Yantai

Yantai (Simplified: 烟台; Traditional: 煙台; Hanyu Pinyin: Yāntái) 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 Bohai Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively. The largest fishing seaport in Shandong and a robust economic center today, Yantai used to be known to the West as Chefoo, a misnomer which refers, in Chinese, solely to Zhifu Isla ...

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The region was inhabited by the non-Han people of the Eastern Yi (東夷), who were believed to have established a small state during the Xia Dynasty on the site of present-day Laizhou City. It became a feudal state call Lai (萊國) until the Warring States Period, when it was annexed by the State of Qi. During the Qin Dynasty, Yantai belonged to the Qi Prefecture, later renamed Donglai Prefecture (東萊郡) during the Han Dynasty. The area was known as the Donglai Kingdom during the Jin Dynasty (265-420) but later returned to prefecture s ...

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Yantai, Yantai - Administration, Yantai - History, Yantai - Geography, Yantai - Economy, Yantai - Education, Yantai - Tourism, Yantai - Sister cities, Yantai - Notable people

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China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited (中国东方航空股份有限公司) (HKEx: 0670 NYSE: CEA) is an airline based in Shanghai, China. It is a major Chinese airline operating international, domestic and regional routes. Its main bases are Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. China Eastern Airlines - Code Data. IATA Code: MU ICAO Code: CES Callsign: China Eastern ...

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Bo Hai (Chinese: 渤海; Hanyu Pinyin: Bóhăi; Wade-Giles: Po-hai literally "Bo Sea"), also known as Bohai Sea or Bohai Bay, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of northeastern China. It is approximately 823,000 km², its proximity to Beijing, the capital of China, make it one of the busiest seaways in the world. In recent decades, petroleum and natu ...

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Asiana Airlines (KOSDAQ: 020560) is one of South Korea's two major airlines. It is both smaller and younger than Korean Air. Asiana's headquarters and overseas hub are located at Incheon International Airport and its domestic hub is at Gimpo Airport (formerly Kimpo International Airport). Asiana Airlines - History. The airline was established on 17 February 1988 and started operations in December 1988 with flights to Bangkok. It was formed by the KumhoAsiana Group (formerly Kumho ...

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• Asiana Airlines - History
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• Asiana Airlines - China People's Republic of
• Asiana Airlines - Japan
• Asiana Airlines - Korea South
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Shandong (Simplified: 山东; Traditional: 山東; Hanyu Pinyin: Shāndōng; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is Lu, after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period. Shandong's name literally means "mountains' east", which refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. The province is located in the lower reaches ...

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• Shandong - Transportation
• Shandong - Tourism
• Shandong - Miscellaneous topics
• Shandong - Colleges and universities

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The area has long been inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The first European to visit the region was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. Sailing under the flag of Spain, in 1542, Cabrillo named what is now known as San Diego, San Miguel. The San Diego Bay and the area of present-day San Diego were given their current names by Sebastian Vizcaino when he was mapping the coastline of Alta California for Spain in 1602. The explorers camped near a Native American village called Nipaguay and celebrated Mass in honor of San Diego de Alcala (Saint Didacus of Alcalá). Cali ...

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San Diego California, San Diego California - History, San Diego California - Geography and climate, San Diego California - Demographics, San Diego California - Current estimates, San Diego California - Communities and neighborhoods, San Diego California - Economy, San Diego California - Crime, San Diego California - Education, San Diego California - Culture, San Diego California - Cuisine, San Diego California - Events, San Diego California - Shopping malls, San Diego California - Sites of interest, San Diego California - Sports, San Diego California - San Diego in popular culture, San Diego California - Transportation, San Diego California - Public mass transportation, San Diego California - Private motoring, San Diego California - Cycling, San Diego California - Air, San Diego California - Sea, San Diego California - Military institutions, San Diego California - Sister cities

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Main article: Railways in mainland China See also: List of railways in China Total: 70,058 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails) Standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified; 20,250 km double track) Narrow gauge: 3,600 km 0.750-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 est.) Double track: 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003) Transrapid (a German maglev company, which has a test track in Emsland, Germany), constructed the first operational maglev ra ...

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Transportation in the People's Republic of China, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Railways, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Qinghai-Tibet Railway, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Railway links with adjoining countries, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Metros, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Roads and Expressways, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Air, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Airports, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Airports - with paved runways, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Airports - with unpaved runways, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Other, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Waterways, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Pipelines, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Ports and harbours, Transportation in the People's Republic of China - Merchant marine

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Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Common Types. The current plates are of the 1992 standard, which consist of the one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter of the alphabet, and five number or letters of the alphabet (Ex. 沪A 12345; 京C A1234; 苏A 1P234; 浙B AB987). Previously, all licence plates had used the five-number designation. As the number of motor vehicles grew, however, the number had to exceed what was the maximum previously allowable -- 90,000 or 1 ...

