Yantai, also known as Gangcheng, is a prefecture level city in Shandong Province. It is located in the northeast of the Shandong Peninsula, at longitude 119.34-121.57E and latitude 36.16 -38.23N. To the east are Weihai; To the west are Weifang and Qingdao; Adjacent to the Yellow Sea to the south; It borders the Bohai Sea to the north. Yantai faces the Liaodong Peninsula and Dalian across the sea. The total area of the city is 13864.5 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 districts, 6 county-level cities, national level economic and technological development zones, high-tech industrial development zones, Zhaoyuan economic and technological development zones, comprehensive bonded zones, Kunyushan Nature Reserve, and Changdao Marine Ecological Civilization Comprehensive Experimental Zone.
The terrain of Yantai is a low mountain and hilly area, with gentle undulations, crisscrossing gullies, numerous small and medium-sized rivers, and 63 small and large bedrock islands. Yantai City has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate, which is characterized by moderate rainfall, humid air, and mild climate compared to inland areas at the same latitude. It can be said that there is no severe cold in winter and no extreme heat in summer. The permanent population of the city is 7.0587 million (as of the end of 2022). The regional gross domestic product (GDP) for the whole year of 2023 is 1.016246 trillion yuan.
Yantai is the central city of Shandong Peninsula in China, an important port city in the Bohai Rim region, and a national historical and cultural city approved by the State Council.
As of the end of 2022, there are a total of 16 ordinary universities, 29 secondary vocational schools, 46 ordinary high schools, 230 ordinary junior high schools, 288 primary schools, 9 special education schools, and 958 kindergartens in the city. There are a total of 5993 medical and health institutions in the city, including 192 hospitals and 5732 primary medical and health institutions. There are a total of 17 provincial-level or above technology innovation centers and 19 provincial-level or above enterprise key laboratories in the city, including 1 national level.
The name Yantai comes from Yantai Mountain. Yantai was formerly the territory of the Dongyi ethnic group. As early as the Shang, Western Zhou, and Spring and Autumn periods, it was the territory of the state of Lai. In May 1861, the Qing government approved the renaming of Yantai as a trading port. Yantai City was established at the prefecture level in November 1983. As of the end of 2022, there are a total of 3 national level and 7 provincial-level tourist resorts. There are 81 national A-level tourist attractions, including 2 5A level tourist attractions and 20 4A level tourist attractions. Tourist attractions include Penglai Pavilion, Fengshan Park, Changdao Baota Reef, etc. Penglai is located in Yantai City, Shandong Province. Penglai is famous for the legend of the "Eight Immortals Sea" and the "Mirage", and is also one of the starting points of the ancient Maritime Silk Road
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