大连近代城市的形成可以追溯到甲午战前旅顺口军港的建设时期。甲午战前的旅顺口以港兴市,已经具备了近代城市的雏形。旅顺口近代城市,是在清王朝沦为半殖民地半封建社会的特殊历史环境中形成的。帝国主义的入侵,加速了旅顺口近代城市的形成。 The formation of modern city in Dalian can be traced back to the construction period of Lvshunkou Port and Harbor before the Sino-Japanese War. Before the war, Lushunkou port city to Hong Kong, already with the prototype of modern cities. Lushunkou modern city in the Qing dynasty reduced to a semi-colonial semi-feudal society formed in a special historical environment. The imperialist invasion accelerated the formation of the modern city of Port Arthur.