Haiyang
Encyclopedia
Haiyang is a coastal city in the peninsula province of Shandong
in east China. It is strategically located in the center of the prime tourist trio of Qingdao
, Yantai
, and Weihai
.
Haiyang is known for its extensive sea beaches, national forest parks, wetland reserves, and also for beach and yacht activities. Haiyang is the host city for 2012 Asian Beach Games
which was announced by the Olympic Council of Asia
in Doha
on December 2, 2006.
. It is administratively a county-tier city under the 3-tier administration of China. Haiyang has an estimated population of 690,000 and spans over 1,886 square meters along the biggest Chinese peninsula, facing South Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea.
, Song
and Yuan
Dynasties and Dengzhou Prefecture in Ming Dynasty
.
, since then Haiyang's 1,886 kilometer area forms a shape of flying phoenix towards west Pacific Ocean.
-based Chinese nationalist troops tried to land for taking back the city and all were defeated and captured by the paramilitaries. Haiyang Port is today one of the trade ports for the peninsula province with active export-oriented manufactures, and administravely under Qingdao Customs and Port authorities.
started first with groundbreaking in June 2008 and then construction in September 2009. It is planned to operate in 2014.
, the first ever hosted in China, which was announced by the Olympic Council of Asia
in Doha
on December 2, 2006.
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
in east China. It is strategically located in the center of the prime tourist trio of Qingdao
Qingdao
' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...
, Yantai
Yantai
Yantai is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Laizhou Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.The largest fishing...
, and Weihai
Weihai
Weihai is a city in eastern Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. It is the easternmost prefecture-level city of the province and a major seaport. Between 1898 and 1930, the town was a British colony known as Weihaiwei or the Weihai Garrison , and sometimes as Port Edward...
.
Haiyang is known for its extensive sea beaches, national forest parks, wetland reserves, and also for beach and yacht activities. Haiyang is the host city for 2012 Asian Beach Games
Asian Beach Games
The Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event to be held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games was held in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia....
which was announced by the Olympic Council of Asia
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1911; whereas East Timor is...
in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
on December 2, 2006.
Geography
Haiyang is geographically a settlement on the coastline of west Pacific OceanPacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. It is administratively a county-tier city under the 3-tier administration of China. Haiyang has an estimated population of 690,000 and spans over 1,886 square meters along the biggest Chinese peninsula, facing South Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea.
Leisure resort
The city is known for its newly discovered primitive beauty and for prime destination for beach sporting along its 230 kilometer coastline, climatically and typographically similar to that of Scotland. Since one decade ago, this city is quickly becoming one of top summer resorts and vacation paradises in China, and in Northeast Asia at large.Historical affiliation
Haiyang was first settled with Laiyi people, one of peripheral Chinese ethnic minorities, some 2,300 years ago, and was annexed into China proper over centuries of dynasty rule and wars. Haiyang was consecutively under administration of Qi Kingdom in Warring Period, Jiaodong Province in Qin Dynasty, Laizhou Prefecture in TangTang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
, Song
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...
and Yuan
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
Dynasties and Dengzhou Prefecture in Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
.
Dasongwei Fortress
In 1389, Dasongwei Fortress, one of the nine coastal Fortresses of the time to guard against Japanese invasion and pirate attacks, was set up to govern both administratively and militarily the today's area of Haiyang, which land was ever called Dansylvania in 19th century. In 1734, Dasongwei Fortress is officially renamed as Haiyang, which name lasts to date covering the south coast of Shandong Peninsula with an area of more than 3,000 kilometers. In 1947, the newly founded communist government cut off the eastern land of Haiyang to create another county of RushanRushan
Rushan is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Weihai, Shandong Province, in eastern China. Rushan borders Yantai to the north and looks out to the Yellow Sea to the south....
, since then Haiyang's 1,886 kilometer area forms a shape of flying phoenix towards west Pacific Ocean.
European settlement
From late 19th Century until World War I, Haiyang was a strategic town on the route between the two European settlements of Tsingtao and Weihaiwei, respectively taken by Germany in 1898 and Britain in 1898 on lease basis, and commercial and trade activities were active until 1947 when communist troops took over.Haiyang Port
Haiyang Port is one of the pivotal ports along south coastline of Shandong Peninsula with sea route connecting Korea, Japan and south Chinese ports. In May 1860, French navy tried to land for taking the fortress and failed. In August 1947, the government troops retreated from the port for Tsingtao after defeat by the communists. In April 1963, the TaiwanTaiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
-based Chinese nationalist troops tried to land for taking back the city and all were defeated and captured by the paramilitaries. Haiyang Port is today one of the trade ports for the peninsula province with active export-oriented manufactures, and administravely under Qingdao Customs and Port authorities.
Nuclear Plant
Haiyang Nuclear Power PlantHaiyang Nuclear Power Plant
Two units at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant are under construction in Haiyang, Shandong province, China. It is planned to go online in 2014 and will be the second site to house AP1000 units, after the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant. Groundbreaking happened one month ahead of schedule on...
started first with groundbreaking in June 2008 and then construction in September 2009. It is planned to operate in 2014.
Asian Beach Games
Haiyang is the host city for 2012 Asian Beach GamesAsian Beach Games
The Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event to be held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games was held in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia....
, the first ever hosted in China, which was announced by the Olympic Council of Asia
Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1911; whereas East Timor is...
in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
on December 2, 2006.