Yantai City is located in the east of Shandong Peninsula, connecting Weihai in the east, Weifang in the west, Qingdao in the southwest, bordering Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea, and facing Japan and Korean Peninsula across the sea. It is one of the first coastal open cities in China, and also an international port city, shopping center and tourist city in the Bohai Economic Circle and East Asia. Yantai is surrounded by mountains and seas, with pleasant climate, no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer. It is a famous summer resort and leisure resort in northern China.
Yantai has a long history and was called Zhifu in ancient times. According to Historical Records, after Qin Shihuang unified China, he made three expeditions to the East and landed on Zhifu Island three times. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also visited Zhifu to ascend the throne. Yantai has a history of more than 600 years, from 1398 (Hongwu 3 1 in Ming Dynasty). In order to prevent pirates from invading, Zhifu built the Wolf Smoke Wharf, also known as "Wolf Yantai", hence the name Yantai.
Yantai is rich in tourism resources, with beautiful mountains and rivers and pleasant climate. There are natural scenery and historical and cultural relics such as Kunyu Mountain, Xufu's hometown, Qimu Island, many beaches, beautiful islands and harbors, which are the birthplace of Taoism in China, forming a rich natural landscape and human landscape. In summer, the sea breeze is slow and refreshing; The mountain flowers are brilliant and refreshing; The sea and mountains complement each other. It is not only a summer resort, but also an ideal place for tourists from all over the world.
Yantai tourism is known as "three districts, ten scenic spots, one belt, four cities, five parks and six lines". These three areas are: Yantai Golden Beach Provincial Tourism Resort, Mayang Island Provincial Tourism Resort and Penglai Scenic Tourism Resort; These ten scenic spots are Penglai Pavilion, Changshan Island, Yunfeng Mountain, Kunyu Mountain, Luoshan Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Xufu's hometown, Ma Cong Hospital, Moushi Manor and Fengcheng Wanmitan. The area is: the coastal tourist belt from Sanshan Island in Laizhou in the west to Mayang Island in Mu Ping in the east; These four cities are: China Folk Expo City, Huanghai Amusement City, Tashan Competitive Amusement City and Zhifu Island Seaside Food City; These five parks are: World Waterscape Park, nanshan park, Yantai Mountain Park, Artillery Mountain Park and Yuhuangding Park; These six routes are: Qin Shihuang's eastward tour, Xufu Dudong tour, Jiaodong folk tour, fairyland tour, cultural relics tour and six islands tour at sea. Yantai has become a veritable "excellent tourist city in China"
Geographical location: Yantai is located in the middle of Shandong Peninsula, east longitude119 34'-12157', north latitude 3616'-38 23', bordering the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, and
Area: the total area of the city 1.37 million square kilometers.
Population: The population exceeds 6 million.
Administrative Division: It now governs 4 districts, 1 county, 7 county-level cities and 1 national economic and technological development zones,1town, 47 sub-district offices, 485 residents' committees and 63 15 villagers' committees. The jurisdiction is Zhifu District, Fushan District, Muping District, Laishan, Longkou City, Laiyang City, Laizhou City, Penglai City, Zhaoyuan City, Qixia City, Haiyang City, Changdao County and Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone.
Landscape: Yantai Mountain, Penglai, Long Island, Jinshantan, etc.
Yantai Mountain has beautiful scenery, pleasant climate and rich natural and cultural landscapes. Especially in summer, the sea breeze caresses the face, refreshing and pleasant; The mountain flowers are brilliant and refreshing; The sea and mountains complement each other. It is not only a summer resort, but also an ideal place for tourists from all over the world. The scattered tourism resources in the city are scientifically combined into "three districts, ten scenic spots, four cities, five parks and six lines" according to points, districts and zones. These three areas are: Yantai Golden Beach Provincial Tourism Resort, Mayang Island Provincial Tourism Resort and Penglai Scenic Tourism Resort; These ten scenic spots are Penglai Pavilion, Changshan Island, Yunfeng Mountain, Kunyu Mountain, Luoshan Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Xufu's hometown, Ma Cong Hospital, Moushi Manor and Fengcheng Wanmitan. The area is: the coastal tourist belt from Sanshan Island in Laizhou in the west to Mayang Island in Mu Ping in the east; These four cities are: China Folk Expo City, Huanghai Amusement City, Tashan Competitive Amusement City and Zhifu Island Seaside Food City; These five parks are: World Waterscape Park, nanshan park, Yantai Mountain Park, Artillery Mountain Park and Yuhuangding Park; These six routes are: Qin Shihuang's eastward tour, Xufu Dudong tour, Jiaodong folk tour, fairyland tour, cultural relics tour and six islands tour at sea.