The Youhao friendship square on Zhongshan road has at its centre a glass sphere which at night is illuminated with coloured lights. Renmin Guangchang (People's square), once known as Stalin square, is a huge Stalinist-style square surrounded by government buildings and a park. Laodong Gongyuan is a big park south of Zhongshan road with a nice view of Dalian and a bizarre soccer ball monument.