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Licence plates of the People's Republic of China, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Types, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Common Types, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Military and Police, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Motorcycles, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Embassy and Consulate, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Other Types, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Cross Border with Hong Kong and Macao, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Interim Licence Plates, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - The Short-Lived 2002 Licence Plate Standard, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - List of prefixes, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Municipalities, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Provinces, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Autonomous regions, Licence plates of the People's Republic of China - Others

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These are area codes for the provinces of Hebei, Shanxi and Henan. China telephone numbering plan - Hebei. Handan -- 310 Shijiazhuang -- 311 Baoding -- 312 Zhangjiakou -- 313 Chengde -- 314 Tangshan -- 315 Langfang -- 316 Cangzhou -- 317 Hengshui -- 318 Xingtai -- 319 Qinghuangdao -- 335 China telephone numbering plan - Shanxi. Shuozhou -- 349 Xinzhou -- ...

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China telephone numbering plan, China telephone numbering plan - Area 1, China telephone numbering plan - Area 2, China telephone numbering plan - Area 3, China telephone numbering plan - Hebei, China telephone numbering plan - Shanxi, China telephone numbering plan - Henan, China telephone numbering plan - Area 4, China telephone numbering plan - Inner Mongolia, China telephone numbering plan - Liaoning, China telephone numbering plan - Jilin, China telephone numbering plan - Heilongjiang, China telephone numbering plan - Area 5, China telephone numbering plan - Jiangsu, China telephone numbering plan - Shandong - Area 5, China telephone numbering plan - Anhui, China telephone numbering plan - Zhejiang, China telephone numbering plan - Fujian, China telephone numbering plan - Area 6, China telephone numbering plan - Taiwan proposed use, China telephone numbering plan - Shandong - Area 6, China telephone numbering plan - Guangdong - Area 6, China telephone numbering plan - Yunnan - Area 6, China telephone numbering plan - Area 7, China telephone numbering plan - Hubei, China telephone numbering plan - Hunan, China telephone numbering plan - Guangdong - Area 7, China telephone numbering plan - Guangxi, China telephone numbering plan - Jiangxi, China telephone numbering plan - Area 8, China telephone numbering plan - Sichuan, China telephone numbering plan - Guizhou, China telephone numbering plan - Yunnan - Area 8, China telephone numbering plan - Tibet, China telephone numbering plan - Hainan, China telephone numbering plan - Area 9, China telephone numbering plan - Shaanxi, China telephone numbering plan - Gansu, China telephone numbering plan - Ningxia, China telephone numbering plan - Qinghai, China telephone numbering plan - Xinjiang, China telephone numbering plan - Emergency Numbers, China telephone numbering plan - Others, China telephone numbering plan - International Access Code

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Part of the State of Yan in the Spring and Autumn Period, a minor fishing village Ch'ing-ni-wa became a small town in the 1880s, when the Qing Dynasty established bridges, cannon platforms and camps there. The settlement was occupied by the British in 1858, returned to the Chinese in the 1880s, and then occupied by Japan in 1895 during the first Sino-Japanese War. In 1898, the Russians took the lease of the peninsular and established Port Arthur as ice-free headquarters of their Pacific Fleet and Dalnyi as a major commer ...

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Dalian, Dalian - Geography, Dalian - History, Dalian - Subdivisions, Dalian - Economy, Dalian - Transportation, Dalian - Cultural Life, Dalian - Beaches, Dalian - Miscellaneous, Dalian - Colleges and universities

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Hong Kong Express (港聯航空) is privately owned by Stanley Ho, a gambling tycoon with massive stakes in casinos in Macau. In May 2005 it was announced that Hong Kong Express Airways had received approval from the Hong Kong Economic Development and Labour Bureau to operate scheduled air services to five cities in China: Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing and Ningbo. The airline launched scheduled flights to Guangzhou on September 7, 2005, followed by flights to Hangzhou on 5th October 2005. Their first aircraft, an Embr ...

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Hong Kong Express, Hong Kong Express - History, Hong Kong Express - Destinations, Hong Kong Express - Domestic, Hong Kong Express - International, Hong Kong Express - Fleet

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According to administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China, there are three level of cities, namely municipalities, prefecture-level cities, and county-level cities. Sub-provincial cities are prefecture-level, and Sub-prefecture-level cities are county-level, but given higher degree of power than cities of the same level. List of cities in the People's Republic of China - Municipalities. (Municipalities are provincial-level divisions.) Beijing (Peking) Chongqing (C ...

