We live in a nice apartment complex called the Xīnghǎi Guóbǎo. Xīnghǎi translates to Sea of Stars and Guóbǎo means national treasure so we can roughly translate that the Xīnghǎi Guóbǎo is the treasure of Dalian (at least as apartments go).
The complex is comprised of four, 30-story buildings and is located adjacent to Xīnghǎi Square. This is our building:
This aerial view of Xīnghǎi Square sort of shows where we are located. The complex can be seen on the right side of the image below just to the right of the canal that runs into the Yellow Sea. Xīnghǎi Square is the large green space in the center and fronting the sea.
This is an aerial view of the center of Xīnghǎi Square. During the summer, all sorts of Chinese tourist and locals visit the square to swim in the sea, enjoy the amusement rides, sea park, or otherwise stroll and escape the heat. Additionally, the area hosts many international events such as the International Beer festival, fashion show and this year Davos (an International Ecomonic forum with about 85 countries participating.
Overall, this is a great area to stroll through in the evenings and because of all the space, a great way to escape the masses of people and cars in the city center.
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