Dalian Sun Asia Ocean World, crafted by the A-share listed company Dalian Sun Asia Tourism Holdings Co., Ltd., is a pioneer of the third generation of marine parks nationwide and a demonstration base for cultural industries, as well as a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. Currently, it operates five major venues: Ocean World, Polar World, Coral World, Galaxy Star Sea, and Amazing Tower; and features three main performances: the romantic mermaid fairy tale water show ‘Dolphin Bay Love’, the dual dual whale underwater performance ‘Beluga Legend’, and the amusing human-animal interaction show ‘Seal Hi Show’. The distinctive viewing products include: the Antarctic penguin breeding base – Antarctic Penguin Island. The scenic area keeps track of the development trends of theme parks and the needs of tourists’ consumption experiences in real-time, continuously updating and transforming the software and hardware of the scenic area, integrating cultural and creative life, marine-themed catering, characteristic hotels, entertainment, and leisure experiences into a marine-themed ‘Dalian’s Urban Living Room’, operating 365 days a year.
Ocean World Pavilion: A situational marine-themed amusement park, a fantastic journey to the real seabed. The pavilion is equipped with several core play areas such as Shark Cave, United Submarine Station, Underwater UFO, Shark Dance Area, Underwater Aircraft, Underwater Corridor, Discovery Story Corridor, Courageous Steamship, Havana Avenue, and the ‘Dolphin Bay Love’ performance venue, featuring unique marine historical and cultural characteristics, bringing visitors an ocean adventure journey from land to the seabed and back to land.
Polar World Pavilion: Spanning the scenarios of the North and South Poles, a grand alliance of polar animals, and a joyful infinite ice and snow kingdom. The pavilion houses rare polar marine animals such as belugas, Arctic wolves, Arctic foxes, Antarctic penguins, and spotted seals, as well as two exciting performances ‘Beluga Legend’ and ‘Seal Hi Show’, allowing visitors to enjoy a ‘polar’ joy journey.
Galaxy Star Sea Pavilion: A world of adventures in the sea of stars, exploring the endless mysteries of animal resurrection. The entire pavilion space is designed as a space battleship ‘Sun Asia’ with the exploration of the ultimate plan of the universe – ‘Galaxy Star Sea Project’. It houses rare animals such as polar bears, sea lions, seals, Arctic wolves, Antarctic penguins, and otters. In 2024, new additions included capybaras and raccoons among other terrestrial animals, most of which can be interactively fed, starting a wonderful scientific journey for visitors.
Coral World Pavilion: A coral technology secret realm, an immersive aquarium seabed garden. In 2021, the Coral World Pavilion was fully renovated and upgraded, integrating coolness and intelligence, perfectly matching high technology with ancient marine life. It includes more than 100 coral reefs and fish communities from around the world, six core viewing areas, high-tech LED screens, touch-guided tour systems, holographic imaging, and other digital multimedia technologies, bringing visitors a ‘fun’ scientific marine experience.
Lihai Tower: A ‘Lihai Tower’ that begins with murals and combines artistic value and entertainment temperament. It also has a very cool English name HOLY HIGH. It uses art to empower tourism. In cooperation with the trendy artist Wen Na, it creates scenic mountain and sea cultural theme products. By making use of the existing idle building space and reasonably adjusting the layout, the ‘mountain and sea culture’ with Dalian characteristics is perfectly presented in the form of murals, allowing tourists to enjoy the trendy Chinese painting art while having a fresh and exciting technological experience.
Adhering to the work spirit of ‘innovation, pragmatism, service, and loyalty’, taking’serving society’ as the corporate mission, and taking’marketization, legalization, and internationalization’ as the business philosophy, Dalian Sun Asia will take ‘providing tourists with high-quality tourism products and services’ as the criterion. It will continuously focus on the renovation and upgrading of venue facilities, the planning and construction of new business forms, and the innovative design of tourism projects. Gradually upgrade from a traditional aquarium to a full-industry-chain layout of ocean culture and tourism, and build a diversified and full-time new Sun Asia industry matrix. Drive the transformation and development of scenic spots in the whole city of Dalian and contribute to creating a new situation of high-quality economic and social development of Dalian.
Opening hours: Open all year round from 09:00 to 17:00.
Preferential policies:
Children: Children under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.3 meters in height (inclusive). Free admission for children requires the accompaniment of an adult with a ticket. One adult with a ticket can bring at most two children with free admission to visit the museum.
The elderly: People aged 65 years old (inclusive) and above enjoy a 40% discount.
Students: Students with a height above 1.3 meters (excluding) and aged between 6 years old (excluding) and 18 years old (inclusive), full-time college, technical secondary school, and undergraduate students at home and abroad and current year high school and college entrance examination candidates enjoy a 50% discount.
Military personnel: Retired cadres of the military, active-duty and retired military personnel. With their own preferential treatment certificate, military officer certificate, or military retirement certificate or retired military certificate + ID card, enjoy a 50% discount.
Disabled people: Blind people, people with double lower limb disabilities, and people with severe intellectual and mental disabilities (on national statutory holidays and non-free reception days) enjoy a 40% discount. Blind people, people with double lower limb disabilities, and people with severe intellectual and mental disabilities. Designate every Monday as the disabled assistance reception day (except for national statutory holidays). To ensure the safety of disabled people entering the museum, present a valid disability certificate when entering. Free admission.
Militia/firefighters: Key militiamen and firefighters need to present their militia certificate or fire certificate + ID card and enjoy a 40% discount.
Dependents of martyrs: Holders of preferential treatment certificates for dependents of martyrs, military personnel who died in the line of duty, and military personnel who died of illness enjoy a 40% discount.
Dalian citizens: On their birthdays, Dalian citizens enjoy free admission to a single pavilion of the Ocean World. Accompanying persons enjoy a 50% discount on a single pavilion of the Ocean World, limited to one person.
Service facilities:
Mobile phone charging: The tourist service center of Dalian Sun Asia Ocean World provides equipment for scanning codes and renting power banks.
Scenic area interpretation: The tourist service center of Dalian Sun Asia Ocean World provides rental services for electronic tour guides. For specific information, please consult at the scenic area.
Stroller rental: Reference price: A deposit of 300 yuan or one’s own ID card is required when handling. Address: Tourist Center
Wheelchair rental: Reference price: A deposit of 500 yuan or one’s own ID card is required when handling. Address: Tourist Service Center
Restrooms: There are restrooms in Ocean World, Polar World, Coral World, and Deep Sea Legend within the scenic area, and they are marked with eye-catching signs.
Nursing room: Address: There are baby care centers near Coral World, Ocean World, and the tourist service center of Dalian Sun Asia Ocean World.
Catering: There are multiple restaurants in Sun Asia Ocean World, respectively located in venues other than Coral World. They are marked with eye-catching signs. Some merchants accept Alipay/WeChat payment.
Dalian Sun Asia Ocean World
Dalian Sun Asia Ocean World, crafted by the A-share listed company Dalian Sun Asia Tourism Holdings [...]
