Jinshi Tan

The coast around J?nshí T?n, 50km northeast of the city, has been turned into a domestic tourism mecca with a number of theme parks and rock formations commanding inflated entrance fees.

The long pebbly beach itself is free and quite pretty, set in a wide bay with distant headlands. To get here take the light rail, known by the locals as Line 3, from the depot on the east side of Triumph Plaza, behind the Dàlián Train Station ¥8, 50 minutes to its terminus 'Jin Shi Tan'.

The ticket machine is Chinese only, but just select the most expensive ticket, then the number of tickets and insert your money.