Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal

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on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of the

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. Lying on the southern coast of the

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, Yantai borders

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on the southwest and

Weihai Weihai ( zh, t=, p=Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei ( zh, s=, p=Wēihǎiwèi, l=Mighty Sea Fort, first=t), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow ...

on the east, with sea access to both the

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(via the

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and the Bohai Strait) and the

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(from both north and south sides of the Shandong Peninsula). It is the largest fishing seaport in Shandong. Its population was 7,102,116 during the 2020 census, of whom 3,184,299 lived in the built-up area made up of the 5 urban districts of Zhifu, Laishan, Fushan, Muping, and Penglai.

Names

The name Yantai (."

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") derives from the watchtowers constructed on in 1398 under the reign of the

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of the

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. The towers were used to light signal fires and send

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s, called ''langyan'' from their supposed use of

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dung for fuel. At the time, the area was troubled by the Japanese pirates (

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), initially raiders from the

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in Japan but later principally disaffected Chinese. It was also formerly romanized as Yen-tai. The major district of Yantai is Zhifu, which used to be the largest independent city in the area. It was variously romanized as Chefoo, Che-foo, Chi-fu, and Chih-fou. Although this name was used for the city by foreigners prior to the

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victory in the

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, the locals referred to the settlement as Yantai throughout.

History

During the Xia and Shang

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, the region was inhabited by indigenous people vaguely known to the Chinese as the " Eastern Barbarians" (''Dongyi''). Under the Zhou, they were colonized and

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as the state of Lai. Lai was annexed by Qi in Under the First Emperor (''Shi Huangdi''), the area was administered as the Qi Commandery. Under the Han, this was renamed as the Donglai Commandery (). Following the

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, the area was organized by the Jin as the Donglai Kingdom or Principality, later returning to

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status as a ''jùn'' and then '' zhōu''. Under the Tang and during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, it was known as Deng Prefecture and organized with the Henan Circuit. It was then organized as the Laizhou () and then, under the

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, Dengzhou Prefecture (). Up to the 19th century, however, the Zhifu area consisted of nothing but small unwalled fishing

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of little importance. Under the Ming, these were first troubled by the

and then by the overreacting "Sea Ban", which required coastal Chinese to give up trading and most fishing and relocate inland upon pain of death. Following the

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, the

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was obliged to open more

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by the unequal 1858 Treaty of Tianjin, including Tengchow (now Penglai). Its port being found inadequate, Zhifu—about away—was selected to act as the seat of the area's foreign commerce. The mooring was at considerable distance from shore, necessitating more time and expense in loading and unloading, but the harbor was deep and expansive and business grew rapidly. The harbor opened in May 1861, with its status as an international port affirmed on 22 August. The official decree was accompanied by the construction of the Donghai Customs House (). It quickly became the residence of a circuit intendant ("taotai"),

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, and a considerable foreign settlement located between the old native town and the harbor.

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and sixteen other nations established

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s in the town. The town was initially expanded with well-laid streets and well-built stone houses, even for the poorer classes, a

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and a

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church were erected, and a large hotel did business with foreigners who employed the town as a summer resort. Yantai - Old German Post Office

The principal traders were the British and Americans, followed by the

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and Thais. In the 1870s, the principal imports were

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and

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goods,

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, and

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and the principal exports were

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s, coarse

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s, and

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from Zhifu itself, raw silk and straw braid from Laizhou, and

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s from

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. The town also traded Chinese liquors and sundries for the edible

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grown in the shallows of the Russian settlements around Port Arthur (now

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's Lüshunkou District). In 1875, the murder of the British diplomat Augustus Margary in Tengchong,

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, led to a

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that was resolved in Zhifu by Thomas Wade and

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the next year. The resultant Chefoo Convention gave British subjects

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throughout China and exempted the foreign merchants' enclaves from the likin tax on internal commerce. Its healthy situation and good anchorage made it a favorite coaling station for foreign fleets, giving it some importance in the conflicts over Korea, Port Arthur, and Weihaiwei. Chefoo lace school

