Northeast China Destinations

Wedged between the Yellow and Bohai Seas on the southern cusp of Liaodong Peninsula, Dalian is one of China’s few “open door cities” that allows foreign investors. As a result it glows with a cosmopolitan swagger full of vacationer-happy charisma.

Gritty Shenyang, one of China's largest cities, reigns as the sprawling capital of the Liaoning province. Located 100 miles inland from the Bohai Sea in China’s northeast corner, it is known as an industrial behemoth rather than a tourist paradise.