The construction of DHZ started in 1991. Dalian Software Park was added in 1998. The second phase of Dalian Software Park was kicked off in 2003 at the site of Dalian Ascendas IT Park, which officially opened in 2007. DHZ is often called "Lushun South Road Software Industry Belt".
The whole area of Dalian Hi-tech Zone is under the control of Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Administrative Committee, but all parks therein, except Dalian Hi-tech Zone and Animation Industry Base, written below, are managed by private enterprises. They are from east to west:
Shahekou District
Along Lushun South Road:Name: Dalian Software Park (大连软件园)
Established: 1998
Managed by Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yida Group
Address: No. 1, Digital Square, Dalian, Liaoning, China (
大连市数码广场1号)
Area Size: 3 km²
No. of companies: 500
For example, Accenture, Genpact, HP, IBM (moving to Dalian Tiandi Software Park), Sony、Panasonic, NEC, Softbank, NEC, etc.
Now being reclaimed from the Yellow Sea
Name: Qixianling Modern Service Industry Nucleus Function Area (七贤岭现代服务业核心功能区)
This area is often called "Dalian Hi-tech Zone" in its narrow sense.
Established: 1991
Managed by: Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Administrative Committee
Address: No. 1, Gaoxin Street, Qixianling Industrial Base, Dalian, Liaoning, China (
大连市高新技术产业园七贤岭产业化基地高新街1号)
Area Size: 2 km²
No. of companies: 800
For example, Dalian Hi-Think Computer, Citibank, Dell, HiSoft Technology International, NHN Corporation, etc.
Managed by: Dalian Hi-tech Industrial Zone Digital Entertainment Administrative Office
Companies: 110
For example, Crystal Digital Technology (水晶石数字科技), etc.
Managed by Hekou Village
Companies: Yidatec
Name: Dalian Ascendas IT Park (大连软件园腾飞园区)
Established: 2007
Managed by DLSP Ascendas Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Ascendas Corp. of Singapore and Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd.
Address: No. 1, Huixianyuan, Dalian Hi-tech Zone, Dalian, Liaoning, China (
大连市高新园区汇贤园1号)
Area Size: No. 1 Bldg. (100,000 m²) & No. 2 Bldg. (100,000 m²) See this guide map.
No. of companies: 59
For example, CitiBank, Infosys Technologies, Konica Minolta, Omron, etc.
Neusoft Group
Lushunkou DistrictDalian Tiandi Software Park
Name: Dalian Tiandi Software Park (大连天地软件园)
Established: 2010
Area Size: Jinhuai Building (30,000 m²). See the area map in Project Introduction (Beware of music!).
Managed by DLSP Shui On Development Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Shui On Land and Dalian Software Park Co., Ltd.
Address: No. 33, Hongchuan East Rd., Dalian Hi-tech Zone, Dalian, Liaoning, China (
大连市高新园区宏川东路33号)
No. of Companies: 13
For example, IBM (3,000 employees have already moved), Kingsoft, Mitsui Real Estate, etc.
Under construction
Along GuoShui Highway (Guojia - Shuishiying Villages):Under construction
Roads: China National Highway 201 (also called Lushun South Road). 30 minutes by taxi from the hotels on Renming Road, downtown Dalian, to the Dalian Hi-tech Zone Administrative Committee.
City bus: Nos. 3, 10, 28, 531 and other lines
Dalian-Lushun bus: From the north and south exits of Dalian Railway Station
Tramway: No. 202 line (Shahekou Railway Station to Xiaopingdao). Being extended via Huangnichuan and Longwangtang to Lushun New Port.
Dalian Subway: No. 1 line (under construction)
Railway: 30 minutes by taxi from Dalian Railway Station
Air: 30 minutes by taxi from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
Sea: 40 minutes by taxi from Dalian Port. Yacht harbors in Xinghai Square, in front of Dalian Maritime University, and the Xiaopingdao reclaimed area.
There are universities and research centers in this area, where about half of all the universities of Dalian are located. From east to west are:
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Dalian Ocean University
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics Press
Neusoft Institute of Information
Dalian University of Technology
Dalian University of Technology Press
Dalian Maritime University
Software and IT Service Training Base of Ambow Education Group (安博教育集团), Beijing
Dalian University of Foreign Languages
Dalian Medical University
Downtown and central business district on Renmin Road
Shangri-La, Furama, New World, Ramada, Nikko, Kempinski, Dalian Civil Aviation (Daiwa Royal) and other hotels
Dalian World Financial Center at Xinghai Square
Howard Johnson's hotel
Dalian Hi-tech Zone
Xinbandao Hotel (
欣半岛酒店)
Many Chinese restaurants (including Maizi Dawang on Shuma Road)
Western food restaurants (including West Coast coffee shop. There are also KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut fastfood restaurants.)
Japanese food restaurants (including Momiji and Kappo Shimizu)
Korean food restaurants (including Kaicheng and Shengdao)
Cafeterias in major buildings, run by local Dalianite, British and French catering companies
More expensive: Residencies at Shangri-La, Furama, Ramada, Nikko, Kempinski and other hotels
Less expensive: International New Village in Dalian Software Park, Guigu Jiari (Silicon Valley Holiday) on Lushun South Road, etc.
Hypermarkets: Dashang Group's Newmart in Heishijiao, Walmart on Shuma Road, and Carrefour, Mykal on Xi'an Road Commercial Zone & Qingniwaqiao and Tesco in Heping Square.
In Dalian City, there are:
Kindergartens
Municipal Bilingual School (Chinese/English)
Dalian Maple Leaf International School (English), Japanese School (at Fujiazhuang) and Korean School (in Dalian Development Area)
No. 2 Hospital, attached to Dalian Medical University
Parks, Mountains and Seas
Xinghai Square, Xinghai Park, Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park, etc.
There are other parks, often called the "hi-tech zones" of Dalian.
Dalian BEST City (大连生态科技创新城) is located along Lushun North Road.
New Jinzhou District including Dalian Development Area has DD Port and other hi-tech areas.