Dongying Travel Guide
Location: As a prefecture-level city, Dongying lies on the northern coast of Shandong Province.
Population: 2,004,800
Area: with an area of 7,923 square kilometers
Nationalities: Except Han Nationality, there are 36 Minority Nationalities in Dongying.
History: The city was established in 1983, as a base for developing the Yellow River Delta and China's second largest oilfield, Shengli Field. The oilfield was discovered in 1964 near a small village called Dongying, which gave its name to the city.
Climate: Dongying has a monsoon-influenced, four-season climate. It is dry and nearly rainless in spring, hot and rainy in summer, crisp in autumn and dry and cold in winter. The average annual temperature is 13.1 °C (55.6 °F), and the annual precipitation is 559 millimeters.
Transportation: Air- Dongying Airport as a grade-two airport, has airline schedule to Beijing and Shanghai everyday, to Chongqing and Dalian every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Railway- The railway in Dongying is connected with Jiaozhou-Jinan and Beijing-kowloon Railways. The railway construction project around Bohai sea has been approved by the state government, and will start soon..
Highway- In Dongying, high-grade roads lead in all directions. The expressway, which goes across Dongying from north to south, is connected with Jinan-Qingdao, Beijing-Shanghai,Beijing-Fuzhou expressways. Dongying is 400 kilometers, 320 kilometers, 310 kilometers and 200 kilometers away from Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao and Shanghai respectively. An expressway around Bohai sea is already completed in 2008, enabling Dongying to be more prominent in terms of geographical location.
Waterway-Dongying port is a national grade-one port, which can provide berths for 5,000-ton ships. Local Specialties: Dongying has lots of clothing shops along the Jinan Lu(Road). The clothes are fashion and cheap. Some big malls are also good choice for shopping such as Yinzuo, but the goods are more expensive. Window shopping is many Dongying girls favourate.
Local Food: Weihai richnes in marine products such as prawn, swimming crab, fish, clam, etc.