Yantai - 烟台

YantaiIt is a port city in Shandong Province.

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  • Yantai is a peaceful seaside city on the coast of Shandong. To this day, he still retains some relics from the colonial period. Yantai is not a big city, but it has very busy development zones and huge container ports and shipbuilding ports. There are some foreigners in Yantai who work at the docks or as foreign language teachers.

Yantai is the location of Yantai Lai Volkswagen Shipyard (Yantai Raffles, coordinates: 37°35′48″ N, 121°23′39″E), which has the largest shipbuilding crane in the world. Yantai is famous for its delicious fruits, especially cherries, apples, peaches and pears, and it is also the headquarters of Changyu Company. The seaside is an ideal place for walking and relaxing. The sea water of Yantai Seashore is very good, shallow and clear. Yantai is definitely a city worth visiting.

  • After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he made three trips to the east, all of which left his footprints in Yantai. Qin Shihuang made his first eastward tour in 219 BC. The 40-year-old Qin Shihuang traveled east along the Bohai Bay, patrolling the eastern seas and territories, looking for medicine for immortality. On the way, he met Xu Fu from Qi. Xu Fu offered him the way of immortality, and said that there are Penglai, Yingzhou, and the abbot in the sea "Three Gods Mountains", where Qionglou King Pavilion is inhabited by immortals and grows immortal grass. Believing that it was true, Qin Shihuang sent Xu Fu to lead thousands of boys and girls into the sea in a big boat to seek medicine for immortality. The following year Qin Shihuang made his second eastward tour. Climb to Zhifu Island, carve a stone stele, and extol your cultural and martial arts. In 210 BC, when Qin Shihuang was nearly 50 years old, his desire for longevity became stronger and stronger, and Xu Fu was found on his third east tour. Seeing Qin Shihuang's anger, Xu Fu lied that there was a big fish in the sea blocking the way and could not reach the fairy mountain. Qin Shihuang was eager for medicine, so he set up a crossbow to hunt down the big fish. When I arrived at Zhifu, I finally found a big fish, pulled his bow and fired arrows, and shot it with his own hands. Only then did Xu Fu set sail and arrived at Dongying, opening the first page of foreign exchanges in Chinese history. Qin Shihuang sought to live forever, but ultimately failed to fulfill his wish, but left the "Shihuangdao", "Two Views Carved Stones" and other relics on Zhifu Island. The "Yangzhu Temple", the site where Qin Shihuang enshrines one of the "Eight Lords", was built on the sunny slope of Zhifu Island. At present, there is Qin Shihuang's Dongxun Palace to commemorate Qin Shihuang in the Yantai Development Zone.
  • Maritime Silk Road

The navigation industry in Yantai occupies an important position in the country. Zhifu Bay in the urban area of ​​Yantai is a natural harbor with flat water and deep beaches with barriers behind it. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period more than 2,000 years ago, it was an important berthing point on China's Northern Ocean Route. During the Tang Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago, Dengzhou (Penglai, the governing place) was a well-known seaport in the country. It was also known as the four major trading ports along with Guangzhou, Jiaozhou, and Yangzhou, and was the main port from the north to overseas. Japan sent Tang Dynasty envoys to the Tang Dynasty for 13 times to seek land law and explore the road of development. The first landing was in Zhifu. In the fourth year of Chunhua in the Northern Song Dynasty (979 AD), Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty sent envoys to North Korea, and it was also initiated by Zhifu. China's silk, iron smelting, papermaking and other technologies were introduced from Yantai to North Korea, Japan and other places, and Yantai was hailed as the starting point of the "Silk Road" on the sea. The ancient port of Dengzhou is one of the most prosperous ports in ancient northern China. Among them, the Penglai Water City, also known as Beiwa City, was built in the 9th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1376) and is the most complete ancient military port in China. (From the west of Congling to Europe is the western part of the Silk Road. The route to Constantinople via the Caspian Sea was opened in the middle of the Tang Dynasty.)

