The northernmost ice-free port city in China, Dalian has changed hands frequently over the past 120 years and contains a tapestry of architecture reflecting its colonial history. These contentious remnants of the past are slowly being replaced by hypermodern structures more emblematic of the country's present and future economic development.
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