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Spring
(March through May) averages around 15°C in temperature
and sees less amount of rain precipitation. The winter-dominating
northwesterly monsoon gradually abates into southeasterly
monsoon at 20-38 kmph. And it's usually foggy at the sea.
It is the season for jackets, thin sweaters, long-sleeve shirts
or jeans.
Summer
(June through early September) sees the high temperatures
average around 30°C. It often rains in the nighttime.
The dominant southerly flows at the speed of 12-28 kmph. In
the daytime, it is often overcast with the sunshine hours
less than those in Spring or in Autumn. The best garments
for this season are T-shirts, sleeveless shirts, shorts, skirts
and sandals.
Autumn
(late September through early November) averages between 16°C
and 20°C in temperature and the mild southeasterly monsoon
gradually aggravates to the forceful northwesterly monsoon
at the speed of 12-28 kmph. The daytime sunshine hours last
much longer than those in summer. The suitable garments for
the season are the ones like jackets, thin sweaters, and jeans.
Winter
(late November
through early March) has its low ranging from -14°C to
-17°C. The prevalent northerly wind blows at 20-38 kmph
and it sees scant precipitation during this time of year.
Some apparel like leather jackets, cotton jackets, sweaters
and wool pants should be regarded sufficient for the weather.
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South Korea and Japan to its southeast across the Yellow Sea;
across the Yellow Sea to the south, it overlooks the city of
Yantai on the Shandong Peninsula, the southern part of the pan-Bohai
Sea Economic Development Zone, serving as the marine gateway
for Beijing and Tianjin in North China; on the west, it is washed
by Bohai Sea with some important harbors of China such as Tianjin
circling around; on the north, it borders on the vast span of
the three Northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia, thus getting
the name of "Window to the Northeast". The total length
of the coastline amounts to 1906 kilometers, among which the
coastline along the land runs 1288 km and that around the island
runs 618 km.
Dalian
has jurisdiction over 6 districts, with four in the urban city
(Zhongshan District, Xigang District, Shahekou District and
Ganjingzi District) and the other two in its suburbs (Lushunkou
District and Jinzhou District). In addition, it also has the
three county-level cities (Wafangdian, Pulandian and Zhuanghe
cities) and one county island (Changhai County) included under
its jurisdiction. Of the all, Lushunkou District is among the
most famous naval bases and historically famous ancient cities
in China; Changhai County consists of some islands in the Yellow
Sea; and Jinzhou District has the nationwide-famous Dalian Economic
and Technological Development Zone under its jurisdiction.