Dalian is located at the southern tip of Liaodong Peninsula, surrounded by the sea on three sides. It covers a land area of 13,700 square kilometers and has a population of 7.544 million. Dalian administers seven districts, two county-level cities, one island county, three national-level opening-up pilot zones, and is also one of China’s five cities specifically designated in the state plan. 

Dalian, with solid industrial foundation and comprehensive industrial categories, is an important petrochemical and equipment manufacturing base in China. China's first aircraft carrier, first offshore drilling platform, and first high-power diesel locomotive were born here, and the city is forming a modern industrial system with developed real economy. 

Dalian, dedicated to innovation and exploration, is a national innovation city. It is home to 31 colleges and universities such as Dalian University of Technology, and more than 4700 high-tech enterprises, and the city is developing into a regional science and technology innovation center with national influence. Dalian is an inclusive city embracing the world with its genes of openness and cooperation. Boasting 106 shipping lines connecting to over 300 ports in 160 countries and regions, Dalian has over 300 domestic and foreign financial institutions, and the city is forging ahead as a high-level open gateway hub connecting home and aboard. 

Dalian thrives with the ocean and grows by the ocean, and the marine economy has become the "blue engine" for the revitalization and development of the city. With a sea area covering approximately 30,000 square kilometers, Dalian has a coastline of 2211 kilometers, and the city is constructing a modern ocean city with coordinated development of land and sea. Dalian is a city that honors, respects, values, and cherishes enterprises. Dalian has been rated as an Innovative City for Business Environment as well as a Benchmark City for International Business Environment, with its credit ranking standing firm at the top nationwide, and the city is building a benchmark city of business environment that attracts people from near and afar. 

Dalian, boasting picturesque scenery and surrounded by mountains and seas, is awarded as “World's Most Livable Cities” “Cultural Capital of East Asia” “China’s Best Tourist City” and “National Civilized City.” Its number of days with good air quality has reached more than 315 days for many consecutive years. Destinations such as Gangdong Fifth Street, and Suoyuwan Football Stadium have attracted widespread attention, and the city is advancing as an international coastal tourism destination for living, working and travelling.