  • The birthplace of modern Chinese industry

Yantai is one of the birthplaces of modern Chinese industry. In 1892, Zhang Bishi, an overseas Chinese living in Nanyang, founded the Changyu Brewing Company in Yantai and hired the Austrian consulate in Yantai as a sommelier, which was a success. In 1912, Yantai set up Ruifeng flour mill; in 1913 set up a power plant; from 1913 to 1915, built five canning factories; in 1915, Li Dongshan built a bell factory, in the same year, Changyu wine won the international gold medal; in 1920, set up Liquan Beer company. Changyu Brewing Company and Bell Factory were the earliest manufacturers in China, and the cannery and brewery were the earliest factories in Shandong. Yantai has set and broke a number of world records in the World Record Association, creating a number of world records.

  • The birthplace of modern post in China

Yantai is the birthplace of modern postal services in China. In 1868, Yantai Customs established a postal office to concurrently handle foreign envoy documents. This was the embryo of modern postal services in China. In 1879, the Qing government decided to conduct trials at five locations in Beijing, Tianjin, Yantai, Niuzhuang (Yingkou), and Shanghai. This is the forerunner of modern postal services in China. This matter is related to Sheng Xuanhuai. Because China's modern post was born with the Westernization Movement, and Sheng Xuanhuai was the most important cadre of the Westernization Movement. As Li Hongzhang's "right man", he had been to Yantai for negotiating the "Yantai Treaty" in the previous two years. Ten years later, he served as the Shandong Denglai Qingbing Road and the Supervisor of the East Customs (Zhifu) stationed in Yantai, and he resigned six years later.

  • The name of Yantai is derived from Yantai Mountain. In the 31st year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (1398), in order to prevent Japanese pirates from invading, local soldiers and civilians set up Langyan Duntai, also known as "Beacon Tower" on Beishan, Linhai. After the enemy is discovered, smoke rises during the day and fire at night, which is an alarm signal, so it is called “Yantai” for short. Yantai Mountain got its name from this, and Yantai City also got its name. Yantai was opened as a port in 1858, and the unequal "Tianjin Treaty" between China and Britain opened Dengzhou as a trading port. In 1861, the Qing government sent people to supervise the opening of trade ports such as "Dengzhou". The British survey representatives believed that Dengzhou was "slightly shallow and shallow" and favored the natural port of Zhifu Bay in Yantai. The Qing government ordered Yantai to be a trade port. . In the same year, on August 22, Yantai officially opened as a port. In 1862, the "East Customs" was established in Yantai. This was the first port in Shandong that opened to the outside world in modern times. 17 countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and Germany have successively established consulates in Yantai. Foreign schools, foreign companies, and foreign hospitals have been established in Yantai, and foreign goods and foreign products have also been brought ashore from Yantai. Chinese local products such as peanuts, soybeans, silk and minerals are also exported overseas from Yantai. In the early years of the last century, Yantai successively laid underwater cables to Shanghai, Dagu, and Dalian, becoming the first commercial port in China to set up water cables and telegraphs.
  • United Nations Habitat Award

At 9 am local time on October 3, 2005, the 2005 United Nations Habitat Award Presentation Conference was held in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Yan Rongzhu, then secretary of the Yantai Municipal Party Committee, was invited to attend the meeting and received the 2005 UN Habitat Award from the UN Deputy Secretary-General Anna Tibaijuka. Indonesian Vice President Yusuf Kara attended the award ceremony on behalf of President Susilo and congratulated the winning cities. Deputy Mayor Wang Guoqun and all members of the Yantai City delegation attended the award ceremony. In that year, six projects in the world won the UN Habitat Award, and Yantai was the only city in China to win the award. This is another award that Yantai City has won in the field of human settlements after it won the China Habitat Environment Model Award in 2003 and the China Habitat Environment Award in 2005.

  • National Civilized City

On October 26, 2005, the Central Civilization Commission held a commendation meeting, and nine cities including Yantai were awarded the title of "National Civilized Cities". In January 2009, Yantai won the title for the second time. In 2011, Yantai achieved three consecutive championships in civilized cities.

  • China's outstanding tourist city

In October 2004, the National Tourism Administration conducted a comprehensive inspection and acceptance of the various indicators for Yantai to create an excellent tourist city. Yantai was selected as one of the first batch of China's excellent tourist cities with a good score of 892 points.

