The Dalu Island Scenic Zone is located in the town of Dagushan, near the city of Donggang, with the city of Zhuanghe and Dalian to the west, and the port of Dandong, the city of Dandong, and Yalu River to the east. It is a Grade 2 trading port.

A famous sea battle of the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) took place just off Dalu, in the Yellow Sea, during which four Chinese warships, with the national hero, Deng Shichang, and 700 other sailors onboard, sank, taking many lives with them.

The island has beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate, with seaside resorts, and a wide variety of seafood, such as shrimp, crabs, conch, short-necked clams, other clams, and all sorts of fish, a veritable delight for gourmets.

It is also investing heavily in construction work and tourism infrastructure and is becoming a popular choice for tourists, especially for its natural landscape, including Erlang Rock, the Gaba jujube tree, Dishui Lake, Tiger Cave, Camel Peak, Deng Shichang's tomb, the Mao Wenlong stele, Sea Goddess Temple, the British-style lighthouse, and the Danish church ruins.

Moon Bay and Twin-pearl Beach to the front of the island have the biggest natural outdoor bathing spot in the North Sea and are an ideal place for tourists to pick up seashells, go fishing, surf, watch the sunrise, or just listen to the waves.