Qingniwaqiao () is the downtown area of

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, located front of the Dalian Railway Station. The area gives its name to a

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in Zhongshan District, Qingniwaqiao Subdistrict (). Dashang Group, Dalian, China

History

Qingniwaqiao was originally a small fishing village in the 19th century whose name means the "bridge over the blue mud swamp". It was near here where the Russians chose to build their commercial town, as they leased in 1898 the naval port of Lushun and its surrounding area, which they called Dalny. This later became the core of the city of Dalian.

Geography

Qingniwaqiao is a rectangular area, demarked on the northern side by Changjiang Road (), on the southern side by Wuhui Road (), on the eastern side by Jiefang Road () and on the western side by Youhao Street (). In its center runs from east to west Zhongshan Road which is the main street of Dalian. Dalian's

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(CBD, ), extends from the east side of Qinagniwaqiao, along Zhongshan and Renmin Roads, via

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and

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, towards the Port of Dalian. It sometimes includes Hope Square and Dalian Mori Building on Qingniwaqiao's west side, along Zhongshan Road.

Economy

Qingniwaqiao is Dalian's commercial center. Dashang Group, the largest retailer in Northeast China has its flagship store here. Dalian Bank, China

* Dashang Group ** Dashang Department Store ** MYKAL Department Store ** New Mart Supermarket ** Dashang Men's Store, on Jiefang Road ** Dashang Women's Store, on Zhongshan Road (formerly, Mitsukoshi Department Store *

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* Jiuguang Department Store * Parkland () ** Pacific Department Store (in , Taiwan) Restaurants and coffee shops from overseas: * Pizza Hut * McDonald's *

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* Amici

Victory Plaza

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, sandwiched between Changjiang and Zhongshan Roads. It is one of Dalian-ites' favorite pastimes to do (window) shopping or play bowling here, especially in winter.

Banks

* Branches of all major Chinese Nationwide banks *

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headquarters

Banks in CBD

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* Bank of East Asia *

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Hotels

* Swissôtel * Ramada Hotel * Zhongshan Hotel * Bohai Hotel *

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Hotels in CBD

* InterContinental Hotel * New World Hotel *

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* Furama Hotel

Transportation

Qingniwaqiao is also the public transportation hub of Dalian City.

Intra-city transportation

*Metro, bus, trolley bus and tramway

Inter-city transportation

* Long distance bus * Railway (Dalian Railway Station)

References

External links

The General View of Qingniwaqiao Subdistrict, Zhongshan District, Dalian City
(in Chinese) Dalian Township-level divisions of Liaoning Subdistricts of the People's Republic of China {{Liaoning-geo-stub