Thursday, October 16, 2008

Penglai City

Penglai City , is a port, a town and an administrative subdivision of Yantai City, Shandong Province, China. The port was formerly called Teng-chou .

Penglai is the northernmost part of mainland Yantai and in central Yantai. Except for the Bohai Sea to the north, Penglai is entirely surrounded by Yantai: west of Fushan District, east of Longkou City, north of Qixia City. Its limits in geographic coordinates are 120°35'-121°09' E, 37°25'-37°50' N.

Penglai was the first port on the Shandong peninsula that was opened to foreigners in the 1800s, so it was the first place were established. Subsequently, it was overshadowed by the port of Yantai , 55 miles to the west. Its scenery has earned the city fame as the fabled landing spot on Earth for the Eight Immortals. The city is also famous for its mirages out at sea, which are frequent during May and June.

374,400 Penglai citizens are in the agricultural industry, the remaining 75,600 are in various other sectors.

Administration


The city contains seven townships , three districts , and five street offices :

Beigou Town : contains Xicheng Port Industrial Park
Chaoshui Town
Cunli Town
Daliu Town : contains a namesake industrial park
Daxindian Town
Dengzhou Street Office : where Qin Shi Huang reputedly visited to gain immortality
Liujiagou Town
Nanwang Street Office
Penglai Economic Development Zone : contains three industrial parks
Penglai Tourism-Vacation Area
Penglai Urban District
Penglaige Street Office
Xiaomenjia Town
Xingang Street Office
Zijing Street Office

Together, the three ''qu'' co-exist with the coastal Xingang Street Office.

Famous people


*Henry Luce - born in Penglai, founder of ''TIME'', '''', and ''''.
*Meng Xuenong - vice-governor and acting governor of Shanxi and disgraced former Mayor of Beijing Municipality

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