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| As early as 6000 years ago,
our ancestors first exploited Dalian region. In Qin and Han period
(221B.C.-220A.D.), Dalian region was under the jurisdiction of Liaodong
county. In the early period of Tang Dynasty (618-907), Dalian region
was under the jurisdiction of Andong Prefecture in Jili state, and
in Liao Dynasty (916-1125), it was under the jurisdiction of Dong
Jing Tong Liaoyang county. Dalian was named Sanshan in the period
of Weijin (220-420), San Shanpu in Tang Dynasty (618-907), Sanshan
Seaport in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Qing Niwakou in Qing Dynasty
(1644-1911). In the 1880’s, Qing government constructed loading
bridges and fortifications with built-in cannons, and set up mine
camps in the northern coast of Dalian gulf, making it become a small
town. After the invasion and occupation of Russia, the city was called
Qing Niwa and was renamed Dalian in 1899.During the 1st and 2nd Opium
War, Dalian was invaded and harassed by the British army. As the main
battlefield of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and Japanese-Russian
War, Dalian suffered great calamity in these two wars in modern history.
Consequently, Dalian became Russian and Japanese colony for nearly
half a century, meanwhile under the Japanese colonial rule for 40
years. The unconditional surrender of Japan on August of 1945 marks
the liberation of Dalian in the anti-fascist war, thus ends 40 years’
colonial rule over the city. On September of the same year, the Preparatory
Committee of Dalian Workers' Union was founded. On October, the northeast
bureau of the Communist Party of China appointed Mr. Hanguan secretary
of the CPC Dalian Committee, and the CPC Dalian Committee and Dalian
municipal government were founded. On July of 1946, the CPC Dalian
Committee was reorganized into the CPC Lüda committee. From 1949
to 1956, the socialist transformation was almost finished. From 1957
to 1966, the all-around socialist construction started. From 1966
to 1976, Dalian experienced the Cultural Revolution. After 1976, Dalian
entered the new period of socialist modernization construction. In
1984, Dalian was approved by the State Council to be the coastal open-up
city and was designated as the city with separate economic plan in
1985, enjoying provincial level decision-making authority. |
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| Grand Plaza |
Former Dalian Port |
Former Dalian City Hall |
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