Sheila's Micro: Our First Blog!

Dalian, China. I visited that city six years ago and fell in love with it. So in 2005, my husband and I decided to moved to that city to live. Dalian is a coastal city which was known by other countries as Port Arthur a century ago. The most beautiful place is BinHai Road. It is not a typical road, actually, it is a tourist spot. The road, about 30-kilometers long, is built on the mountain facing the sea. Jogging on that road is my favorite sport when i lived in Dalian. All types of plants, flowers and trees were planted along the road. Walking, chatting, breathing the fresh air while enjoying the blue and vast sea at the same time is a great relaxation for me. Because Dalian is a tourist city, the prices are averagely higher than other cities of China. The house price is especially unaffordable. Eating at restaurants is also very expensive. In a word, comparing with the average salary, the living expenses in that city is pretty high, it is higher than living in Calgary. But the same situation occured in most of Chinese cities due to inflation. The prices go up while the income doesn't.