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List of cities in the People's Republic of China, List of cities in the People's Republic of China - Civic structure of cities in the PRC, List of cities in the People's Republic of China - Municipalities, List of cities in the People's Republic of China - Provinces, List of cities in the People's Republic of China - Autonomous regions, List of cities in the People's Republic of China - Special Administrative Regions, List of cities in the People's Republic of China - 10 most populous cities

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Qingdao is located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula. It borders three prefecture-level cities, namely Yantai to the northeast, Weifang to the west, and Rizhao to the southwest. The city's total jurisdiction area occupies 10 654 km². The city is located in flatlands, with mountains spurring up nearby. The highest elevation in the area is 1133 m above sea level. The city has a 730.64-kilometer coastline. Five significant rivers that flo ...

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Qingdao, Qingdao - Additional Names, Qingdao - Administration, Qingdao - Geography and Climate, Qingdao - History, Qingdao - Demographics, Qingdao - Economy, Qingdao - Transportation, Qingdao - Culture, Qingdao - Tourism, Qingdao - Education, Qingdao - Sports, Qingdao - Sister cities

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In mid-2000, a Dutch tug with a Filipino crew was hired to take Varyag under tow. However, Chong Lot could not get permission from Turkey to transit the dangerous Bosporus strait—in addition to safety issues, the Montreux Treaty of 1936 does not allow aircraft carriers to pass the Dardanelles—and the hulk spent 16 months circling in the Black Sea. High-level PRC government ministers conducted negotiations in Ankara on Chong Lot's behalf, offering to allow Chinese tourists to visit cash-strapped Turkey if the travel agency's ship w ...

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Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag, Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag - Sold at auction, Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag - Towed to China, Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag - Three years later, Soviet aircraft carrier Varyag - Speculation

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The airline took delivery of its first aircraft, an Airbus A320 (formerly with Lotus Air), on 12 July 2005 at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. It started operations with a flight between Shanghai and Yantai on 18 July 2005. Daily flights to Guilin were also initiated. Spring Airlines is the aviation subsidiary of the Shanghai Spring International Travel Service. To keep operating costs low Spring sells tickets exclusively from its website and offers n ...

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Spring Airlines, Spring Airlines - History, Spring Airlines - Fleet

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The gulf is formed by the Liaodong Peninsula to the northeast and the Shandong Peninsula to the south. Bo Hai consists of three bays: Laizhou Bay to the south, Liaodong Bay to the north, and Bohai Bay to the west. The rivers Huang He, Liao He, and Hai He empty into Bo Hai. Bo Hai borders the Chinese provinces of Shandong, Liaoning, and Hebei, and Tianjin municipality. Port cities on Bo Hai coast include: Hebei: Qinhuangdao Liaoning: Dalian, Huludao, Jinzhou, Yingkou Shandong: Longkou, Weihai, Yantai Tianjin: Tanggu Islands include: Zhifu Island, part o ...

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Bohai Sea, Bohai Sea - Geography, Bohai Sea - History

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The airline was established on 25 June 1988, on the basis of the CAAC Huadong Administration. In 1997, China Eastern took over loss-making China General Aviation and also became the country's first airline to offer shares on the international market. It founded China Cargo Airlines in a joint venture with China Ocean Shipping in 1998. In March 2001 it completed the takeover of Air Great Wall. China Yunnan Airlines and China Northwest Airlines merged into China Eastern Airlines in 2002. China Eastern Airlines is owned by the Chinese government (61.64%), publicly held H shares (32.19%) and publicly held A shares ( ...

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China Eastern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines - Code Data, China Eastern Airlines - History, China Eastern Airlines - Incidents and Accidents, China Eastern Airlines - Services, China Eastern Airlines - Fleet, China Eastern Airlines - Aircraft Orders

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Nearby cities include Jinan and Zibo to the west, Yantai to the northeast and Qingdao to the southeast. ...

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Weifang, Weifang - Geography, Weifang - Notable people

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Shandong is located on the eastern edge of the North China Plain, and felt the influence of Chinese civilization since its very beginnings. The earliest dynasties (the Shang dynasty and Zhou dynasty) exerted varying degrees of control over western Shandong, while eastern Shandong was inhabited by the Laiyi peoples who were considered to be barbarians. Over subsequent centuries, the Laiyi were eventually sinicized. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, regional states became increasingly powerful. Shandong ...

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Shandong, Shandong - History, Shandong - Geography, Shandong - Economy, Shandong - Demographics, Shandong - Administrative Divisions, Shandong - Culture, Shandong - Transportation, Shandong - Tourism, Shandong - Miscellaneous topics, Shandong - Colleges and universities

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