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Jinzhou is a small ancient city with a long history, easily accessible by the sky-train system from Dalian City and Central Kaifaqu Stations. It has a more traditional small-town atmosphere compared to nearby modern cities.
We exited the sky-train at Heping Road Station, Jinzhou. If coming from Dalian, a change of platform is required at Central Kaifaqu station to get on the northern line to Jinzhou.
Descending from the station there is a large traditional department store specializing in fabrics. Behind this building is a fascinating street market specializing in fresh live seafood. The market said to have existed continuously at this spot for a very long time.
Further west there is a popular Park with easy walking trails and natural lake views; traditional musicians and singers gather here.
Ranked moderate walk difficulty because attention is needed for several street crossings. View using the Wililoc Liaoning Province offline map download, Open Street or Open Cycle maps, because the default Google map is still not working or not correctly geo-referenced (apparently an unresolved issue between Google and China). There were no non-Chinese seen anywhere in Jinzhou on the day and only Mandarin or local dialect is likely to be understood for verbal communication.
We exited the sky-train at Heping Road Station, Jinzhou. If coming from Dalian, a change of platform is required at Central Kaifaqu station to get on the northern line to Jinzhou.
Descending from the station there is a large traditional department store specializing in fabrics. Behind this building is a fascinating street market specializing in fresh live seafood. The market said to have existed continuously at this spot for a very long time.
Further west there is a popular Park with easy walking trails and natural lake views; traditional musicians and singers gather here.
Ranked moderate walk difficulty because attention is needed for several street crossings. View using the Wililoc Liaoning Province offline map download, Open Street or Open Cycle maps, because the default Google map is still not working or not correctly geo-referenced (apparently an unresolved issue between Google and China). There were no non-Chinese seen anywhere in Jinzhou on the day and only Mandarin or local dialect is likely to be understood for verbal communication.
The colourful Department Store to the east of the station is worth a walk around. The 2'nd floor specializes in fabrics (bed covers, curtains, tablecloths, and more) and has old-style individual family run sales stalls. Suggestion: skip the food here in 1'st floor, as the pastries etc in the nearby market streets are the thing.
Walking past a central forested Traffic Circle, the old town center, where people are doing traditional exercise and dance activity to music. From there the walk passes many busy small machinery shops and leads to the park entrance gate. Part of the sign above the gate looks very old. Generally the Qing Dynasty city and its walls seem to have been much replaced by New China tear-down and building activity.
There are several shops here speacializing in bread and pastries. We went for the places where local groups gather as fresh out-of-the-oven items were being put out for sale. There is no quing, one must crowd in tightly, observe closely, get the shop keepers attention, and show patience and acceptance even as customers shout the right words from behind and push around you. It becomes an experience.
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DXMARIUS 06-11-2018
Thank you a lot for share this amazing tour in this beautiful place. I love China and this pictures are beautiful. The markets, natural places, the street and the people are fantastic. Greetings from Colombia.