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In Shenyang, where is the best place to buy thigh high boots? These boots are for my chinese wife that lives there until her visa comes thru to come to the US.

Hi everyone, Ni hoa!
I am going to Dalian in January for approx 1 year. I have many questions, but will stick to the basics, any help is appreciated. I need to know the general day to day stuff at the very least. For example!
1. How much is rent per month of a place in Dalian city of say 4 star?
2. What would it cost for cleaning service? or is this usually included?
3. How much would it be to get a taxi everyday for a journey of 20 minutes?
4. How much would it cost to survive one day i.e perhaps eating lunch and evening meal, not in a top restaurant... just average.
5. Is it a safe place to walk around by yourself .
6. Is there places where you can meet expats or even Chinese ppl as I have no idea what the culture will be like.
7. Importantly how much is it for leisure like a gym for a year?
8. Last but not least...what is the price of a pint of beer in a pub, average?

Thank you in advance!

Xie xie

"Summer Davos" in AsiaAnnual Meeting of the New Champions 2009
Dalian, People’s Republic of China 10-12 September , What do you think of it?

I will be visiting Dalian in September 2009 for a work meeting, and will have about 1.5 days of free time for sightseeing.

Can anyone recommend the major attractions in Dalian to visit within 1.5 days?

Regards
Victor

Can somebody provide me information regarding the subject i mentioned above.
I want information about the cost of

1. house rent (house w/ 2 bedrooms or 1 bedroom)
2. food
3. public transportation
4. what is the net income after tax for 13,000 RMD

Hello,
I will be traveling with a friend to Dalian, China in the beginning of July. We will be staying at the Technical University's hotel there. My friend will be attending a conference for the majority of the daytime hours that we will be there. I would like to know some of your suggestions for fun places, historic sights, that you would suggest for a first time traveler to Dalian. I would appreciate day time suggestions for me, and things that both of us could do at night.(Please rate your suggestions) As well we will be spending 2 days in Bejing, any suggestions on making the most of those days. I do not speak mandarin, but I am a very outgoing adventurer and love trying new things.

Hi, appreciated if you can share some information of living cost in Dalian as I am going to attach here for a period of 18 months. thx in advace.

hello all,
i am srikanth. i am an engineer from USA and in Benxi on 3-6 month long assignment along with my colleague. we were looking for a place with good nightlife to go to in Shenyang where we could meet some westerners and also locals and have a good time. would any one have any suggestions?

Hello!
Anyone stay in Dalian? I have here and have nothing to do....
anyone wanna have new friend..i mean me...
:)

help me i can't speak Chinese and tried few days on internet searching...but still not get info.

Hi. Just in Dalian for a few weeks. Where can you watch live prem football in Dalian?. There's Newcastle V Man utd on Sunday Morning . KO 23rd Feb at 17:15 GMT. Local time 01:15. Near to Kempinski Hotel would be good.

Does anybody know from where the Dandong ferry to Incheon departs and where to by the tickets, preferably directly from the ferry company?
My chinese is very limited so I don't expect to be able to ask (and understand the answer) just anybody on the street. I´m planning on taking this trip in april 2008 and I hope there´s no trouble getting a ticket during my 4 day stay in Dandong...

Hi we are a group of 3 indians currently in shenyang, i would like to know if there is nay indian restaurant in or around shenyang or any any outlet where in we can get vegetarian food.
thanks

Ni Hao from Tokyo.

I am attending a conference in China and the following are recommended by the organizers?

1. Sea Horizon Hotel
2. Xianghai Golf Hotel
3. Bohai Pearl Hotel
4. Liangyun Hotel

I wonder which one is recommended by the people who lives there of have been there. If by guts feeling, Xianghai Golf Hotel looks fine.

Thanks for any information.

monnaka

i am going to visit dalian next week and i am looking for
korean supermarket and japanese supermarket.
address please.

Will be in Shenyang from May 2007 for three months and it is not economical to stay in hotel. I am looking for alternative accomodation for short term around centre of Tie Xi, an service apartment about 30 sq metre or somethin similar.

How can I get to Outer Mongolia from Shenyang? Anyone know please enlighten thank you.

