China Border Self-Driving Tour: Long Coastline Day 25 Dalian-Yingkou-Linghai

When I woke up in the morning, my first reaction was to quickly wake up my little chubby friends, but when I turned around, I found that I was the only one in the whole room. Oh, it turned out that they had flown back to Shanghai yesterday.

That's fine, without their troubles, I can be alone and peaceful.

Yesterday, my second uncle and his group successfully escaped back to Mianyang, but I was still wandering on the road.

Yesterday afternoon I called to inquire about a hotel in Panjin, but they still required a nucleic acid report. Later, I simply decided on Linghai as my destination, and I was too lazy to call and inquire about the hotel again.

I plan to use my bow forcefully!

If the hotel is willing to accommodate me, I will stay, and the nucleic acid test report will be submitted the next day. If the hotel refuses to accommodate me, I will immediately get on the highway and walk towards Shanghai. Wherever I feel sleepy, I will stay in the service area. One night.

With such mental preparation, people are no longer anxious, and even feel a little relaxed.

At 8:30 in the morning, I climbed out of the soft bed at the Hard Rock Hotel; at 9:06, I left the hotel and officially started today’s trip.

Today, I will leave the Liaodong Peninsula. Even if the rest of the trip is in vain, I will complete the coastline of this peninsula. In the future, whether I take the opportunity to surround Yinshan or Yanshan, I can go back to the rest of the journey from Jinzhou to Walk the coastline of Shanghai.

In other words, I'm going to give it the hardest part to chew!

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Dalian is a city with two coasts, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west.

The hotel I stayed in is located in Jinzhou District, which belongs to the northern part of Dalian and is the land gateway to the main urban area of Dalian. After leaving the hotel, I walked along the coast of the Yellow Sea and looked southwest.

As time goes by, the city's buildings are getting denser and denser, and there are more and more high-rise buildings. I know that we are approaching the downtown area of Dalian.

The road undulates with the terrain, sometimes the sea can be seen, sometimes not.

Now, I really want to find a place to stop and take advantage of the beautiful sea view to open a camera lens.

Seeing that I was about to enter the downtown area, I became a little anxious. After all, parking is not allowed in the downtown areas of almost all cities.

However, I noticed that parking lots began to appear on the roadside.

It seems that the Dalian government is very considerate of the needs of users. It knows that everyone wants to park to enjoy the scenery and take photos, so it built a parking lot for everyone.

I found a parking lot on a slightly higher ground and drove in.

I jumped out of the car, took my camera to a high place, and a broad picture immediately appeared in front of me: this is a huge bay, with low hills, pendant towers on the pier, factory chimneys and power generation in the distance. Windmills; a little closer, there are rows of residential buildings, each with an incomparable sea view; on the sea, ships of all sizes are busy.

Looking down, you can see the turquoise water and clean beach. However, the sand here is not fine enough, so no wonder no one plays in the water here.

I took a few photos and moved on. After walking a few kilometers, I saw another good parking lot, located on the waist of the hill by the sea, so I drove in again.

The scene here is similar to what I saw just now. The difference is that the sand on the beach here is very fine and looks clean and soft. There are already people playing happily on the beach, and there are many recreational facilities next to it.

It seems that this is a beach, but it is still early and the temperature is not high, so there are not many people coming to swim and play in the water.

Looking at the scene in front of me, I suddenly remembered that in the summer of 2004, as an engineer, I came here with Microsoft to hold its annual meeting. It was my first time coming to Dalian, and I stubbornly thought it was my first time coming to Northeast China (I was young and ignorant at that time). In my impression, Dalian is extremely cool, the city is clean and tidy, and the coastal road scenery is pleasant. It is a city that makes people feel good no matter what.

At that time, we were very excited and ran to the sea to play in the water. Although the water was very cold, it could not cool down our enthusiasm at all. Speaking of which, that was my second time going into the sea. I just didn’t expect that as a person who has lived in Shanghai for 8 years, my two close contacts with the sea were both in the north.

When I got up in the morning and opened the curtains, I discovered that there was an amusement park outside the hotel.