  • Best Charming City in China

On October 12, 2004, Yantai was awarded the title of "Best Charming City in China" at the first China Charming City Exhibition Ceremony on CCTV.

  • The most beautiful city in China

On the 8th, the China Urban Competitiveness Research Society published a list of China's top ten most beautiful cities in 2009 in Hong Kong, and Yantai ranked first. The main characteristics of a beautiful city are "reasonable urban planning and design, complete infrastructure, distinctive architectural personality and overall coordination, profound cultural heritage, and beautiful natural environment". The "GN China Beautiful City Evaluation Index System" consists of 6 first-level indicators, 17 second-level indicators, including urban planning and design beauty, urban infrastructure beauty, urban architectural beauty, urban civilization beauty, urban natural environment beauty, and urban public reputation beauty. It is composed of 62 three-level indicators. Through the use of "GN China's Beautiful Cities Evaluation Index System" to survey, calculate and rank 289 cities in China, a ranking of the top ten most beautiful cities in China in 2009 was generated.

  • Hometown of Fruits in Northern China

The unique geographical and climatic environment at 37 degrees north latitude has made Yantai a beautiful and fertile land known as the "Hometown of Fruits" in China and even the world, with continuous melons and fruits throughout the year. The "Yantai Apple" produced by it has become a representative of Chinese apples, which are exported to more than a dozen countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Russia, and are deeply loved by consumers all over the world. Yantai cherry is known as the first spring fruit in the north and is well-known throughout the country. The International Fruit, Vegetable and Food Expo in September each year is one of the four major international trade fairs approved by the State Council and has been held for ten sessions so far. The Yantai International Wine Festival has been held for three consecutive times.

  • International Grape·Wine City

On June 15, 1987, the Director of the International Grape and Wine Bureau, Mr. Robert Dinglot, announced that Yantai was an "International Grape and Wine City" at a dinner hosted by the former Mayor of Yantai Yu Zhengsheng for domestic and foreign wine experts, and presented to Yantai The city issued a commemorative medal for the "1987 International Year of Grapes and Wine". With the strong support of relevant departments and domestic and foreign wine experts, the International Grape and Wine Bureau decided to hold an international wine and brandy appraisal seminar in Yantai on June 15, 1987. Before the meeting, the experts visited the grape base and wine and brandy production lines of Changyu Company. The large vineyards and good grape growth in Yantai left a deep impression on the experts. Changyu wines, brandy, and vermouth are all given high evaluations, saying that they have fully reached the world-class level. In view of Changyu's contribution to the world in the construction of grape bases and winemaking, the International Grape and Wine Bureau of 33 member countries has made a decision to accept Yantai as the only "International Grape and Wine City" in China. National Environmental Protection Model City On December 25, 1998, Yantai was named the first batch of "National Environmental Protection Model Cities" by the State Environmental Protection Administration.

  • National beautiful city

The comparative evaluation index system of China’s most beautiful cities constructed by the China Urban Competitiveness Research Association includes performance indicators and structural indicators. The data are obtained from authoritative national statistical yearbooks, statistical yearbooks of various cities and published on the websites of various city governments. Statistics, expert evaluations and general questionnaire surveys. The index body is composed of six first-level indicators, including the beauty of urban human settlements, urban planning and design, urban architecture, urban infrastructure, urban visual beauty, and urban civilization. In addition, there are 17 second-level indicators and 62 third-level indicators. The first-level indicators are macro, the second-level indicators are meso, and the third-level indicators are micro. This is the third year that the China Urban Competitiveness Research Association has conducted research and evaluation on the most beautiful cities in China. The research and evaluation results released this year do not include the cities listed in the previous year. Through the survey, calculation and ranking of 289 cities in China, a ranking of the top ten most beautiful cities in China in 2009 was generated. Yantai topped the list with a total score of 75.408 points this time.

