Zhaoyuan is a county-level city

County-level city

A county-level city is a county-level administrative division of mainland China. County-level cities are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions....

 within the prefecture-level city

Prefecture-level city

A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...

 of 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...

, Shandong

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...

 Province of China. It is on seashore of Bohai Sea

Bohai Sea

Bohai Sea , also known as Bohai Gulf, Bohai, or Bo Hai, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of Northeastern and North China. It is approximately 78,000 km2 Bohai Sea , also known as Bohai Gulf, Bohai, or Bo Hai, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of...

. Zhaoyuan is well known for its abundant gold deposit and production. In 2002 Zhaoyuan was named "China's Gold City" by China's gold association.

Tourist attractions

"Asia's largest statue of Ao

Ao (turtle)

According to legend, Ao was a large marine turtle or tortoise who lived in the South China Sea during the time of the formation of the world by the goddess Nüwa, creator of mankind...

" (a mythical giant turtle), 15 m tall and 20 m long, in Luoshan State Forest Park (罗山国家森林) It can be easily seen on Google Maps satellite photos at 37°27′36"N 120°28′22"E.

Notable people

• Chi Haotian
  Chi Haotian
  General Chi Haotian is a general of the People's Republic of China.-Biography:Chi was born July, 1929 in Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province, China. In October, 1946 he joined the CPC...
  
  , PLA
  People's Liberation Army
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   General
  General
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  , Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China
• Sun Baoguo
  Sun Baoguo
  Sun Baoguo is a academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering , professor of food science and chemical engineering in Beijing Technology and Business University....
  
  , BTBU Professor
  Professor
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  , Academician
  Academician
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   of Chinese Academy of Engineering
  Chinese Academy of Engineering
  The Chinese Academy of Engineering is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for engineering. It was established in 1994 and is an institution of the State Council of China...