Hard Rock Hotel is full of Rock n’ Roll elements. However, I really can’t remember who the guitarist is. If anyone knows, please let me know.

The scene of the Yellow Sea seen in the first parking lot

The second parking lot is closer to the downtown area, and there is also a soft beach that everyone loves.

Video: Leaving Jinzhou for Dalian, on a high slope, I finally saw the blue sea. This moment reminded me of the beautiful memories of when I went to Dalian with Microsoft for its annual meeting in 2004.

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Hop on the car and continue forward, you will find Xigang District and Shahekou District in the city center of Dalian. The highway has become an urban expressway. Passing between high-rise buildings, you will feel a long-lost familiarity. There are occasionally slightly old buildings mixed in, which gives people a rather harmonious feeling.

Continuing along the expressway, the road turns into a tunnel and passes through a peak called "Lotus Mountain".

Walking out of the tunnel is the sea, which is called Xinghai Bay, (probably) named in memory of Xian Xinghai.

What warmly welcomes the tunnel is a huge cross-sea bridge, which spans Xinghai Bay and connects Xigang District and Ganjingzi District.

To the right of the bridge is the famous Xinghai Square.

Speaking of this, everyone may wonder if Xian Xinghai is from Dalian. In fact, Xian Xinghai is not from Dalian. He was neither born nor raised in Dalian. It can even be said that he has nothing to do with Dalian.

I don’t know if Dalian uses the word “Xinghai” to commemorate Xian Xinghai or if he just likes the sea of stars. Of course, I would like to believe the former.

The main bridge of the Xinghai Bay Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge, more than 800 meters long, and the entire cross-sea bridge is 6 kilometers long. When driving on it, looking at the long bridge with the huge bay at your feet, it is very shocking.

While walking, I took the wrong road and took a long detour. I actually ended up in an abandoned power plant.

Video: Go south along the Northeast Expressway, pass through the downtown area of Dalian, and enter the Lianhuashan Tunnel. As soon as you come out of the Lianhuashan Tunnel, you will see the famous Xinghai Bay and the cross-sea bridge that dominates the Xinghaiwan. The momentum is really It's extremely shocking

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Across Xinghai Bay, we continued to the southwest along National Highway 228. In front of us was the southernmost district of Dalian, Lushun District.

The name Lushun often appears in middle school history textbooks. For example, it was once the base of the Beiyang Navy built by Li Hongzhang. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, it was captured by the Japanese army, resulting in heavy casualties among soldiers and civilians in the city. The subsequent Russo-Japanese War also started with the Japanese army's sneak attack on Port Arthur.

Lushun is also a port in Dalian and is a famous ice-free port.

More than 30 minutes later, I arrived in Lushun city.

The feeling of Lushun is quite different from that of urban Dalian. In the urban area, you can feel that Dalian is a modern city with a sense of history and rapid development; while in Lushun, it feels completely like an industrial zone, and the city seems to be stagnant. of.

National Highway 228 goes deep into Lushun District, goes all the way to the seaside, and then goes around closely along the coastline. However, I don’t have much time to go around the seaside, so I have to follow National Highway 202 far away and turn north parallel to the coastline, and then go around again. Go northeast.

Just like that, I made a chic turn on the Liaodong Peninsula, from the Yellow Sea to the Bohai Sea. I will be with the Bohai Sea for the rest of my life.

It's already 12 noon and I feel a little hungry, but I plan to keep going.

From the road, you can see the Bohai Sea from time to time.

Just hearing the name, I always feel that the water of the Yellow Sea is very turbid, while the Bohai Sea is like the sea in people's minds, with clear and blue water. However, in fact, the Bohai Sea looks much turbid than the Yellow Sea, and the water is green and yellow. In comparison, the Yellow Sea appears clearer.

I don’t know if my perception is wrong or because of my location. In short, there is a discrepancy between what I see with my eyes and the impression in my mind.

At 1:45 in the afternoon, I crossed the Anzi River Bridge. I was very hungry, so I found a side road and drove to the river to cook some self-heating rice.

