All Reviews of Dalian Friendship Memorial Hall (Former International Friendship Memorial Library)

The Dalian Friendship Memorial Hall in Mojiko is a striking red-brick Western-style building. Completed in 1995, it is a replica of the office of the Chinese Eastern Railway Steamship Company, originally built by Russia in Dalian, China, in 1902. The red-brick exterior, white accents, and steep roof give it a strong Russian- and German-style European architectural feel. The Chinese restaurant “Dalian Akashia” is currently located on the first floor, so besides admiring the red-brick building, you can also choose to dine here. It feels especially romantic after the lights come on in the evening.

In the Mojiko Retro area, besides the familiar historic buildings, I also came across the distinctive Dalian Friendship Memorial Hall, formerly known as the International Friendship Memorial Library. With its red-brick exterior and pointed roof, the entire building has an international feel and really stands out in the Mojiko neighborhood.

This building was constructed to commemorate the friendly relationship between Kitakyushu and Dalian, China. Its exterior was modeled after Dalian's historic architecture, so alongside the surrounding Western-style buildings, it creates a very distinctive cityscape.