Xinghai Square

With so much to see in just this city alone we always try to venture out on the weekends so we can go sightseeing and take in as much as possible. This particular weekend we decided to go downtown and visit Xinghai Square because it offers so many amazing views of the city and downtown itself.

Some interesting facts about Xinghai Square: One of the largest square's in Asia, covering a total area of45,000 square meters. The name of the square means "the Sea of Stars" in Chinese, it was given this name because the center of the square resembles the shape and design of a star, with two white marble pillars and 9 big dings.

The square was built to honor Hong Kong's return to China in 1997 and represents the "New Spirit of Dalian". Xinghai Square also boasts of imprints of 1000 pairs of footprints of Dalian people.