Award-winning Chefoo

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was produced following the introduction of the craft by British missionaries, reportedly becoming a popular export. Chefoo lace was exhibited at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Yantai received German economic activities and investments for about 20 years. In the run-up to the

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, its trade continued to grow but was limited by the poor roads of the area's hinterland and the necessity of using pack animals for portage. The trade items remained largely the same as before. After the Germans were defeated by Allied forces in World War I, Qingdao and Yantai were occupied by the Japanese, who turned Yantai into a summer station for their Asian fleet. They also set up a trading establishment in the town. The different foreign influences that shaped this city are explored at the Yantai Museum, which used to be a guild hall. However, the city's colourful history has not left a distinctive architectural mark, there has never been a foreign concession, and though there are a few grand 19th-century European buildings, most of the town is of much more recent origin. After 1949, the town's name was changed from Chefoo to Yantai, and it was opened to the world as an ice-free trade port in 1984. On 12 November 1911, the eastern division of Tongmeng Hui declared itself a part of the revolutionary movement. The next day, it established the Shandong Military Government () and, the day after that, renamed itself the Yantai Division of the Shandong Military Government (). In 1914, Jiaodong Circuit () was established with Yantai as the capital. Jiaodong Circuit was renamed Donghai Circuit () in 1925. On 19 January 1938, Yantai participated as part of an anti-Japanese revolutionary committee. After the creation of the

, Yantai was officially awarded city status with the outlying towns of Laiyang and Wendeng tacked on as "Special Regions" () in 1950. Wendeng was merged into Laiyang six years later, and this larger Laiyang Special Region was combined with Yantai City to become Yantai Prefecture (). Yantai is of strategic importance to China's defense, as it and

, directly across the

from it, are primary coastal guard points for

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. In November 1983, the prefecture became a

Geography

Yantai is located along the north coast of the Shandong Peninsula, south of the junction of Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea and parallel to the southern coast of

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. The topographical breakdown consists of: * 36.62% mountainous * 39.7% hilly * 50.23% plain * 2.90% basin About is urbanized. Only Qixia City is located entirely inland. All other county-level entities are coastal, with

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consisting entirely of islands. The total coastline of the prefecture is . The summits in the hill country vary from ; the average peak in the mountainous region is , and the highest point of elevation is the summit of Mount Kunyu () at . There are 121 rivers over in length, the largest being: * Wulong River () * Dagu River () * Dagujia River () * Wang River () * Jie River () * Huangshui River () * Xin'an River () The core of the old town of Zhifu was located above the mouth of the Yi (, ''Yí Hé'').

Climate

Yantai has a monsoon-influenced climate which under the

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, Yantai falls within either a

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(''Dwa'') if the isotherm is used or a

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(''Cwa'') if the isotherm is used. Summers are hot, humid, and rainy while winters are cold and dry. Extremes since 1951 have ranged from (unofficial record of was set on 10 January 1931) to .

Administration

The

of Yantai administers 12 county-level divisions, including 5

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, 6

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, and one development zone. () * Zhifu District (芝罘区) * Fushan District (福山区) *

Muping District Muping District (), formerly also known as Ninghai or Ninghaichow, is a district of China, district administered by the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong province of China, province, People's Republic of China, and is the easternmost coun ...

(牟平区) *

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(莱山区) * Penglai District (蓬莱区) * Laiyang City (莱阳市) * Laizhou City (莱州市) * Zhaoyuan City (招远市) * Qixia City (栖霞市) * Haiyang City (海阳市) * Longkou City (龙口市) *

Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone Yantai Economic and Technological Development Area (YEDA) (), is an economic development zone established in 1984 in Shandong Province, China. It is near the Yellow Sea coast, and administratively under Yantai Prefecture. It covers 228 km ...