After crossing Xinghai Bay, I saw another parking lot, so I drove over. The front will soon be the Bohai Sea. Let’s take a few more photos of the Yellow Sea as a souvenir.

I don’t know what these colorful facilities in the sea are used for. Are they used to raise sea cockroaches?

As I walked, I found that my old friend was about to reach 100,000 kilometers. During these 100,000 kilometers, even if he fell into a pit or got stuck in the car several times, there was no problem with the Bull Demon King. He is really a reliable partner.

What appears in front of you is sometimes distant mountains and seas, sometimes modern cities, which makes people feel trance-like.

This is not the sea, but the Anzi River

The river view room here looks good too

Drive the car to the river to cook and eat

This is still the Anzi River, which can easily be misunderstood as the sea.

Video: Across Xinghai Bay, we continued westward and soon arrived at Lushun District, the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula. When we got here, we left the Yellow Sea, and then turned north and came to the coast of the Bohai Sea.

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After eating, we continued walking, and National Highway 228 ran along the coastline nervously.

In the past, such a coquettish position was my favorite. If it could perfectly fit the coastline, I would definitely not take any shortcuts, but considering that today’s journey is very long, I had to make some adjustments. middle.

Therefore, I need to abandon some weird-looking peninsulas and make my route as straight and smooth as possible.

I left National Highway 228 and chose a small road to go diagonally.

The path is not too small and looks like a county road. On both sides of the path are sometimes tall and majestic white poplars, and sometimes are graceful weeping willows with disheveled hair. Although the road is not a secret path, I feel extremely comfortable after escaping from the endless large trucks on the national highway.

At 3:15 in the afternoon, I came to a river called Fuzhou River.

You can tell from the name that this is an important river, because during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this area of Dalian was called Fuzhou.

When the road came to the river, we found that this was actually a ford section. In other words, there was no bridge here, and the river flowed directly and recklessly through the road.

The water was not deep, and several people were washing their cars in the water.

Along the way, Leo kept talking about the ford road. Even when he encountered the road turning into a riverbed when crossing Yanshan Mountain, he still felt that it was not a real ford road.

Not satisfying. He said.

It's just that now that we are encountering such a road, this kid is already eating, drinking and having fun in Shanghai.

Our country has super infrastructure capabilities. Roads wading through rivers like this will eventually be replaced by bridges, and there will definitely be fewer and fewer opportunities to walk in the future.

I took a video with my mobile phone and sent it to him, then happily crossed the Fuzhou River and continued moving forward.

Soon, we came to the G202 Heida Line. Like the G201 Heda Line, this is also a national highway in the Northeast region.

National Highway 202 is a two-way road with two lanes. I don’t know why, but there are quite a lot of large trucks, and I can’t overtake them all. And every time I overtake a vehicle, I run a big risk.

After walking for a while, the efficiency was too low, so I found a side road and walked towards the 228 National Highway towards the sea.

National Highway 228 is not as straight as National Highway 202. It is probably not a road that big trucks like. And I haven’t seen the sea for a long time. Now, it’s time to return to National Highway 228.

At 4:34 in the afternoon, I returned to the beach. It was a nice beach. The water changed from what I had seen before and was clearer and bluer. The beach was also fine and smooth, and there were motorboats and other recreational facilities on the beach.

It looks like a good vacation spot, but there are not many tourists right now. For me, it's a good place to take a break.

I pulled into the parking lot and jumped out with my camera.

Bathed in the warm afternoon sunshine, blowing the gentle sea breeze, breathing in the air with a touch of salty smell, looking at the sparkling sea in the distance, surrounded by blooming flowers, I feel extremely comfortable and comfortable.

After standing for a while, a motorboat carrying a person drove from a distance, breaking the calm here. They made various sprinting and sharp turning movements on the sea surface, causing bursts of white water spray.

I took a few photos, then jumped in the car and continued on my way.

Escape from the national highway and enter the back roads

Whenever I see the windmill array, I will definitely stop and take photos.

At around 4:30 in the afternoon, I finally saw the sea again. Looking from here, it feels a bit like a small Kamakura.

