Liaoning Sheng Travel Forum

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?

is there any other fun places besides True Love, Bee House, MidNight Sunshine and MaMa!?

Has anyone ever rode a ferry from Dalian to Yantai? How can you buy the ticket, how long is the journey, how much does it cost, and overall is it better to fly directly to qingdao instead of making a transit point in Yantai?

Hi, I'm a collector of Starbucks city mugs from around the world. I'm actually trying to tie in a trip somewhere in the world with my mug collecting! I was wondering, if anyone has been to the Starbucks in Shenyang, are there are any mugs that have "Shenyang"? Thanks!

I have heard so much of Dalian that am thinking of making a trip there. A few questions:

1) Is one week enough for Dalian?
2) Any reasonable accommodation in a good location to recommend?
3) Is it easy to visit Dalian on your own or is it better to join a packaged tour?
4) When is the best time to visit Dalian?

Thank you

posted an ad sometime ago,,regarding nighlife in dalian,,no response?does no one go out anymore??

Hi, all-

I'm planning to take the ferry from Seoul to Dalian in a week's time, and stay in the area about a week, traveling around the area, before I go back to Korea to travel around there. I have spent some time in different parts of China and one of my main motivations for coming to this area is to see the North Korea-China border at Dandong, so I'm definitely planning to do that. What else is a must-see in the area? Also, if anyone else (currently in the area or planning to go) wants to travel with me, let me know!

Thanks!

taobenli

I'm leaving for Tieling City, in Liaoning Province in July. Please give me any information on the city. This is my first time to go to China, my first time to work and stay in a country other than my own (which is the Philippines).

Any suggestions, tips, etc would be very much appreciated.

Thank you!

Hello freinds - Please Help.

I am a single father moving into Dalian with a four year old Daughter. I very badly needed some information and hence am trying to solicit information here..

Few questions on Dalian
- Do I have lot of options for English speaking day care centre and how much do they cost,

what is their timing ? (I am non native speaker but for her age, my daughter speaks better

english than a native child)
- How expensive would be English speaking (or not) governess for my daughter who can stay with us (or work from 8 in the morning till 8 in the night with weekend off)
- What is the range of price for a Motor Bike or a entry level car
- How is the range of price for the rental for a 2 bed room appartment (modest/good)
- Any special precautions warnings that would be applicable to my special situation

Any responses would be warmely appreciated.

I spent last summer in Liaoyang. Anybody else been there and can suggest a good place to eat?

I will be visiting Anshan this summer. Does anyone know of a good place to stay near the university that is relatively cheap. Thanx,


Greg