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烟台市
Yāntái Shì
Yantai is highlighted on this map
Administration Type Prefecture-level city
City Seat Laishan District
(37°24′N, 121°16′E)
Area 13,739. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and The seat of government is the location of the government for a political entity. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 9 km²
Coastline 702. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. 5 km
Population 6,468,200 (2003)
GDP
- Total
- Per Capita
¥287. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 9 billion (2007)
¥44,242 (2007)
Major Nationalities Han: 99. The following is a list of ethnic groups in China where "China" is taken to mean areas controlled by either of the two states using "China" in their formal Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. 80%
Korean: 0. The Korean people are an East Asian Ethnic group. Most Koreans speak the Korean language. 049%
Manchu: 0. The Manchu people ( Manchu: Manju;, Mongolian: Манж Russian: Маньчжуры are a Tungusic people who originated in 048%
Va: 0. The Va nationality ( ဝလူမျိုး wa̰ lùmjóʊ lives mainly in compact communities in the Ximeng (in Va Mēng Ka or Si Moung) 020%
Mongol: 0. 016%
County-level divisions 12
Township-level divisions 148
CPC Committee Secretary Sun Yongchun 孙永春
Mayor Zhang Jiangting 张江汀
Area code 535
Postal Code 264000-265800
License Plate Prefix 鲁F

Yantai (simplified Chinese: 烟台; traditional Chinese: 煙臺; pinyin: Yāntái) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Chinese Telephone Code Plan is the way to group telephone numbers in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. The Postal code for the People's Republic of China uses a numeric six-digit System for the whole country The People's Republic of China issues vehicles Licence plates at its Vehicle Management Offices under the administration of the Ministry of Public Security Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Bohai Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively. Bo Hai ( also known as Bohai Sea or Bohai Gulf, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of northeastern China. Bohai Bay ( is one of the three bays forming the Bohai Gulf, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea, in northeastern China. Administrative divisions The Prefecture-level city of Weihai administers 4 county-level divisions, including 1 districts and 3 county-level cities

The largest fishing seaport in Shandong and a robust economic center today, Yantai used to be known to the West as Chefoo, a misnomer which refers, in Chinese, solely to Zhifu Island, which is historically governed by Yantai. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The term Western world, the West or the Occident ( Latin: occidens -sunset -west as distinct from the Orient) can have multiple meanings Zhifu Island (芝罘島 Pinyin: Zhīfù dǎo Wade-Giles: Chih-fu tao or North Island (北島 Běi dǎo Pei tao is an Islet with historical significance

The contemporary name of Yantai came from the watchtowers constructed on Mount Qi in 1398, during the reign of the Hongwu Emperor, founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty (yan—smoke; tai—tower). Early life Zhu Yuanzhang was born in 1328 in Pei County Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province as the youngest of four sons The Ming Dynasty ( or Empire of the Great Ming ( was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led The towers served to raise alarms against invasions of Japanese pirates.

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Administration

The prefecture-level city of Yantai administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 7 county-level cities, 1 county and one development zone. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. In the context of Political divisions of China, county is the standard English translation of 县 ( xiàn)

These are further divided into 148 township-level divisions, including 94 towns, 6 townships and 48 subdistricts. Zhifu Island (芝罘島 Pinyin: Zhīfù dǎo Wade-Giles: Chih-fu tao or North Island (北島 Běi dǎo Pei tao is an Islet with historical significance Muping District ( is a district administered by the Prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong province, People's Republic of Longkou ( Chinese: 龙口 is a port city in northeastern Shandong Province, on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Laiyang (莱阳 City is a subsection of Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, about the middle of the eastern peninsula Penglai City ( is a port a town and an administrative subdivision of Yantai City, Shandong Province, China. Zhaoyuan ( Chinese: 招远 Pinyin: Zhāoyuǎn is a city of Yantai, Shandong province Haiyang ( is a County-level city in Yantai Prefecture-level city, Shandong province in eastern China. The Changdao County ( Chinese: 长岛县 Pinyin: Chángdǎo Xiàn is a county in Yantai, Shandong, China. Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone (YEDA (烟台经济技术开发区, is an Economic development zone established in 1984 in Shandong Province, See also Administrative divisions of the Republic of China Due to China 's large Population and area the political divisions of China have consisted When referring to Political Divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 (simplified 镇; pinyin zhèn Wade-Giles Township ( is the basic level of political divisions in China. Subdistrict is a low level Administrative division of a country

