[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an urban municipality in southern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula: comprises the old cities of Dalian and Lüshun, and five adjacent counties. About 1,300 sq. mi. (3,367 sq. km).Formerly(Pinyin)Lü·da,.", "an old city in outhern Liaoning province, in northeastern China: one of the finest harbors on the East Asian coast; now part of the urban area of Dalian.Formerly(Japanese) Dairen ;."]}]