There is a nice beach here, it should be a resort

The flowers in the sun are so cute

The off-road vehicles on the beach are probably there for everyone to take pictures of.

A motorboat broke the peace here

Video: After lunch at a deserted place on the beach, I deviated from the national highway and walked to a small road. When I was crossing the Fuzhou River, I didn’t expect to encounter a long wading road. It was really exciting. After that, I went for a while. Turn around and come to the Bohai Sea

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Going further, we left Dalian and came to Yingkou territory.

A road sign indicates that the area ahead is Yingkou High-tech Zone - Bayuquan District.

Spanish mackerel?

I have only heard of Bayu and Bayu dumplings, but never of a place like Bayuquan. Is it because Spanish mackerel is abundant here?

Quite magical.

Continuing along National Highway 228, I arrived at the city of Bayuquan District at 5:15 pm.

I just didn't expect that in such a place where you can smell the smell of fish just by listening to the name, there is no aquatic product wholesale market on the road. On the contrary, this is a modern city with bright lights and high-rise buildings.

Although the road is very wide, traffic jams began to appear on the road.

I suddenly realized that I had probably caught up with someone else’s evening rush hour.

I followed the traffic and squeezed forward for a long time. Unexpectedly, I encountered a large truck blocking the road again.

National Highway 228 is closed due to road construction, so we need to go around it by taking the sidewalk. The sidewalk is not easy to walk, but there are many large trucks along the way, so it is blocked for some reason.

I saw that there was not a single car in the traffic flow, and I guessed that everyone had gone around, so I quickly got out of the traffic flow and went around here.

It took me nearly half an hour to detour the 1 or 2 kilometers of road before I made my way out of the city.

Now, the sun is almost setting in the west. The white sun, which I couldn't even look at at noon, has now turned into a red and gold color like salted egg yolk.

Oh my, how could I not take pictures of the sunset right now? !

I quickly noticed the fork on the roadside, and my hard work paid off. A few minutes later, I saw a fork leading directly to the seaside, so I quickly drove over.

Unfortunately, there is a construction site in front and the car cannot drive to the beach.

It's now 6:06 pm. I feel like I still have plenty of time, so I might as well take a flight.

So I invited the plane that had not been working officially for several days to come out and let it quickly display its talents.

This is the Fudu River, the boundary river between Dalian and Yingkou.

This branch road leads to a construction site, and at the end of the construction site is the sea. I couldn't get through, so I could only park the car at a small shelter and let the plane out

aerial photography sunset

look around

Finish shooting and call it a day

Video: Sun sets in Liaodong Bay

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After taking pictures of the sunset, I continued to move forward with satisfaction. As I walked, I turned to the left and continued to look at the sun.

I just got in the car and walked forward for 2 minutes. The hour hand pointed to 6:18. The sun was closer to the sea than 10 minutes ago, and the color was more ruddy.

Just at this moment, a fork in the road led directly to the seaside, so I drove over without hesitation.

This time, I could see the spectacular sight of the sun sinking into the sea without the help of an airplane, so I quickly picked up my camera and took pictures.

At 6:21, I took the last photo, jumped in the car, and continued walking.

I think, I am already satisfied today, I can’t be more satisfied, so let’s get on with it.

But while I was driving, I couldn't help but turn my head to look at the sun, like a couple who couldn't bear to say goodbye.

At 6:27, the sun was about to get off work completely. I couldn't control myself and started to look for sidetracks again.

This time I didn't see the side road, but there was a small factory on the roadside. There was a parking lot in front of the factory. In the parking lot, you could also see the sunset over the sea without any obstruction.

So, I quickly drove over and took pictures for a while.

This time, I am completely satisfied and the happiest person in the world.

At 6:40, the sun finally disappeared completely, and I finally had nothing to think about and could concentrate on my journey.

However, anyone who likes photography knows that although the sunset is beautiful, the sunset and blue light moments after sunset are also excellent light and shadow opportunities.

No, as we walked, we saw the dark blue sky with pink in it and the deep pink with blue in it appearing in the distance. It looked noble, elegant, gentle and lovely.

Just at this moment, a power plant appeared in the distance. The tall chimney of the power plant spit out thick smoke, as if it was responsible for the light clouds in the sky.

