Laiyang

Laiyang 莱阳市
County-level city
Country	China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Yantai
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Laiyang city (Chinese: 莱阳) is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located at the middle of Shandong peninsula, China. Majority of its population (70%) are farmers and it is famous for Laiyang Pear. As of 2010, it has a population of 923,000.

Transport

China National Highway 309
Shandong Provincial Highway 209
Shandong Provincial Highway 212
Shandong Provincial Highway 804
Lanyan Railway

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Laiyang.

Official website

Yantai (formerly Zhifu)

Subdivisions

Districts	Fushan Laishan Muping Zhifu

County -level cities	Haiyang Laiyang Laizhou Longkou Penglai Qixia Zhaoyuan

Counties	Changdao

Development zones	Yantai Economic and Technological Development Zone Yantai Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone

Education

Schools	Korean School in Yantai Chefoo School (closed)

Universities	Ludong University Shandong Institute of Business and Technology Yantai University

Other

Transport	Yantai Penglai International Airport

Coordinates: 36°58′33″N 120°42′49″E / 36.97583°N 120.71361°E / 36.97583; 120.71361

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