A Port of Lushun, half a step into China's modern history❗

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A Port of Lushun, half a step into China's modern history❗

Lushun, located at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, is a living textbook of modern Chinese history📖. After the Opium War in 1840, this place became the focus of coveted by the great powers. In the 1880s, Li Hongzhang built the Beiyang Navy Base here, making it a military stronghold, but it also attracted war. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Japanese army committed a brutal massacre here; after the defeat, Lushun was first forcibly leased to Tsarist Russia, and then became a battlefield during the Russo-Japanese War. After that, Japan occupied it for 40 years, and it was not until 1955 that it officially returned to the embrace of the motherland, witnessing countless vicissitudes of life.

📍Tahe Bay
The subway station on the sea 🚉 You can embrace the blue sea as soon as you exit the station. Every frame looks like a scene from a comic book, and any photo you take is a blockbuster!

📍Lushun Railway Station
This century-old European-style building is the most exotic station in Northeast China. Time on the platform seems to have stopped, full of retro romance.

📍The former site of the Japanese-Russian prison
Originally built by Tsarist Russia and expanded by the Japanese army, this place carries a heavy history. Through the ruins and explanations, you can feel the years of bloody battles.

📍Lushun Museum
The first museum in Northeast China 🏛 has a rich collection of national treasures. The mummy in the main hall is the treasure of the museum, and the building itself is a masterpiece of art.

📍Sino-Soviet Friendship Tower & Victory Tower
The former commemorates liberation and friendship, while the latter remembers the victory of the anti-fascist war. Behind the solemn and dignified buildings are the marks of the times.

🍲Food recommendation: On the way back, you can take Lushun South Road and taste seafood barbecue and sea intestine rice on the way! Liuxianer Seafood BBQ Bar in Qixianling is a must-try. The sea intestine, conch, pepper and pork belly noodles are fresh and chewy, and the grilled seafood is big and delicious.

🚗Transportation: Metro Line 12 goes directly to the hotel, and it is very pleasant to enjoy the scenery along the way; or you can take the bus or drive yourself, the journey takes about 1 hour, and parking is convenient in the city. Come to this weathered little town and experience the unique charm of history and beautiful scenery!