. Guided by the working spirit of "innovation, pragmatism, service, and loyalty," with "serving society" as its corporate mission and "market-oriented, rule-of-law, and internationalized" as its business philosophy, Dalian Sunasia Ocean World adheres to the principle of "providing travelers with high-quality tourism products and services." It continuously focuses on venue facility upgrades, new business format planning and construction, and innovative tourism project design, gradually evolving from a traditional aquarium to a comprehensive marine cultural tourism industry chain. This builds a diversified, all-day Sunasia industry matrix, driving the transformation and development of attractions across Dalian and contributing to creating a new chapter of high-quality economic and social development for the city.

No. 4 of Night Attractions in Liaoning

Xinghaiwan Scenic Area

Xinghaiwan Scenic Area is an extra-large square built in Dalian since the city's founding in 1899, named after the bay, with a total area of approx. 45,000 m², and the project was completed in 1997. Xinghaiwan Scenic Area includes well-known attractions such as Xinghai Square, Xinghai Park, Xinghai Bay Bridge, and Dalian Sunasia Ocean World, making it one of Dalian's most distinctive scenic areas.

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Shenyang Fantawild Adventure

Shenyang Fantawild Adventure is located on Shengjing Avenue in Shenbei New District, Shenyang, covering an area of approx. 500,000 square meters. Meticulously built by Shenzhen Huaqiang Group, it is a large fourth-generation theme park in Northeast China. Shenyang Fantawild Adventure features sci-fi and interactive experiences, and is composed of more than a dozen large themed project areas, including Fly Over the Limit, Crazy Idioms, Dinosaur Crisis, Light of Life, Conch Bay, Liaozhai, Boonie Bears Adventure, Boonie Bears Talk Show, Fire Meteor, Mysterious Valley, Hurricane Flying Chairs, Children's Kingdom, Mine Coaster, Carefree Jellyfish, and Corgi Go-Karts, covering more than 300 themed, amusement, leisure, and view projects, including many mega-scale rides, with the vast majority suitable for all ages. Here you will find the high-altitude flying experience "Fly Over the Limit," the large volcano adventure "Mount Vesuvius," the large dinosaur resurrection disaster experience "Dinosaur Crisis," the enigmatic and wondrous interpretation of traditional Chinese mythology "Liaozhai," the colorful and dreamlike "Conch Bay," and the magical cartoon interactive show "Boonie Bears Talk Show," among others.

Jinhui Wenquan Jiudian Hot Spring

The hot spring of Jinhui Hot Spring Hotel is located on the first floor of the hotel. It integrates business, leisure and vacation. Its tropical rainforest decoration style gives people a comfortable feeling of spring all year round. It contains several large hot spring pools and 1 multi-functional pool with water temperature at about 42 degrees.

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Selected for Global Traveller-Picked Attractions in Dandong

Yalu River China-North Korea Border Cruise(No.2 Sightseeing Pier)

The Yalu River is a border river between China and the DPRK, but the border between the two countries is not set by the main channel, but by the shore of the other side. It is also one of the few rivers in the world not bounded by the main waterway.Going on a boat trip to the Yalu River, you are able to not only enjoy the Yalu River Bridge that witnessed the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, but also a vision of the exotic views of DPRK. You can watch the patrols of labor parks, shipyards and male and female soldiers at close range.

No. 13 of Best Things to Do in Liaoning

Benxi Water Cave

Benxi Water Cave is located in Benxi City, Liaoning Province. It is a large water-filled cave formed hundreds of thousands of years ago. It is the longest underground river in the world that can be visited by boat. The entire Attraction is composed of water caves, geological Attraction, Tiesha Mountain and Miaohou Mountain, which are distributed in a belt along the Taizi River. Tourists come here mainly to visit the water caves and museums. The water cave is divided into two caves, the water cave and the dry cave, with many stalactites of various shapes. You need to go boating to visit the water cave. The entrance of Benxi Water Cave faces south and north, and the entrance is half-moon-shaped. Above the entrance is written the four big characters "Benxi Water Cave". Entering the entrance is the "reception hall", which is very large and can accommodate thousands of people. From the hall to the right is a 300-meter-long dry cave, which is staggered and has caves in the cave. On the top and rock walls of the cave, you can see many stalactites of various shapes, such as ancient wells, dragon pools, and Baibu Pools. At the end of the dry cave is a clear pool, which is bottomless and the water vapor coming up is very cold. After exiting the cave and returning to the lobby, there is a pier leading to the water cave in front of the lobby. The water surface here is very large and can accommodate 40 cruise ships. Under the illumination of the Souvenir lights, it is like a quiet and unique harbor. Tourists walk down the steps from the revetment stone, get on the boat from the pier through the corridor, and start to swim in the water cave. There are many scenes formed by stalactites of various shapes in the whole water cave. Along the way, you can see stalactites such as Baolian Lantern, Yitian Long Sword, Crocodile Head, Corn Tower, One-horned Rhino, Spring Bamboo Shoots, Leaning Tower, Elephant, Snow Mountain, etc. on both sides of the river. In particular, the three scenes of Corn Tower, Jade Elephant and Snow Mountain are in line with their names and are almost real. In addition to the stalactites on both sides of the river, the stalagmites are picturesque and in various shapes, there are also stalactites hanging high on the top of the cave, which are very crystal and colorful, full of fun. The whole journey takes about 20 minutes. After visiting the water cave, you can visit the nearby Benxi Geological Museum, where you can learn about the main geological changes from the birth of the earth to the present. The museum also displays many precious samples of geological relics and prehistoric relics in the scenic Attraction, which are of great viewing value. There is only one restaurant in the Dining Attraction- Shuidong Juxianlou Hotel. Dining here is expensive, so it is recommended that tourists bring their own food.

Selected for Global Traveller-Picked Attractions in Dandong

Yalu River China-North Korea Border River Cruise (No. 1 Pier)

Yalu River China-North Korea Border River Cruise (No. 1 Pier)This popular tourist attraction is located at No. 1 Sightseeing Pier, Yalu River, Binjiang Middle Road, Zhenxing District, Dandong City, Liaoning Province. Its unique geographical location and rich historical-cultural background attract numerous visitors. The Yalu River serves as the border between China and North Korea. The cruise route follows the river, allowing visitors to observe North Korean scenery up close, including attractions like Wihwa Island, General's Building, and the Volunteer Army Floating Bridge Crossing Site. The cruise passes by both the Broken Bridge and the Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge - two historical landmarks from the Korean War era where visitors can reflect on that monumental period. Along the journey, passengers can admire the picturesque landscapes on both riverbanks as well as daily life scenes on the North Korean side, including urban villages and women's military camps. Yalu River China-North Korea Border River Cruise (No. 1 Pier)DurationThe journey takes approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour. Telescope rental service is available onboard (CNY 10 each) for travelers to enjoy clearer views of the opposite shore. High-quality audio guides are provided to help travelers understand the historical and cultural background. This experience is ideal for families, friends, or group travelers, especially those interested in historical culture and border landscapes.