Lüshun Port

Entering Lüshun Port from the Yellow Sea (left), a 1903 photo
Hoisting the Soviet Naval Flag Over Lüshun Naval Port, a 1945 photo

Lüshun Port (Chinese: 旅顺港=Lǚshùn gǎng) in Lüshunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, refers to the original Lüshun Naval Port (Chinese: 旅顺军港) for military use or the New Lüshun Port (Chinese: 旅顺新港) for commercial use.

Lüshun Naval Port

Lüshun Naval Port was established during the 1880s for Qing Dynasty's Beiyang Fleet, together with the headquarters at Weihaiwei. It is located to the south of the central part of Lüshun, in the bay of Lüshun.[1]

The management of Lüshun Naval Port changed hands from China, to Russia 1895-1904, to Japan 1905-1945, to the Soviet Union 1945-55, and then back to China after 1955.

Transportation of Lüshun Naval Port

Nearby is Lüshun Railway Station of the Lüshun Branch Line (Chinese: 旅顺支线) of Chinese Eastern Railway.

New Lüshun Port

New Lüshun Port Station of Dalian's 202 Extension Line (2014)
New Lushun Port's Waiting Room Building, Across the Street from New Lüshun Port Station (2014)
From the waiting room of Lüshun West Station, a pedestrian overpass leads to the Bohai Train Ferry (2009).

New Lüshun Port was established from the late 20th century to the early 21st century as Lüshun's economy starts thriving. It is located to the west of the central part of Lüshun, in the bay of Yangtou.[2]　There is Lüshun West Station of the freight railway line from the Lüshun Branch Line, for the Bohai Train Ferry.

Transportation of New Lüshun Port

Nearby is New Lüshun Port Station of the extension of Dalian's 202 railway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lüshun Naval Port (Baidu Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)
  2. ↑ New Lüshun Port (Baidu Encyclopedia) (in Chinese)

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