Jinzhou, Dalian


Jinzhou District is one of the seven districts of Dalian, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. It is located about northeast of the city centre and faces the Bohai Sea to the west as well as the Korea Bay to the east and has a longer history than Dalian itself, and used to be a thriving walled city where the officials of this area were dispatched from the central government. Recently, it is again a thriving town, having Dalian Development Area within its area as well as becoming a bedroom community to downtown Dalian. Its area is and its permanent population as of 2020 is 1,545,491.
[Image:Dalian-Jinzhou-XiangyingSquare.jpg|230px|thumb|right|Xiangying Square in the center of Jinzhou, with Guan Xiangying's statue (left) and the former Museum turned a drugstore (back).]
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History

Before Russia coerced a lease of the Lüshun Naval Port from the Qing dynasty and established Dalian as a commercial port in 1898, Jinzhou was the center of this region, a thriving walled town, to which the central government official was dispatched to rule this region.
Recently, it is again a thriving District, having Dalian Development Area within it as well as becoming a bedroom community to downtown Dalian.

Geography

Administrative divisions

There are 25 subdistricts within the district.
Subdistricts:

Transportation

Education

Colleges and Universities
International schools

Tourism

[Image:Dalian-Jinzhou-NewMuseum.jpg|230px|thumb|right|Jinzhou's New Museum.]

Eight Views of Old Jinzhou

The Eight Views of Old Jinzhou are:
  • Shengshui Temple
  • Xiangshui Temple
  • Chaoyang Temple
  • Beisha Castle
  • Yuhuang Temple
  • Diaojingtai
  • Longwang Temple
  • Mengzhen Cave