Jinshitan National Tourist Resort

"Park of Divine Sculpture" (core of the Dalian Coastal National Geological Park—Jinshi Garden's golden reefs / "Dinosaur Exploring the Sea" / "Roc Spreading Wings" sea-erosion landforms, Sinian geological wonders of 900-600 million years ago), Golden Coast beach; Discoveryland Theme Park (approx. CNY 230, Dalian's Disney-style amusement park, night fireworks) + hunting club + wax museum; Geological Museum (its beach treasure the "Turtle-Crack Stone", the world's largest sedimentary rock specimen). Geologists call Jinshitan the "Park of Divine Sculpture": Sinian rock layers 900-600 million years old, carved by wave erosion, have produced the golden reef maze of Jinshi Garden, the "Dinosaur Exploring the Sea" reaching out of the water and the "Roc Spreading Wings" poised for flight—sea-erosion landforms of astonishing imagination, forming the core section of the Dalian Coastal National Geological Park; the Geological Museum's "Turtle-Crack Stone", treasure of the beach, is the world's largest sedimentary rock specimen, its hundred-million-year-old mud-crack patterns as crisp as new. In the resort, the Golden Coast beach stretches with fine sand; Discoveryland Theme Park (approx. CNY 230) is famous for its night fireworks, while the hunting club and wax museum round out the resort facilities; Metro Line 3 goes straight there, entry to the resort is free and a combined ticket for the sights is approx. CNY 160—"geology + seaside + theme park" in one trip, the top pick for excursions around Dalian.

Getting there: Metro Line 3, Jinshitan Station