A source of pollution that people usually dislike, now looks desolate and spectacular.

I quickly pulled over and jumped out of the car with my camera in hand.

I thought to myself that I couldn’t see anything since it was dark, so I might as well take one more picture while it was still dark.

So it was another shot.

The sun at 6:19 in the evening

Give this reliable old guy one too

The sun at 6:29 in the evening

After the sun sets, I encounter the beautiful sunset time again. I am so excited.

what a beautiful sky

Video: I continued walking along National Highway 228 and came to a magical place called Bayuquan. I was catching up with the evening rush hour and had a hard time squeezing out of the city. The sun was about to set, so I gave up on the road and kept looking for side roads. I came to It’s also a pleasure to take pictures of the spectacular scene of the sun sinking into Liaodong Bay on the beach.

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The pink sky completely disappeared, and the only thing left for me was to hurry.

As I was walking, I suddenly received a call from a friend. He said that he saw that I had posted a friend in Yingkou and wanted to treat me to dinner.

This friend is the steel king of Northeast China, but I didn’t expect that his base camp is in Yingkou. If I had known about it earlier, I would definitely harass him.

But now I have reached the end of the universe in Panjin, and there is still a long way to go tomorrow, so I had to swallow my saliva and decline his kindness.

It was completely dark, so I headed north to the edge of Panjin, then turned west and drove towards my hotel in Linhai City, Jinzhou.

Walking and walking, we came to Liaohe River.

Why should I mention the Liao River? Because the Liao River is near Shuangliao City and is formed by the confluence of the East Liao River and the West Liao River, and the upper reaches of the West Liao River is the Xilamulun River. Now, let's meet again as old friends.

It's just that the night was dark and windy, and I couldn't see anything, so I could only keep walking.

Cross the Liao River and turn south, because the hotel is on the northernmost coast of the Bohai Sea. But after walking around here and there, I felt like I was in a wasteland.

Although the road is still a cement road, it is not as wide as the national highway. There are tall weeds on both sides of the road, and there is not a single car or person on the road.

There were no street lights on the roadside, and it was pitch black all around. Only occasionally one or two flickering lights in the distance could be seen.

My God, is this really the end of the world?

Although it was dark all around, through the starlight in the sky and my own car lights, I could occasionally see something like a tower arm around me.

Is this a construction site? What are you repairing?

With doubts, I kept moving forward. Slowly, I saw National Highway 228 appearing in front of me again on the map, which felt like a reassurance.

A few minutes later, when we came to the national highway, a railing and a small house appeared in front. There were very bright lights hanging on the eaves of the house. I looked closely at the sign hanging on the house and realized that the "construction site" I just passed by turned out to be the operating area of the Liaohe Oilfield.

No wonder you can vaguely see the tower arm, which turns out to be an oil drilling platform.

An old man guarding the door came out and opened the railing without saying a word. He probably thought I was a staff member inside.

But, how did I get in easily? There are 100% no guardrails when entering. How strange!

After exiting the gate, we came to National Highway 228. We drove forward for 10 minutes and arrived at the hotel.

During this 10-minute journey, there were no buildings or lights around. The feeling was inexplicably confusing and a little scary. If it weren't for the fact that it was clearly a national highway at my feet, I would have been a little afraid to walk.

I turned the car into the hotel's side road and walked 100 meters until I came to a large iron gate.

The door was closed, and it was still dark everywhere. There was no sign of the hotel, and no one could be seen.

I honked the horn and waited for a minute, but there was no sound. I jumped out of the car and took a look, but I couldn't see anything special. There was no sign of a normal hotel here. I called out "Is anyone there?" and there was nothing. respond.

Oh my gosh, did I come to a dark store or a haunted house?

Video: After the sun completely disappeared, I concentrated on my journey along the national highway. I crossed the Liaohe River and passed through Panjin. In the darkness, I seemed to be in a wilderness. When I came to the hotel door full of doubts, the door was It was closed tightly, and the surrounding area was completely silent and pitch black. Am I in a dark store or a haunted house?