During the time when the southern half of the present-day administrative region of Dalian was Japan's leased territory, three strategic highways were developed between Lushun and downtown Dalian:
From Lushun to the northeast, through the mountains, via Huanghe Road to downtown Dalian
Lushun South Road
From Lushun, via Baiyin Mountain Tunnel, along the Yellow Sea coast, to downtown Dalian
Lushun South Road is the most beautiful highway of the three, and passes through the livelier area of the city. It is about 32 kilometers long, and is the past part of China National Highway 202.
Tunnels
On Lushun South Road, there are two tunnels. The tunnels to the direction of Lushun were completed during the Japanese period as one lane roads, while the tunnels to the direction of Dalian were made in the 21st century as two lane roads.
Huangnichuan Tunnel (1,330 meters, in the direction of Dalian)
Baiyin Mountain Tunnel (390 meters, in the direction of Dalian)
From the time of the leased territory, the "Eight Picturesque Points of Lushun and Dalian" (in Chinese and Japanese: 旅大八景) along Lushun South Road have been known.[1]