History

The region was inhabited by the non-Han people of the Eastern Yi (東夷), who were believed to have established a small state during the Xia Dynasty on the site of present-day Laizhou City. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. The Xia Dynasty ( of China is the first dynasty to be described in ancient historical records such as Records of the Grand Historian and It became a feudal state called Lai (萊國) until the Warring States Period, when it was annexed by the State of Qi. The Warring States Period ( also known as the Era of Warring States covers the period from some time in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Qi ( 齊; Pinyin: Qí was a powerful state during the Spring and Autumn Period and Period of the Warring States. During the Qin Dynasty, Yantai belonged to the Qi Prefecture, later renamed Donglai Prefecture (東萊郡) during the Han Dynasty. Not to be confused with the Qing Dynasty, the last dynasty of China The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The area was known as the Donglai Kingdom during the Jin Dynasty (265-420) but later returned to prefecture status (first jùn, then zhōu). The Jìn Dynasty ( 265 – 420) one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms period and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties In the Tang Dynasty and following it was known as the Teng-chou prefecture, part of Henan Circuit. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ( 907-960 was an era of political upheaval in China, beginning in the Tang Dynasty and ending in the Song Dynasty. Next, the city became the Laizhou Subprefecture (萊州府) and, eventually, the Dengzhou Subprefecture (登州府) in the time of the Qing Dynasty. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China

A Qing Dynasty postage stamp from Yantai, then known as Chefoo
A Qing Dynasty postage stamp from Yantai, then known as Chefoo

In July 1858 the Chinese empire signed the Treaty of Tianjin and Dengzhou was renamed for the last time. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Several documents titled " Treaty of Tien-tsin " ( Traditional Chinese: 天津條約 Simplified Chinese: 天津条约 Pinyin: Tiānjīn Tiáoyuē Yantai opened its harbor for business in May 1861, but was not officially designated an international trading port until later that year on August 22. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. This decree was accompanied by the construction of the Donghai Pass (東海關). 17 nations, including Britain, established embassies in Yantai. The Chefoo Convention was signed there in 1876. The Chefoo Convention (烟台条约 was a treaty between the Qing and British Empires which was signed by Sir Thomas Wade and Li Hongzhang Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

Yantai literally means "smoky tower". In the Ming Dynasty, locals used wolf dung to light fires (Langyan) to warn the whole village of approaching Japanese Pirates (Wokou). The city was nothing but a small fishing village until the late 19th century when it became a treaty port for the British, handed over by the falling Qing Dynasty, which had been defeated in the Opium War. Then with the Germans' power over the whole Shandong peninsula in early 20th century, Yantai was also controlled by Germans for about 20 years. After the Americans won World War I, they turned Yantai into a summer station for their entire Asian fleet. Then the Japanese set up a trading establishment in the town. You may be able to get an idea of the different influences at the western style Yantai Museum, which used to be a guild hall. However, the colourful history has not left a distinctive architectural mark, there has never been a foreign concession, and though you will see an occasional nineteenth-century grand European building, most of the town is of much more recent origin. After liberation, the town's name was changed from the original, Chefoo, to Yantai and was opened to the world as an ice-free trade port in 1984.

