| 1840 |
Spring |
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Britian warships probe the costal areas of Dalian many times during the First Opium War. |
| 1857 |
Summer |
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A joint Fleet from Britian and France invaded Dalian Bay and established logistical positions. |
| 1860 |
May |
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A squadron of British warships invaded Qingniwa, Heshang Island, and Dagushan Mountain and other areas around the Dalian Coast. |
| 1860 |
June 21 |
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127 Britian ships with more than 11,000 soldiers landed at Dalian Bay and made raids against Lushun Port, Yangtouwa and other strategic locations. They left on July 26. |
| 1880 |
June |
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Qing Government establish the North Naval Fleet at Lushun Port. |
| 1883 |
March 21 |
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Fort battlements on Huangjinshan of Lushun were armed with seven heavy cannons and eight 12 inch guns. |
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May |
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The construction of Lushun Shipyard began. |
| 1884 |
June |
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Three infantry battalions from Korea were transfered to defend Jinzhou, Dalian Bay, and Lushun Port. |
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October |
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First telegram line in China was opened from Shanhaiguan to Lushun (via Yingkou). |
| 1885 |
February |
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First international telegram line in China was opened from Lushun to Seoul of Korea (via Fenghuang City). |
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February |
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Twelve cavalry and infantry battalions from the Ming Army arrived to re-enforce the defense of Dalian Port. |
| 1888 |
November |
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Lushun became the first city in China to build a running water system. It was originally developed to guarantee a water supply for Lushun dock and military forces. |
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November |
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Fortress construction began at Heshang Island, Hauangshan Mountain, Laolongtou, and Xujiashan and were completed by early 1894. |
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November |
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A French contractor began to construct the big dock in Lushun, with a plan to finish the project in 30 months. |
| 1894 |
August 1 |
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Both China and Japan declared war against each other at the same time. |
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September 14 |
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Ten battalions from the Ming Army were sent to defend Dalian Bay. |
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September 17 |
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The "Grand Huaihai Battle" began between Japanese and Chinese Naval fleets. |
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September 18 |
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Seven injured warships of China's North Navy Fleet came to the Lushun shipyard for repairs. |
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October 24 |
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The Japanese Second Army landed at Huayuankou of Zhuanghe and invaded Jinzhou and Lushun. |
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November 6 |
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The Japanese Army attacked and occupied Jinzhou City. |
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November 7 |
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The Japanese Army attacked and occupied all forts along Dalian Bay. |
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November 21 |
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All Qing Army fortresses along the west, middle and east lines of Lushun fell into enemy hands. Japanese trooped occupied Lushun Part and killed thousands of innocent people in 4 days and 3 nights. This Lushun massacere tragedy shocked the whole world and was condemned by world opinion. For further information, see the book: On The Great Highway. |
| 1895 |
January 18 |
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The Japanese Joint Naval Fleet left Dalian Port with its troops for miltary tasks in Shandomg Province. |
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April 17 |
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The Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed, which surrendered Chinese soveregnty under humiliating terms. |
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December 25 |
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Under pressure from European powers to give up territory taken in the war, the Japanese Government allowed the Qing Government to reclaim Liaodong Peninsula for a price 30 million liang of silver. Japan dropped its claim to the territory and its troops withdrew from Dalian. |
| 1896 |
January 13 |
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An armored Russian ship arrived and anchored outside of Lushun Port. It claimed neutral status but was not allowed to dock at the port. |
| 1897 |
December 17 |
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Five Russian warships invaded Lushun Port and later Dalian Bay, claiming the land as a prelude to occupation. |
| 1898 |
March 27 |
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Under further threats of force by Czarist forces, a treaty was signed to lease Lushun and Dalian for 25 years to Russia. |
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March 28 |
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A Russian prince led troops to formally occupy territorial positions at Huangjinshan in Lushun, Dalian Bay, and Heshang Island. |
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May 7 |
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Czarist Russia forced the Qing Government into signing a new treaty to expand the time and rights of its leaes of Lushun and Dalian. |
| 1899 |
July |
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The Russian Czar Nicholas II approved construction of Dalian Port and the city of Dalian, in the areas of East and West Qingniwa. Dalian Port was declared a "Free Port". The city design was based on a Russian engineer's idea to emulate Paris. |
| 1900 |
May |
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Additional fortresses were added in Lushun to protect the harbor from Naval bombardment. |
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June |
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Russian Army and Naval troops from Lushun Port were sent to help put down the Boxer Rebellion in Tianjin and Beijing. These forces served as the vanguard of the Eight-Power Allied Forces. |
| 1903 |
January 10 |
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The railway project form Harbin to Lushun Port was completed. |
| 1904 |
February 8 |
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The joint fleet of the Japanese Navy launched a sneak attack at night against the Russian Pacific Fleet at Lushun Port. This was the prologue to the Russo-Japanese War. |
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February 9 |
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Russian declared war against Japan. |
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Feburary 10 |
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Japan declared war against Russia. |
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February 24 - May 3 |
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Japanese troops tried to block Lushun Port.
