Dalian Naval Academy () is one of the higher education institutes of the Chinese

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...

and is located in

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

. It was established in 1949 as the first naval academy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and was changed to the current name in 1986. Its address is 667, Jiefang Road, Zhongshan District, Dalian, and is just north of Laohutan (), a popular resort place that houses the Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park. Zhang Zhannan,

Wu Shengli Wu Shengli (; born August 1945) is a retired Chinese admiral who served as commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) from 2006 to 2017. Prior to that, he served as PLA's deputy chief of staff, commander of the South Sea Fleet and c ...

and others are in the list of the former heads of this academy.

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Dalian Naval Academy (Chinese Forces Net)

with a picture of the entrance gate

(Turkish Naval Academy Student Magazine: Pusula) (in Turkish) Universities and colleges in Dalian Military academies of China People's Liberation Army Navy Naval academies {{China-mil-stub

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