Zoning

Yantai has 5 districts and 6 county-level cities under its jurisdiction:

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highway

The city's highway mileage is 1,4834.1 kilometers, including 2257.7 kilometers of trunk lines and 438.7 kilometers of expressways. In 2011, the passenger traffic volume was 327.53 million passengers, an increase of 0.5%; the cargo traffic volume was 144.510 million tons, an increase of 7.0%.

port

There are 10 existing ports in the city, and 6 of Zhifu Bay Port, Longkou Port, Laizhou Port and Penglai East Port are national first-class open ports, which have direct navigation with more than 100 ports in more than 70 countries and regions. There are 170 productive berths in the city’s ports, including 64 berths above 10,000 tons. In 2011, the city's port cargo throughput was 243.453 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 16.8%, of which 1.708 million TEUs of containers were completed; 5.790 million passenger traffic was completed.

aviation

Yantai Airport opened in October 1984 and was formally approved by the State Council as a national first-class open port in January 1997. It opened international cargo routes to Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Chicago in the United States, as well as passenger routes to Taipei, and opened the fifth traffic rights from Los Angeles, Yantai, South Korea to Seoul in South Korea, becoming the eighth city in the country and the first city in Shandong Province to open the fifth traffic rights. In 2011, the number of landings at Laishan Airport was 26,500, an increase of 4.9%. At the end of the year, there were 37 cities open to navigation; the annual passenger throughput was 2.5475 million, an increase of 2.1%, and the cargo and mail throughput was 41,500 tons, an increase of 3.9%. The construction of Chaoshui International Airport is progressing smoothly.

railway

The Qingrong Intercity Railway is the first regional intercity high-speed railway in Shandong Province and the largest single railway construction project in the province. This railway is located on the Jiaodong Peninsula and connects the three major cities of Qingdao, Yantai and Weihai. It is the most important transportation infrastructure and the fastest transportation channel between the peninsula city clusters. The Qing Rong Intercity Railway is designed to start at Qingdao North Station and end at Rongcheng Station. The length of the line is 298.971 kilometers, of which the bridge is 164.696 kilometers, accounting for 55.09% of the length of the main line. There are 15 stations on the whole line. The total approved project investment is about 35.1 billion yuan. The total construction period is 3 years and is expected to be completed on September 30, 2013. By then, the journey from Qingdao to Yantai will be shortened from 3.7 hours to 1.5 hours, and the distance from Qingdao to Weihai will be shortened from 4.3 hours to 1.7 hours, realizing the "public transportation" operation of EMUs.

go sightseeing

  • Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area
  • Sanxian Mountain-Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Tourist Area
  • Longkou Nanshan Scenic Area
  • Long Island
  • Yantai Mountain
  • Mou's Manor, etc.

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Dining

  • Green Lamb Chops

Beautiful shape, delicious and crispy, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. When processing the ribs, the tenderloin should be uniform in size, and the fire should not be too high during frying. This dish is improved on the basis of fried lamb chops. It is made of lamb ribs with tenderloin, processed and cooked, and then paired with green vegetarian dishes, which not only increases the color of the dishes, but also increases its nutritional ingredients.

  • Leek Sea Sausage

Sea intestines are constricted in a ring, and only a small amount are produced along the coast of Yantai and Penglai County. "Leek sea intestines" made with sea intestines and leeks are a famous dish in Yantai. Fresh sea intestines can also be used to make dumplings and stuffing, and its dried products are rare condiments. Sea intestines are very seasonal, and they can only be caught in the windy weather in early spring. Tourists who want to taste it need to go to a more formal hotel in Yantai, the current price is about 40 yuan per plate.

  • Sugar Crisp Gangzi Head Fire Food

According to historical records, in the late Qing Dynasty, a kind of fire food was popular in the villages of Weixian County, Shandong Province. This fire food was made with little water when making noodles and could not form a ball with hands. So it had to be pressed on the panel with wooden bars, and the locals gave it a name." "Gangzi head fire food". Because of its sweet taste and storage durability, Gangzitou fire food spread quickly. But later fishermen discovered that the fire food became dry and hard when the sea breeze blows, and it was difficult to swallow. So they added oil and sugar when making it, and it became today’s candy-fried kangzi fire food, which has now become a specialty in Yantai. Kind of specialty snacks.

  • Yantai Braised Zi
  • Penglai small noodles, etc.

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