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April 12 |
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The Russian Flagship hit Japanese mines outside Lushun Port. The commander of the Russian Fleet and 656 sailors died at sea. |
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May 5 |
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The Japanese Second Army landed in the Houershi area, near Xingshutun of Jinzhou. |
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May 26 |
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Japanese troopes occupied Nanshan Fortress in Jinzhou at a cost of more than 5000 soldiers. This strategic battle cut supply lines of Russian troops in Lushun. Japanese Senior General Nogi Marisuke lost his first son at this battle. |
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May 30 |
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Dalian Bay fell into the hands of Japanese troops. |
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May 31 |
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Russian troops in Dalian burned their own capital building and caused other destruction to cover their withdrawal to Lushun. |
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June 6 |
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More Japanese troops landed at Dalian Bay. General Nogi Marisuke led 50,000 Japanese troops of the Third Army to attack Lushun. |
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August 10 -18 |
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The Russian Fleet attempted to break the Japanese blockade of Lushun, along with three ships sent from Vladivostok. The Russian ships were annihilated. |
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August 19 |
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General Nogi Marisuke launched the first offensive against Russian fortified positions in Lushun. The attack lasted five days but failed. |
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September 19 |
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Japanese troops launched a second offensive against Russian fortified positions in Lushun. |
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October 25 |
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Japanese troops launched a third and still unsuccessful offensive. |
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November 19 |
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The Seventh Japanese Division landed at Dalian and joined the Third Army, increasing the troops strength around Lushun to 100,000. |
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November 26 |
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Japanese troops lauched a fourth offensive against Russian fortified positions in Lushun. |
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December 5 |
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Japanese troops conqured the Russian West commanding elevation, known as Height 203, along the at cost of more than 10,000 solders. Japanese Senior General Nogi Marisuke lost his second son at this battle. |
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December 6 - 9 |
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Japanese troops attacked and destroyed the Russian Naval fleed blocked inside Lushun Port with heavy artillery guns. |
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Decmeber 15 |
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Several senior Russian Commanders were killed by the Japanese bombardment of the North Fort headquarters in East Jiguanshan. |
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December 18 |
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Japanese troops occupied the North Fort in East Jiguanshan Mountain. Other major fortresses along this defense chain fell to Japanese forces over the next two weeks. |
| 1905 |
January 1 |
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Japanese troops captured the Russian position on the East commanding elevation. Russian troops declared their surrender. |
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January 2 |
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Representatives from Japan and Russia signed the surrender treaty of all Russian forces. |
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January 9 |
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Japanese toops set up Fort Headquarters in Lushun. |
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February 11 |
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The Japanese Provisional Authority changed the Dalian's original Russian name of Dalny to Dairen. |
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September 5 |
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Japan and Russia formally signed the Portsmouth Treaty. Russia transferred its lease rights of Lushun and Dalian, as well as other railway rights in South Manchura to Japan. |
| 1906 |
September 1 |
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The Japanese Government declared Dalian port as a "Free Port." |
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September 10 |
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The U.S. diplomatic consul was established in Dalian.
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December 26 |
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The South Manchuria Railway Company was established in Tokyo. |
| 1907 |
March 5 |
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Headquarters of the South Manchuria Railway moved form Tokyo to Dalian. |
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July |
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The Dalian Ship Plant of Kawasaki Shipyard (the predecessor of today's Dalian shipyard) was established.
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July |
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The Lushun prison, built in 1907 by the Russia, was expanded by 85 to 253 cells, capable of holding up to 2000 prisoners. |
| 1909 |
August 9 |
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The Trolley bus line from Dazhan Bridge (today's Dalian Port) to the Electrical Park (the area West of New Mart downtown) was completed. |
| 1910 |
November 26 |
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The Shanhekou Railway Factory of the South Manchuria Railway (predecessor of today's Dalian Rolling Stock Plant) was completed. |
| 1920 |
May |
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Baixue Han was born in Dairen, Manchuria. The life of the illegitimate girl of mixed Japanese and Chinese parentage was detailed in the book: Blue Sky Red Tears. |
| 1927 |
July |
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Zhou Shui Zi Airport was completed. |
| 1937 |
June 1 |
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The new Dalian Train station was completed. |
| 1942 |
May 7 |
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Wang Jingwei fled to Dalian and met with Pu Yi at Changchu. |
| 1944 |
July 29 |
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US B-29 bombers flew 70 sorties over Dalian and Anshan. |
| 1945 |
August 22 |
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Soviet troops entered Dalian and disarmed Japanese troops. Dalian was liberated. |
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November 25 |
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Luda Municipal Government was established. |
