Rizhao
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| Rizhao 日照 |
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| — Prefecture-level city — | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| - Simplified | 日照 |
| - Traditional | |
| - Pinyin | Rìzhào |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Shandong |
| County-level divisions | 4 |
| Township-level divisions | |
| City seat | Donggang District (35°25′N 119°26′E / 35.417°N 119.433°E) |
| Government | |
| - CPC Secretary | Yang Jun (杨军) |
| - Mayor | Zhao Xiaowei (赵效为) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5,310 km2 (2,050.2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 633 |
| GDP | |
| GDP per capita | |
| License Plate Prefix | 鲁L |
Rizhao city was recognized by the United Nations as one of the most habitable cities in the world in 2009. Rizhao (Chinese: 日照; pinyin: Rìzhào; Wade-Giles: Jih-Chao) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north, Linyi to the west and southwest, and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east. Rizhao is a major seaport and is approximately 620 km north of Shanghai, 170 km southwest of Qingdao, and 120 km north of Lianyungang. The Rizhao seaport's primary business is loading and unloading iron ore and coal. Other products passing through the seaport include cement, nickel, bauxite, and the like.[1] Rizhao City means City of Sunshine in Chinese.[2]:108 The city is known for its sustainability, and it mandates solar-water heaters in all new buildings.
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[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Rizhao administers four county-level divisions, including two districts and two counties.
- Donggang District (东港区)
- Lanshan District (岚山区)
- Ju County (莒县)
- Wulian County (五莲县)
[edit] Scenic spots
- wanpingkou coastal scenic spot
- dengta scenic spot
- rizhao national coastal forest park
- wulian mountain scenic spot
- jiuxian Mountain scenic spot
- Fulai mountain scenic spot
- Zhudongtian scenic spot
- longmengu Scenic spot
- Peach blossom Island Scenic spot
- Liujiawan Seashore Tourism Scenic Spot
- Rizhao port(scenic spot)
- Shandong Fulaiqing Ecological Park
- Underground great canyon of shandong
- underground fluorescent lake of Yishui
[edit] Sustainable development
The city now mandates the incorporation of solar panels in all new buildings, and oversees the construction process to ensure the panels are correctly installed.[3] The effort to install solar water heaters began in 1992. As of 2007, 99 percent of households in the central districts use solar water heaters, and most of the lighting and traffic signals are powered with photovoltaic solar power. In 2007 the city had over a half-million square meters of solar water heating panels, equivalent to .5 megawatts of electric water heaters. The city has been designated as the Environmental Protection Model City by China's SEPA, and is consistently listed in the top 10 cities for air quality in China.
 Wanping Kou beach(scenic spot) |
 Fulaishan(scenic spot) |
 Rizhao seaport(scenic spot) |
 Rizhao seaport (scenic spot) |
 Dengta lighthouse(scenic spot) |
[edit] References
- ^ [1] http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/613350/china_company_report_rizhao_port_co_ltd
- ^ Worldwatch Institute. (2007). The State of the World: Our Urban Future.
- ^ Levinson, Matthew and Chen, Jing, ", 2008-05-01.China — the rise of the green city", ScienceAlert Australia and New Zealand, retrieved on 2008-08-23
[edit] External links
- Government website of Rizhao (in Chinese), retrieved on 2008-08-23
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