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Jinshitan (Golden Pebble Beach) 金石滩Jīnshítān

5A scenic area · Dalian, Liaoning

Jinshitan (Golden Pebble Beach) (金石滩)
Photo: 红烧腰果, CC BY 4.0
Time needed
1 day
Days to budget
1 day
City
Dalian
Region
Liaoning
Type
Nature
Listed as
5A scenic area

About Jinshitan (Golden Pebble Beach)

Jinshitan is a coastal resort area in Jinzhou district, approved by the State Council as a national tourist resort in 1992. It is known for sea-eroded sedimentary rock formations several hundred million years old, now protected in a national coastal geological park, along with the Golden Coast beach and Jinshi Garden. Other attractions include the Discovery Kingdom theme park, a wax museum and a life-science museum.

How to get to Jinshitan (Golden Pebble Beach)

On the coast in Jinzhou district, about 37 km east-north-east of central Dalian (about 48 km by road), and linked to the city by Dalian Metro Line 3 to Jinshitan station.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Dahei Mountain 大黑山 (20 km).

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