My trip to Shenyang overlap the CNY period and would also like to take this opportunity to fire some cracker and fireworks. Fire cracker and fire works is banned in Singapore, except some organise area with police permit is allow to light fire cracker. It has been a long time I have not light fire cracker and fire works. I really miss them. Is there any conditions in Shenyang to light fire cracker and firework during the CNY? And where can I get fire cracker and firework? Appreciate, if anyone can provide information.

Will be Shenyang from 14 - 22 Feb 07 and will like to do horse riding and snow skiing but have no idea where can I go. Search the web for many days cannot find. Anyone knows about please help.

Are internet cafes, with webcams available easily in China? I am thinking about a trip to the area, and wonder if I can get my emails easily. Any help will be appreciated. I hope to be in the Shenyang or Fushun area.

BEIJING, HARBIN, SHENYANG.
Travelling alone. Seeking travel companion. Would appreciate VT members who are kind enough and can spare a time to meet for meals, tea/beer.
Fellow travellers who are keen for companionship can be for one or all of the cities mentioned.
Will land in BEIJING on January 10, 2007 heading straight to HARBIN for 5 days by Train, onwards to SHENYANG for a brief stay (perhaps 2 days), then to DANDONG - both cities in Liaoning Province. Back to BEIJING around January 19/20 visiting the best places BEIJING has to offer.
I am a Male, Malaysian Chinese, speak, read and write English. Also speak fluent Mandarin (Putonghua - the language of communication in China).
Thank you.

I would like to share my experience with those who have studied chinese in Dalian before.
I know there are many possiblities to learn chinese in Dalian, but i would like to know if i am the only person who have had really bad experiences with the attitude of the employees at Chinese Departement of the Dalian university of foreign languages.
I am extremely disappointed about the way they treated some students. I am not sure if it is a general attitude of dalian people or if the number of responsibles at the chinese department were less than needed, but i never felt compfortable when i asked them questions. For a foreign student it is a new world, but when i needed help, they sent me away or answered them totally impatient and unfriendly.
I have heard from a friend who contacted this university before, that they were incompetent and he complained about this university. I did not believe him until i made my own experience.
The teaching is acutally not that bad, but if the whole department is unpleasant, studying there will be unpleasant, too.
I would just like to let some of you know that you should better choose another institute to study chinese.

Hi, I would appreciate it very much if any of the VTers can help me with the following :-
1) Is there a bus i can take from either Zhuhai, Zhongshan or Guangzhou to Dalian ?
2) If so, what's the timing and how long is the journey.
3) Any indicative fares so that i can work on my budget.

Time is not a constraint, money is.. so i would prefer to travel either by the bus or the train unless there's no alternative but to fly. Thanking you in advance.

w/rgds..feejin

Hello, i am in dalian now. I will be here a few days. Can anyone help me to see the city. contact me at walterkooy63@hotmail.com

1. Does Shenyang have some type of subway or railway system for getting around the city? If not, is it supposed to get one sometime in the future? When, if so?

2. Is there anywhere on the north side of the city to buy "foreign" type groceries like block cheese (as opposed to the fake slice cheese found in all the grocery stores) or tortilla shells or anything like that?

3. Is there anywhere in Shenyang to find Mexican food either in a restaurant or grocery store?

Please answer even if you can only answer one of the questions! I appreciate any help!

Hi all,

Would anyone on here have the phone number for the Dalian Social Welfare Institute? We are adopting a little girl from there and would like to contac the orphanage.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Where can I find out more about the passenger boat from Shanghai to Dalian?

I will be visiting DaLian later in late August for 10 days, and have been recommended by a business associate to do what he did in Beijing, which was to employ a guide full time during his stay. That way you can see more and avoid the worry of getting lost or stranded without being able to read any signs. By UK standards it cost next to nothing apparently, (and the modest tip she got at the end was worth several months salary)
However I have read elsewhere that if you are not careful you can end up with a guide who is in league with restaurants and souvenir shops, and takes backhanders while you get ripped off. So, any advice please about the best way to find an honest student guide?
Thanks very much.

At present i am in Zhaoqing, China and thinking of moving to Dalian as a matter of a change. Is there any pure rock bars in Dalian that play live bands, i am not talking about places where they only play commerical stuff like Queen = We will rock you, Bon Jovi = It's my life, stuff. But a place that goes a little bit harder like Metallica's music wise or a jukebox that has got a wide selection.

Would appreciate if anyone can get back to me ^_^

In your country is it a custom for an American husband to give the bride's father 20,000 yuan to marry her?