Lushun Military Port

Lushun Military Port (also known as Lushun Port), located in Lushunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, is a non-freezing port, located south of Baiyu Mountain. It was established during the Qing Dynasty, and there was a naval camp in Lushun as early as the Ming Dynasty. Lushun Military Port is a port built by the Beiyang Navy during the late Qing Dynasty and is one of the most important military ports in modern northern China. It is now used by the North Sea Fleet of the People's Liberation Army Navy and belongs to the Lushun Base of the Navy. The Lushun Military Port was established during the Qing government period from 1880 to 1890. At that time, in order to strengthen the maritime defense of Lushun Port, Li Hongzhang raised funds to build the Beiyang Navy, expanded the channel, dredged the port, built gun emplacements, and built port pools. After many years of construction, Lushun Military Port has become a world-famous military fortress, known as a 'world wonder'. The first thing that comes into view when entering the park is a stone tablet that is 2.4 meters high, 0.8 meters thick, and 1.5 meters wide. The stone tablet is made from a natural boulder selected from Laotie Mountain, weighing about one ton. The front of the stone tablet is engraved with the three big characters 'Lushun Port', and the back is engraved with an inscription recording the origin of Lushun Port. The huge bronze sculpture 'Awakening Lion' on the west side of the park is named after Lushun Port, which was known as 'Lion's Mouth' in the Yuan Dynasty, symbolizing the increasingly powerful motherland, like a sleeping lion waking up, ready to go. Lushun Military Port Park is located at the southern foot of Baiyu Mountain. You can take buses No. 2, 3, and 5 from Lushun City.