Liaodong PeninsulaThe Liaodong or Liaotung Peninsula (simplified Chinese: 辽东半岛; traditional Chinese: 遼東半島; pinyin: Liáodōng Bàndǎo) is a peninsula in southern Liaoning province in Northeast China, and makes up the southwestern coastal half of the Liaodong region.
QingdaoCity in Shandong, ChinaPrefecture-level and Sub-provincial city in Shandong, ChinaJapanese nameKanji青島HiraganaチンタオGerman nameGermanTsingtauQingdao, previously transliterated asTsingtao, is a prefecture-level city in China's Shandongprovince. Lying across the Shandong Peninsula and looking out to the Yellow Sea, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west, and Rizhao to the southwest.
Bohai SeaThe Bohai Sea (Chinese: 渤海; pinyin: Bó Hǎi; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄅㄛˊ ㄏㄞˇ; lit. 'Bo Sea') is a gulf/inland sea approximately 77,000 km (30,000 sq mi) in area on the east coast of Mainland China. It is the northwestern and innermost extension of the Yellow Sea, to which it connects via the Bohai Strait. It has a mean depth of approximately 18 meters (59 ft), with a maximum depth of about 80 meters (260 ft) located in the northern part of the Bohai Strait.
Yantai37°27′53″N121°26′52″E / 37.4646°N 121.4478°E / 37.4646; 121.4478Yantai, formerlyChefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao on the southwest and Weihai on the east, with sea access to both the Bohai Sea (via the Laizhou Bay and the Bohai Strait) and the Yellow Sea (from both north and south sides of the Shandong Peninsula).
WeihaiWeihai (Weihainese: Wé4iHæ, ; Chinese: ; pinyin: Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei (Chinese: ; pinyin: Wēihǎiwèi; lit. 'Mighty Sea Fort'), 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 Sea to the east, and is the closest mainland Chinese city to South Korea (specifically, Chengshan to Yeonpyeongdo).
ShandongShandong is a coastal province in East China which has played a major role in the development of the Chinese civilization and culture as it has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center for Taoism, Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and a site with one of the longest histories of continuous religious worship in the world.
Jiaozhou CityJiaozhou (simplified Chinese: 胶州; traditional Chinese: 膠州; pinyin: Jiāozhōu), formerly Jiaoxian or Jiao County, is a county-level city of Qingdaosub-provincial municipality, Shandong Province, China. It gained its current county-level city designation in 1987. It has an area of 1,313 km (507 sq mi) and a population of 783,478 at the 2000 census.
Han dynastyImperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD)Chinese nameTraditional Chinese漢Simplified Chinese汉
East ChinaGeographical region of China Region in ChinaEast ChinaRegionLujiazui CBDWuyi MountainsWest LakeQingdaoCountry ChinaArea • Total795,837 km2 (307,274 sq mi)Population (2024) • Total425,784,000 • Density483/km2 (1,250/sq mi)GDP2024 - TotalCN¥52.22 trillion (US$8.1 trillion) - Per capitaCN¥122,647 (US$19,015.04)Largest cityShanghai East China (Chinese: 华东; pinyin: huá dōng) is a geographical region in the People's Republic of China, mainly consisting of seven province-level administrative divisions, namely the provinces (from north to south) Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, and the direct-administered municipality Shanghai.
Yellow SeaThe Yellow Sea (simplified Chinese: 黄海; traditional Chinese: 黃海; pinyin: Huáng Hǎi; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄞˇ; Korean: 황해; Hanja: 黃海; RR: Hwanghae), also known as the North Sea, is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea.Prefecture-level cityCity or municipality of a Chinese province Prefecture-level cityPrefectural-level cityChinese nameSimplified Chinese地级市Traditional Chinese地級市Literal meaningRegional-level cityTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinDìjíshìHakkaRomanizationthi-kip-sṳ:Yue: CantoneseJyutpingdei6 kap1 si5Tibetan nameTibetanས་ཁུལ་རིམ་པ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།TranscriptionsWyliesa khul rim pa drong khyerTibetan PinyinSakü Rimba ChongkyêrMongolian nameMongolian CyrillicДугаргийн энтэй хотMongolian scriptᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ ᠤᠨ ᠡᠩ ᠲᠡᠢ ᠬᠣᠲᠠTranscriptionsSASM/GNCtoγoriγ-un en-tai qotaUyghur nameUyghurۋىلايەت دەرىجىلىك شەھەرTranscriptionsLatin YëziqiWilayet Derijilik Sheher A road sign shows distance to the "Huangshi urban area" (黄石市区) rather than simply "Huangshi" (黄石).
PeninsulaA peninsula is a landform that extends from a mainland, is connected to the mainland on only one side, and is mostly surrounded by water. Peninsulas exist on each continent. The largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula. EtymologyThe word peninsula derives from Latin, from 'almost' and 'island'. The word entered English in the 16th century. DefinitionsA peninsula is generally defined as a piece of land surrounded on most sides by water.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.