* Yantai Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone These are further divided into 148

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, including 94

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, six townships, and 48

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Economy

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

The

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of Longkou is well known throughout China for its production of

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Power

Yantai derives most of its energy from a large coal power plant using

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, and fitted with coal gasification technology to minimize pollution. The plant is located close to Yantai port. An attempt to switch northern China from coal to

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resulted in shortages, and in 2017 the Chinese government implemented a new plan to convert half of northern China to clean energy for winter heating. Haiyang, a city under Yantai's

, is anticipated to meet its total winter heating needs with

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by 2021.

Industrial zones

Yantai Economic and Technological Development Area

Yantai Economic and Technological Development Area is one of the earliest approved state-level economic development zones in China. It now has a planned area of and a population of 115,000. It lies on the tip of the Shandong Peninsula facing the Yellow Sea. It adjoins downtown Yantai, merely 6 kilometers away from Yantai Port and 6 kilometers away from Yantai Railway Station (not to be confused with Yantai South Railway Station).

Yantai Export Processing Zone

Yantai Export Processing Zone (YTEPZ) is one of the first 15 export processing zones approved by the State Council. The total construction area of YTEPZ is , in which the initial zone covers . After developing for several years, YTEPZ is completely constructed. At present, the infrastructure has been completed, with standard workshops of and bonded warehouses of . Up to now, owing to an excellent investment environment, YTEPZ has attracted investors from foreign countries and regions such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Sweden, the United States, Canada, etc., as well as domestic investors, to operate in the zone.

Education

The following is a list of prominent Yantai higher education institutions. * Yantai University * Ludong University * Shandong Institute of Business and Technology China Agricultural University and Binzhou Medical College house campuses in Yantai. It houses a Korean international school, Korean School in Yantai. Chefoo School previously educated foreign children.

Transport

Yantai Penglai International Airport Yantai Penglai International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Yantai in East China’s Shandong province. It is located from the city center, near the Chaoshui town in Penglai District, a district in Yantai city. Con ...

provides scheduled flights to major airports in China as well as Seoul, Osaka, and Hong Kong. The Lancun–Yantai railway ends at Yantai.(Chinese
"蓝烟铁路电气化工程完工时速提高到120公里" ''齐鲁网''
30 August 2010 The Qingrong Intercity Railway, the first intercity high-speed railway in Shandong Province, has been put into operation, cutting the travel time of the fastest train from Qingdao to Yantai from about 4 hours and 30 minutes to about 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Tourism

Penglai City's Dan Cliffs () is said to be the departure point of the

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on their trip to the Conference of the Magical Peach. It is important to note that Penglai is around 80 km from the city centre of Yantai. Yangma Island is located in the north of

, Yantai and has a large area. The climate on the island is pleasant, with no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, making it suitable for leisure and vacation. It can be called the

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in China. Yangma Island has a long history. It is said that Emperor Qin Shihuang raised royal horses here during his eastward tour and was named the "Royal Horse Island", hence the name of Yangma Island.

Twin towns – sister cities

Notable people

* Qiu Chuji (1148–1227), leading Quanzhen

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priest and founder of

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Qi Jiguang Qi Jiguang (, November 12, 1528 – January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang and Mengzhu, posthumous name Wuyi, was a Chinese military general and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is best known for leading the defense on th ...

(1528–1588),

military general most remembered for defending coastal China against Japanese pirates *

Wang Yirong Wang Yirong (; 1845–1900) was a director of the Chinese Guozijian, Imperial Academy, best known as the first to recognize that the symbols inscribed on oracle bones were an early form of Chinese writing. His work on the oracle bone script was c ...

(1845–1900),

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official and historian who was first to recognize the

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Government website of Yantai
(available in Chinese, English, German, French, Japanese and Korean)

1912 historical map of Yantai
{{Authority control Cities in Shandong Prefecture-level divisions of Shandong Port cities and towns in China National Civilized City