On November 12, 1911, the eastern division of Tongmeng Hui declared itself a part of the revolutionary movement. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Tongmenghui (中國同盟會 Pinyin: Tóngménghuì Wade-Giles: T'ung-meng Hui lit The next day, it established the Shandong Military Government (山東軍政府) and, the day after that, renamed itself the Yantai Division of the Shandong Military Government (山東煙台軍政分府). In 1914, Jiaodong Circuit (膠東道) was established with Yantai as the capital. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In Law, a circuit is an appellate judicial district used in the Court systems of several nations Jiaodong Circuit was renamed Donghai Circuit (東海道) in 1925. On January 19, 1938, Yantai participated as part of an anti-Japanese revolutionary committee. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

After the creation of the People's Republic of China, in 1950, Yantai was officially awarded city status with the outer lying towns of Laiyang and Wendeng (文登) tacked on as "Special Regions" (专区). Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wendeng was merged into Laiyang six years later, and this larger Laiyang Special Region was combined with Yantai City to become simply Yantai Region (烟台地区). Yantai is of strategic importance to Chinese defence as it and the city of Dalian are primary coastal guard points for Beijing. Dalian (;; Japanese: Dairen Russian: Далянь Dalian or Дальний Dalny is the governing Sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning In November 1983, the region became a prefecture-level city. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Since then, Yantai has worked its way into becoming a modernized economic center in Shandong Province.

Geography

Yantai Region is located north-central on the Shandong Peninsula, south of the Bohai Sea, and parallel to the southern tip of Korea. The Shāndōng Peninsula ( also known as the Jiāodōng Peninsula (胶东半岛 膠東半島 is a Peninsula in the Shāndōng Province of Bo Hai ( also known as Bohai Sea or Bohai Gulf, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of northeastern China. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. It has a coast line of 909 km. The topographical breakdown consists of:

Average mountain height is 500 meters, with the highest point at 922. 8 meters on Mount Kunyu (昆崳山). Hills range from 100 to 300 meters.

There are 121 rivers over 5 kilometer in length, the largest being:

2643. 60 km² is urbanized.

Only Qixia County is located entirely inland, all other county-level entities are coastal, with Changdao consisting entirely of islands. The Changdao County ( Chinese: 长岛县 Pinyin: Chángdǎo Xiàn is a county in Yantai, Shandong, China.

The annual mean temperature in Yantai is 12 oC. The annual rainfall is 20 mm.

Economy

Yantai is currently the second largest industrial city in Shandong, next only to Qingdao. However, the region's largest industry is agriculture. It is famous throughout China for a particular variety of apple and is home to the country's largest and oldest grape winery (Changyu).

Two sub-county special economic zones also exist, the Yantai Economy and Technology Development Area (YEDA), created in 1984 in northern Fushan District, and the Yantai Export Processing Area, formed in 2000 in north Zhifu District. A Special Economic Zone ( SEZ) is a geographical region that has economic laws that are more liberal than a country's typical economic laws Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

The county-level city of Longkou is well known throughout China for its production of cellophane noodles. A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. Longkou ( Chinese: 龙口 is a port city in northeastern Shandong Province, on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Cellophane noodles (also known as Chinese vermicelli, bean threads, bean thread noodles, or glass noodles) are a type of transparent Asian noodle

Education

The following are a list of prominent Yantai higher education institutions.

Tourism

Because of its fair weather and extensive coasts Yantai is a popular summer retreat. Yantai University ( Chinese: 烟台大学 is a university in Yantai, Shandong, China. Shandong Institute of Business and Technology (SDIBT Chinese: 山东工商学院 originally named China Coal Economic College, is a University in It is also home to Asia's first bowling alley, which is no longer in operation. But there is the haunted house on the fourth floor of Parksons, a highly exhilarating tourist attraction.

Penglai City's Dan Cliffs (丹崖) is said to be the departure point of the Eight Immortals on their trip to the Conference of the Magical Peach. The Eight Immortals ( are a group of legendary xian ("immortals transcendents fairies" in Chinese mythology.

A view of the Yantai shore front
A view of the Yantai shore front
Yantai Ship Mast, Yantai, China
Yantai Ship Mast, Yantai, China
Temple of the Sea Goddess, Yantai, China
Temple of the Sea Goddess, Yantai, China

Sister cities

Yantai is a sister city of the following cities around the world.

See also

Notable people

External links

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