Dalian/Lüshunkou

By bus

The main bus routes from central Dalian to Lüshunkou are bus routes 2002 and 2003, both of which originate from the Dalian Railway Station in Zhongshan District. Bus route 2003 takes a northerly route, while bus route 2002 takes a southerly route.

• Lüshun Bus Station

  address: 27 Jiu San Road (九三路27号)
  This station serves local buses from central Dalian, and long-distance coaches from other cities.

By metro

The Dalian Metro has five stations in Lüshunkou District. All are on Line 12. They include Huangnichuan, Longwangtang, Tahewan, Lüshun, Tieshan, and Lüshun New Port - the terminus of Line 12.

• Lüshun Metro StationNot to be confused with the Lüshun Railway Station, this metro station is the closest one to the historic city of Lüshun. Nonetheless, it's still relatively remote, so it's probably best to transfer to a bus or taxi upon your arrival.

By train

Lüshun Railway Station is no longer in use. Passenger train services on the Dalian-Lüshun line ceased in 2014.

By boat

• Lüshun West Station

  address: 1020 Haiyun Road (海韵路1020号)
  This is the ferry terminal for the Bohai Train Ferry, which operates between Yantai and Lüshun. There are four train ferries daily from Yantai. The journey time is about 7 hours.

Museums and historical sites

• Dianyan Battery

  phone: +86 13478461261
  address: Huangjin Street (黄金街)
  The fort was built during the late Qing Dynasty using cannons imported from Germany. It was substantially upgraded during the Russian occupation and used against the Japanese in the Russo-Japanese War. Today the Dianyan Battery site is administered by the Lüshun Submarine Museum. Japanese visitors may need to be wary of visiting the site. Foreigners are not allowed in as of May 2019. A sign near the entrance - written in Chinese and Japanese - advises that "Japanese people who do not acknowledge the history of the invasion of China are not permitted to enter".

• Japanese and Russian Prison Site Museum

  phone: +86 411 86610675
  address: 139 Xiangyang Street (向阳街139号)

• Kwantung Courthouse Museum

  phone: +86 411 86618993
  address: 33 Bei Yi Lane, Huanghe Road (黄河路北一巷33号)
  It was built by the Russians in 1902 as the headquarters for an engineer battalion. The building was converted into a courthouse by Japan's Kwantung Army in 1906 and continued to be used as a courthouse right up till the end of the Second World War. The courthouse is now a museum.

• Lüshun Museum

  phone: +86 411 86383334 (bookings), +86 411 86382378 (office)
  address: 42 Liening Street (列宁街42号)

• Lüshun Railway Station

  phone: +86 411 62830273
  address: 8 Jinggang Street (井岗街8号)
  Built by the Russians between 1900 and 1903 as part of what was then known as the Chinese Eastern Railway. The station is noteworthy for its Russian architectural style. Passenger rail services ceased in 2014, but the station remains open to visitors.

• Lüshun Submarine Museum

  phone: +86 13478461261
  address: 966 Huangjin Street (黄金街966号)

• Wanzhong Grave Memorial Hall

  phone: +86 411 86612924
  address: 23 Jiu San Road (九三路23号)
  The Wanzhong Grave is a mass grave containing the remains of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians who were killed by Japanese forces during the infamous Port Arthur Massacre of 1894. The memorial hall at the grave displays photographs and artefacts pertaining to the massacre.

Parks and nature

• Baiyu Mountain Scenic Area

  phone: +86 411 86638005, +86 411 86621445
  address: 158 Baiyushan Street (白玉山街158号
  This small mountain (130 metres above sea level), is said to offer good views of the Lüshun Military Port. A memorial tower stands at the peak of the mountain. The memorial tower was built by the Japanese to commemorate their victory in the Russo-Japanese War. It now stands as a reminder of the Japanese invasion.

• Laotie Mountain

  phone: +86 411 86383370, +86 411 86383697
  This small mountain and the surrounding area constitute the largest part of the Snake Island & Laotie Mountain National Nature Reserve (蛇岛老铁山国家级自然保护区). Besides, natural scenery, the area also features an old lighthouse, which was built in France and erected here by the British in 1893. As of 2018, however, the lighthouse is not open to the public and can only be viewed from the outside.

• Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park

  phone: +86 411 86293156, +86 411-84905999, +86 411 18940850477
  address: Lüshun Road South (旅顺南路)
  Best visited during cherry blossom season (around April and May). The 3,000 cherry trees were planted by Japanese colonists in the 1920s after the completion of the Long Wangtang Water Dam. The Art Nouveau-style dam itself is another interest to visit.

• Snake Island

  phone: +86 411 86383370, +86 411 86383697
  Administered as part of the Snake Island & Laotie Mountain National Nature Reserve (蛇岛老铁山国家级自然保护区), the island is home to a unique species of pit viper known as the Shedao Island Pit Viper (or Gloydius Shedaoensis). There are said to be around 20,000 of these vipers on the island. Visitors must be accompanied by a tour guide.

• Snake Island & Laotie Mountain Natural History Museum

  phone: +86 411 86383370, +86 411 86383697
  address: 2 Youyi Road (友谊路2号)
  A museum about the flora and fauna of the Snake Island & Laotie Mountain Nature Reserve.

• Yinggeshi Botanical Garden

  phone: +86 411 86286766
  address: Lüshun Middle Road, Yinggeshi Village, Longwangtang Sub-district, Dalian Hi-Tech Zone (大连市高新园区龙王塘街道英歌石村旅顺中路)

Religious sites

• Hengshan North Putuo Cultural Theme Park

  phone: +86 411 86295000
  address: 1 Xiangtan Road, Dashidong Village, Longwangtang Sub-district, Dalian High-Tech Zone (大连高新园区龙王塘街道大石洞村祥坛路1号)
  The centrepiece of this Buddhist theme park is the reconstructed Hengshan Temple (横山寺), which claims to be the largest Buddhist temple in China north of the Yangtze River.

• Laotie Mountain Hot Spring

  phone: +86 411 86219006
  address: 703 Zhongmu Road, Yinjia Village, Tieshan Sub-district (铁山街道尹家村中牧路703号)

• Lüshun Kaishi Hot Spring Resort

  phone: +86 411 62678888
  address: 1 Xingcheng Street, Beihai Sub-district (北海街道兴城街1号)

• Jinyuwan Hotel

  phone: +86 411 86614666-3666
  address: 14 Guanghui Street (光辉街14号)

• 7 Days Premium (Dalian Lüshun Zhongxin Square New Mart)

  phone: +86 411 87021999
  address: 63 Huanghe Road (黄河路63号)
  This hotel opened in 2016. It is now one of the most popular hotels in the district.