On October 1, 2026, coinciding with the National Day holiday, Dalian's Jinpu New Area welcomed a major event in the cultural tourism and commercial sector 鈥?the Qiqili Art District, invested in and operated by Dalian Jianhua Group with more than 80 million yuan, officially opened its doors to the public.
The completion of this district marks the official debut of Dalian's first European-style "cultural creativity plus specialty commerce plus immersive experience" new-type consumption district, adding a brand-new urban space that integrates art, commerce and night economy to the coastal city.
Filling a Regional Gap, Creating a Nearly 10,000-Square-Meter Immersive Consumption Scene
It is reported that the Qiqili Art District is located west of Hailian Road and south of Northeast Fifth Street in the Dalian Bonded Area, within the Guangshen Jianhua Building plot, covering an area of nearly 10,000 square meters.
Relying on the open functions and innovative creative foundation of the free trade zone, the project has undergone careful planning and construction to form a comprehensive cultural tourism district integrating dining, art, performance and leisure.
The completion of this project effectively fills the gap in immersive art cultural tourism specialty districts in Jinpu New Area and even Dalian as a whole, further improving the city's cultural tourism and leisure supporting functions.
From the perspective of expected benefits, the Qiqili Art District is projected to achieve annual revenue of 220 million yuan and pay 18 million yuan in taxes, directly and indirectly creating employment for nearly 1,000 people.
In terms of expanding employment positions, nurturing local tax sources and stimulating regional consumption, the project will play an important social and economic role, injecting new vitality into regional economic and social development.
Focusing on Youth and Families, Building a New Model of "Art Plus Commerce Plus Night Economy"
The Qiqili Art District has a precise positioning in its business planning, focusing on youth and family groups and scientifically arranging its layout around four dimensions: dining, art, performance and leisure.
The district organically integrates diverse businesses such as international cuisine, cultural and creative retail and specialty snacks, and deeply combines them with art landscapes, themed markets, street performances and stage shows, committed to creating new immersive consumption scenes.
In terms of operating model, the district breaks away from the operational thinking of traditional specialty districts and has assembled a professional operations team.
According to the project team, both its own team and external cooperative service providers have experience serving well-known cultural tourism projects such as Disney, Chimelong and Universal Studios, and can provide integrated full-chain professional support from planning, design and construction to operations.
This significant team advantage provides solid guarantees for the district's quality control and sustainable operations.
Particularly noteworthy is that all projects within the Qiqili Art District operate under the group's self-operated model.
This operational strategy facilitates quality control from the source, ensuring stable service quality and consumer experience through unified standards and strict management, so that every resident and tourist who visits can enjoy a high-quality cultural tourism consumption experience.
Year-Round Activities Without Interruption, Building a Regular Cultural Supply System
In terms of event planning, the Qiqili Art District has developed a detailed and rich annual plan.
It will regularly host various themed activities such as neighborhood life festivals, performance carnivals, Qiguang art seasons and urban humanities salons, achieving the operational goal of "performances every day, activities every week, themes every month, highlights every quarter, and excitement throughout the year."
Through continuous cultural supply, the district will greatly enrich the spiritual and cultural life of residents and continuously amplify its cultural tourism appeal.
Industry observers noted that the opening and operation of the Qiqili Art District not only adds a brand-new immersive culture-commerce-tourism integration district to Dalian, but more importantly provides the public and tourists with many new consumption scenes, service formats and artistic experiences.
Against the current backdrop of upgrading cultural tourism consumption, this innovative model that deeply integrates culture and art with commercial consumption is expected to become a new paradigm for urban renewal and cultural tourism industry development.
Supporting Culture-Sports-Tourism Integration, Empowering High-Quality Urban Development
From a broader perspective, the completion of the Qiqili Art District carries multiple positive significances.
In terms of gathering urban popularity, broadening employment channels and empowering public income growth, the project bears important social responsibilities.
At the same time, as Dalian's first European-style immersive consumption district, it will also have a profound impact on enhancing urban quality and optimizing the commercial ecosystem.
Looking ahead, the Qiqili Art District will adhere to the development philosophy of "establishing the district through culture, prospering it through art, energizing it through technology and thriving it through industry," continuously enriching cultural tourism formats, upgrading scene experiences and improving service systems, striving to become a provincial and municipal demonstration district for culture-sports-tourism integration and a benchmark landmark for immersive night economy.
The realization of this goal will strongly support the construction of Dalian as a high-quality culture-sports-tourism integration development demonstration site, contributing corporate strength to the high-quality economic and social development of Jinpu New Area and even Dalian as a whole.
With the official operation of the Qiqili Art District, Dalian's cultural tourism landscape has gained another bright spot.
This new-type district that blends European style, culture and art with commercial vitality is welcoming visitors from all directions with an open attitude, adding a unique scenic line to Dalian's National Day holiday and exploring an innovative path for the city's future cultural tourism integration development.
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