Laiyang City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, administered by Yantai City, is located in the central part of the Jiaodong Peninsula, neighboring Yantai City in the north and Qingdao City in the south, and is a low-hill area with gently undulating hills and criss-crossed ravines; it enjoys a temperate monsoon climate and has a total area of 1,732 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, the city has 5 streets and 13 towns under its jurisdiction, with a resident population of 795,000 people.
Laiyang City has a long history, the name comes from "the sun and moon out of the sun of East Lai", after the Tang Dynasty changed Changyang to Laiyang, 1987 county set up a city. Ancient "Changyang" "Changguang", but also "Pear City" "Dragon City" title. Because of the unique climate and soil conditions and specializing in Laiyang pear, known as "China's pear township". The first dinosaur fossil in New China was unearthed here, which is known as the "Hometown of Dinosaurs in China". Since ancient times, Laiyang has been called "the hometown of ink" and "the hometown of calligraphy", and a number of patriotic literati such as Zhang Mengli and Zuo Maodi have emerged. It is the birthplace of Quanzhenism, known as the "Ancestral Court of Taoism", where Qiu Qiqi, Ma Danyang and others preached and established their sects. Laiyang is the birthplace of the national intangible cultural heritage "Mantis Fist". Laiyang has a number of tourist attractions with local cultural characteristics, such as Cretaceous National Geopark, Maocun, Pear Township Style Tourism Zone, Lu'er Harbor, Niangniang Mountain, Longwang Temple, Jinshan Pagoda and so on.
In 2022, Laiyang city's GDP will be 51 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 4.1%.
