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| Basic Facts |
Location: Northeast China
Area: 145,900 sq km Population: 42,980,000 (year 2008)
Administrative division: 14 prefecture-level cities, 57 sub-municipal districts |
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 Attracted to a beacon of lifestyle 2011-01-26
Dalian's seashell museum is built on a hill, rising like a fairytale castle sparkling with golden lights into the night sky. |
Pitching in for youngsters 2010-12-31
For years, all the students at the Dongbeilu Primary School wanted was a proper soccer pitch. |
Eternal dragon, strong to save 2010-12-30
The Dragon King, the ruler of the ocean in Chinese mythology, lives in a crystal palace and has the ability to control the clouds, rain and lives at sea. |
Beating the blues 2010-12-30
Young urbanites are increasingly turning to stress relief services that range from smashing up things, to rooftop trysts and even a walk in a cemetery - all for a fee. Sun Li and Erik Nilsson investigate |
Expats help fund heating system 2010-12-20
Dalian - Students of a rural primary school in Dalian can now mop their classroom floor with impunity this winter after a heating system was installed, preventing ice from forming from the left over water. |
Dream walker 2010-12-10
On Dec 2, 601 days after departing from the Wall's westernmost terminus, Gansu province's Jiayuguan, the 42-year-old stomped over the final brick of the final eastern watchtower, Liaoning province's Hushan. |
Hometown Boy 2010-12-07
Liu Xiaodong believes good art requires patience and honesty. To create his latest works, he spent three months earlier in 2010 in his hometown of Jincheng, Liaoning province. |
Miss Asia 2010 crowned in China 2010-12-06
Wang Xin from Liaoning province (center), champion of Miss Asia 2010 poses. It’s the first time the Miss Asia Pageant’s final was held in the Chinese mainland. |
Animal live show ban nears 2010-11-23
Zoos cagey as many will struggle to survive after January deadline. Hu Yongqi and Zhang Leilong in Zhengzhou, and Duan Yan in Beijing report. |
Chinese youngsters celebrate Singles' Day with more joy and calmness 2010-11-18
If you see someone eating four fried dough sticks as breakfast on Thursday, he or she might be single."Of course, we make wishes not to celebrate the day next year-which means we would no longer be bachelors," said a young man surnamed Ye from Guangdong. |
Making it cricket 2010-11-16
It's been a slow process but the game of cricket has slowly been making inroads in Hong Kong and on the mainland - just in time for the inaugural of the sport in this year's Asian Games. Daniel Pordes reports. |
Tombs abandoned for 60 years get due recognition 2010-11-11
Leaning on the tombstone and sweeping it gently, Lin Guanghai, 68, murmurs: "Finally I have found you, dear brother. It's been nearly 60 years. May you rest in peace." |
Singer Chang Csun Yuk performs in Shenyang 2010-11-09
Singer Chang Csun Yuk performs during his concert at the Liaoning Grand Theater in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. |
Security firm sees sales increase after school incidents 2010-11-06
Security products maker Huadun Technology has seen its sales increase more than seven-fold after a string of fatal incidents at schools earlier this year prompted a nationwide initiative to boost security levels. |
Rural students left behind 2010-11-05
Beijing - Only about one in five students at China's leading universities come from rural areas. |
"Mini Boy" falls in love with disfigured girl 2010-11-04
Dong Zhijun (L) encourages his nervous fiancé Yuan Wanyu as the disfigured girl is about to take the first cosmetic surgery in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 19, 2010. |
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