Rizhao

Rizhao is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong region, China. It is arranged on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, and highlights a noteworthy seaport. It fringes Qingdao toward the upper east, Weifang toward the north, Linyi toward the west and southwest, and faces Korea and Japan over the Yellow Sea toward the east.

The name of the city truly signifies "sunshine". The city is known for its manageability, and it commands sun powered water radiators in every single new building. Rizhao city was perceived by the United Nations as a standout amongst the most tenable urban areas on the planet in 2009. The city populace remains at 2,801,100 as of the 2010 registration. Out of those, a little more than 865,000 individuals live in the urban region of Donggang area.

Rizhao is situated at where the antiquated Dawenkou culture and the Longshan culture prospered. Rizhao had a place with the Dongyi individuals amid the Xia and Shang dynasties, and to Ju and Yue states in the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period. It turned into a piece of Langye Commandery in the Qin dynasty. Rizhao was named Haiqu County amid the Western Han and Xihai County under the Eastern Han.