Dalian Liaoning China 25th October 1983

            Trams, bendy buses, trucks, bikes, hand-drawn and horse-drawn carts abound in this video of downtown Dalian but not one private car is seen back in 1983. Almost to a man, the men wore grey or green Mao jackets and hats and while the women were starting to branch out into coloured clothing it was the small children who wore the most colourful clothes. They will now be in their late thirties!

The square was quite empty until our RT&P group turned up to get some photos and soon quite a crowd of onlookers gathered to watch our antics. We escaped by taking a tram ride.

The trams of Dalian date back to 1909 when the area was occupied by the Russians who named it Port Arthur (doesn't sound very Russian!) and the European-style stone buildings in this area date back to this era. Dalian was the first city in China 
to have trams.

Apparently today Dalian is twinned with Glasgow and has changed out of recognition.

Taken in: China / Liaoning / Zhongshan Qu (show map)

Taken on: October 25, 1983

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