Xinghai Square

It covers a total area of 110 ha (270 acres),[1] created entirely through land reclamation, making it the largest city square in the world.

Xinghai Square is located in the central part of the southern coast of Shahekou District, Dalian.

The center of the square draws on the design concept of the circular mound altar of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

[2] Around the square are high-end apartments, restaurants, banks, luxury sports car dealers and an amusement park.

It was demolished secretly on August 5, 2016, at midnight, which was believed to be out of political reasons related to the downfall of Chinese politician Bo Xilai, who oversaw the construction of Xinghai Square and the central huabiao during his tenure as the mayor of Dalian.

Dalian Shell Museum is the one with the largest exhibition area and the most variety on display in the world so far.

The book is faced to the sea, signifying Dalian turning a new page after the Centenary anniversary.

[3] Around the outskirt of the square, there are thirty groups of modern movement sculptures, constructed for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

The thirty groups of sculptures represent thirty kinds of sports: basketball, volleyball, american football, table tennis, badminton, softball, ice hockey, balance beam, rhythmic gymnastics, swimming, cycling, judo, shooting, windsurfing, canoe and kayak diving, high jump, long jump, pole vault, fencing, racewalking, javelin, figure skating, speed skating, skiing, diving, discus, long-distance running, hurdling, and equestrianism.

It adopts 8 patented technologies and presents a shocking performance of "sound, light, electricity, and fire".

The water landscape of the center has a total of fifty small colorful musical fountains.

[11] In the midsummer of 1999, the first China International Beer Festival was held in the Olympic Sports Center in Beijing.