Yantai City, Shandong Province, prefecture-level city, ll-type big city, located in the northeast of Shandong Peninsula, east of Weihai City, west of Weifang City, southwest of Qingdao City, bordering the Bohai Sea in the north, the Yellow Sea, and the Liaodong Peninsula against the city of Dalian, across the sea; the city's terrain for the low hills, hills and gentle undulation, ravines and gullies criss-crossing the countryside; belong to the warm-temperate monsoon climate, with the inland areas of the same latitude compared to the rainfall moderate air, humid, mild climate characteristics; a total area of 13,930 square kilometers, a total area of 13,930 square meters of land. Compared with inland areas of the same latitude, it is characterized by moderate rainfall, humid air and mild climate; the total area is 13,930.1 square kilometers. As of February 2024, Yantai City has five districts under its jurisdiction and six county-level cities under its administration, with the municipal people's government stationed in Laishan District. As of the end of 2022, Yantai City had a resident population of 7,058,700 people. Yantai City, the territory of the ancient Laiguo land, marine culture has a long history, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period became the starting point of the Eastern Maritime Silk Road. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Yantai has been under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, and in the Ming Dynasty, Yantai was named after the Qishan Guardian Office set up in order to prevent Japanese invasions and the construction of the "Wolf Smoke Terrace", and in August 1983, Yantai was abolished to form a prefecture-level Yantai City under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. Yantai is one of the first fourteen open coastal cities in China, a famous international seaside city, a second-tier city in China, an international grape. Wine City, the United Nations Habitat Award-winning city, China's investment environment, "Gold Medal City", the best Chinese charm city, one of the three core cities in Shandong, China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone core city, the core city of the Shandong Comprehensive Pilot Zone for the Conversion of Old and New Dynamics, the State Council approved the determination of the center of China's Shandong Peninsula city, Bohai Rim, an important port city and a national historical and cultural city.In December 2023, Yantai was selected as one of the first pilot cities for carbon peaking. In 2023, Yantai's GDP was 1016.246 billion yuan, an increase of 6.6% over the previous year at constant prices.
Chinese name
Yantai (Yantai)
Foreign name
Chefoo (E), Yantai (E), яньтай (R), 연대 (K)
Alias
Gangcheng, Dengzhou, Donglai, Zhifu
Admin Div. Cat.
prefecture level city
Affiliated region
Shandong Province
Subordinate regions
4 districts, 1 county, 6 county-level cities, 1 province-administered county
Government seat
No.6 Furong Road, Laishan District, Yantai City
Telephone area code
0535
Postal code
264000
Geographical location
Eastern China
Area
13,745.95 square kilometers on land and 26,000 square kilometers in the sea
Demographic
7,121,800 (2018 resident population)
Dialects
Jiao Liao official language - Denglian language - Yantai language
Climatic conditions
temperate monsoon climate
Famous sights
Nanshan Scenic Area, Yantai Mountain, Yangma Island, Golden Beach Seaside Park, Penglai Pavilion, Changshan Lie Island
Airport
Yantai Penglai International Airport
Station
Yantai Station, Laiyang Station, Yantai South Station
License plate code
Lu F, Lu Y
Administrative Code
370600
Colleges and universities
Yantai University Naval Aviation University
Gross regional product (GDP)
783,258 million dollars (2018)
Per capita GDP
110,231 (2018)
City flower
crape-myrtle
City tree
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
Tallest building
Yantai World Trade Center (323 meters)
City scale
second-tier big city
Seaboard
909 kilometers
Urbanization rate
58.6%
Major Honors
China's Excellent Tourism City, National Civilized City
Secretary of the municipal committee
Zhang Juping
Majors
Chen Fei (1905-1972), Soviet trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet Union general
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