Climate

Dalian lies in the warm temperate zone of the North Hemisphere, and so enjoys a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with maritime climatic features. It has no extremely cold weather in winter, no utterly hot days in summer, but still with four distinctive seasons. The total annual sunshine in the region is 2,500-2,800 hours, and the average temperature of the year is 8.4 C-10.5C, with an annual average rainfall ranging from 600 mm to 790 mm;

Land

Dalian covers a total area of 1.34 million hectares, in which 444,000 hectares are arable land, 366,700 hectares are forests, 93,000 hectares are orchards and garden land, and another 59,000 hectares are barren land suitable for agriculture or forestry. The soil in the region is mainly brown earth, which covers an area of 907,000 hectares, counting for 81.47% of the land area of Dalian .

Sea and Islands

Dalian claims spacious sea surface of over 30,000 square kilometers and the coastline stretches 1,906 kilometer. The area is blessed with numerous bays and islands, the number of which amounts to as much as 30, with a total area of over 100,000 hectares. Most important among them are the Dalian Bay , the Dayaowan Bay , the Pulandian Bay , the Jinzhou Bay , and the Fuzhouwan Bay . Sheltered from wind and waves from outer seas, they never freeze nor silt all year round. There are as many as 705 islands of different sizes, covering a total area of 30,000 hectares. The largest among them are the Changshan Island , Guanglu Island , and the River Deer Island . Islands closest to the continent include the Changxing Island , the Xizhong Island and the Fengming Island .

Mineral Resources

Over 40 different kinds of mineral resources, which are scattered in over 500 sites, have already been verified in the entire Dalian region. Mineral resources mainly fall into three categories: metal, non-metal and building material, the latter two of which are rich in reserve. The reserve of diamond ranks the first in the country, and the quality of diamond here is among the top in the world. And there are rich reserves for non-metal mines including limestone, silica, marble, asbestos and granite.

Natural Scenery

Dalian is a place where you can find natural scenes of stunning beauty, amiable climate, stylish architecture, comfortable beaches and summer tourist resorts. The gardens and circuses everywhere are good decorations of the city. Along the southern coast, a road like a jade ribbon runs among the mountains and along the sea, threading through the scenic spots of Bangchui Island , Tiger Beach , Fujia Village , Baiyunshan Park , and Xinghai Park . To the southwest of the city, there are worldly famous Lushunkou. Taiyanggou ( Sun Valley ), and Baiyu Mount (White Jade Mount) and natural wonders such as the Snake Island and the Sea Cat Island . To the north of the city, there is the Golden Pebble Beach Holiday Resort, where one can see typical sea-corroded landscape and landform of coastal cast, and the Almighty's master piece----the unique "turtle-shell rocks." In Dalian there is also the Bingyu Valley 's scenery attractions in the north of the Zhuanghe city, which boasts soothing green mountains and clear rivers.