I have been to Dalian City, Liaoning Province, many times, but most of them are eating and drinking, and there are few idle Yaxing who specifically browse and look at the appearance of Dalian City.
The first time I saw the "beauty" of Dalian City was on August 19, 1996.
On August 18, 1996, my father, Lord Zhang Xiping, and I took the 284 train from Shenyang Railway Station to Dalian.
The day after arriving in Dalian, my father and I came to Xinghai Park.
In front of the gate of Dalian Xinghai Park, his father, Lord Zhang Xiping, said: "This park was originally called 'Xinggepu Amusement Park', and after the 'Restoration', it was called 'Xinghai Park'... ”
When his father, Lord Zhang Xiping, was studying at the Jilin Provincial Panshi Middle School in Panshi County, Jilin Province, the graduation trip organized by the school was to Dalian.
My father clearly remembers the scene: "When our teachers and students walked out of Dalian Station, the first thing that caught our eyes was a huge banner with the inscription : 'Warmly welcome the teachers and students of Jilin Lipanshi Middle School to Dalian'... "Father Zhang Xiping is the first time away from his parents, to travel so far away, looking at this banner, he feels particularly warm in his heart!
A few years later, my father, Lord Zhang Xiping, often wondered: "How does dalian know where our teachers and students of Panshi Middle School are coming... ”
In that year, the teachers and students of Panshi Middle School toured Dalian Zoo, Xinghai Park, Lushunkou, Labor Park...
His father, Lord Zhang Xiping, was deeply impressed by the scenery of the sea and sky in Xinghai Park. This time, when my father, Lord Zhang Xiping, and I were strolling in Xinghai Park, I deliberately picked up a few smooth small stones on the seashore as a souvenir.
After returning home, his father, Lord Zhang Xiping, wrote words on these small stones, giving them a deeper meaning...
Father Zhang Xiping is very familiar with Xinghai Park, every time he travels to Dalian, or takes a steamship to Dalian on a business trip, he must go to Xinghai Park to walk, see, sit ...
When my father, Lord Zhang Xiping, and I were walking by the sea in Xinghai Park, my father, Lord Zhang Xiping, once said: "Whether it is 'Xinggepu' or 'Xinghai', it is because of an exposed piece of water in this bay that is said to be a 'celestial stone'... ”
His father, Lord Zhang Xiping, went on to say: "This park, once the largest seaside park in Dalian, the summer bathing beach is a paradise for people to cool off, and it is not too much to describe it as a sea of people" Immediately afterward, his father, Lord Zhang Xiping, pointed to the small buildings on the hillside outside the garden and said: "Once upon a time, there was a small Western-style building with beautiful shapes... ”
Now, whenever I go to Dalian City, Liaoning Province, no matter how busy I am, Dalian's Xinghai Park is my must-go place.
Strolling along the park path of Dalian Xinghai Park, wandering on the gravel beach of Xinghai Park, looking at the scenery of the sea and sky, warmly recalling the beautiful scene when he talked, walked and took a nap with his father, Lord Zhang Xiping, at the beach...
My father, Lord Zhang Xiping, has great feelings for Dalian Xinghai Park, and I also have feelings for Dalian Xinghai Park!
But for the summer night swimming party, golden autumn garden, totem art exhibition, Peking Opera face exhibition, high platform water skiing, magnet swimming pool, high platform diving, bungee jumping, aquarium and other things in the park, just fascinated by the quiet natural scenery of Star Bay and Xinghai Park.
Xinghai Park, Dalian in 1983.
However, in recent years, the commercial atmosphere of Star Bay and Xinghai Park has been too strong, and the viaduct that crosses the sea has made a big splash, and the scenery of the sea and sky line seems to be disappearing forever!
The natural beauty of Star Bay and Star Sea Park is hard to find, it seems to remain in the memory of generations ...