page_title: Russian Dalian
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Russian Dalian / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: The former Russia city hall in Dalian, China.
context_page_description: Located at the southernmost point of the Liaodong Peninsula, the city of Dalian came under the territorial control of the Russian Empire from 1898 until that country's defeat in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. The Russians called the city Dalniy, which means “distant” or "remote", describing the city's location relative to the Russian heartland. The modern Chinese name, Dalian, comes from a Chinese reading of the Japanese colonial name Dairen, which itself was a loose transliteration of Dalniy. Under Russian control, Dalniy grew into a vibrant port city and before its loss in 1905 was one terminus of the Russian-controlled Chinese Eastern Railway.
context_section_description: Most remnants of Russia's seven-year tenure in Dalian are located along what is today called Russian Street (Русская улица Russkaia ulitsa), originally Engineer Street (улица Инженерная ulitsa Inzhenernaia), the oldest street in Dalian.
  In the mid-1990s the mayor of Dalian, Bo Xilai, conceived the idea of renovating the remaining Russian-era structures on the street, adding new ones built in a Russian style, and renaming the street Russian Street.  Work on the project began in 1999 and brought in Russian architects and other experts. Eight Russian era buildings were renovated, including the former Russian Dalniy City Hall, six new buildings were built, and six other existing structures were given "Russian façades" to match the street's theme. The newly renovated street was inaugurated on 1 October 2000.
caption: The former Russian City Hall of Dalniy (built c. 1900)
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