Dongying Travel Guide
Population: 1,818,000
Area: 7,923 square kilometers (3,059 square miles)
Nationalities: Han
Administrative Division: 2 districts (Dongying, Hekou); 3 counties (Kenli, Lijin, Guangrao)
Seat of the city government: Fuqian Street, East City Zone, Dongying District, Dongying City
Useful Telephone Numbers:
Tourist Complaints: 0546-8328523
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184
Bank of China Dongying Branch: No.50, Huanghe Road, Dongying District, Dongying City
China Post Dongying Branch: No.189, Fuqian Street, East City Zone, Dongying District, Dongying City
Location: Dongying lies in the northern part of Shandong Province, at the Yellow River Delta area. It neighbors the Bohai Sea in east and north. The Yellow River flows through nine provinces, and then meets the sea in Kenli County of the City.
History: Due to the time difference of the formation of land and administrative system, history of different regions of Dongying varies greatly. Its southern area was inhabited by human settlers more than five thousand years ago, and counties are established in its western part during the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC) to the Warring States Period (476BC-221BC). However, the northern area which is formed by the deposition of the Yellow River has much shorter history of only hundreds of years. Dongying City was established in 1983 for the development of the petroleum industry of the region.
Physical Features: As the Yellow River tends towards, the terrain of the city declines from the southwest to the northeast. Flat and depression area constitute the major land of Dongying. Around the coastline, foreshore area makes a large part of the city's territory.
Climatic Features: Enjoying a temperate monsoon climate, Dongying has four distinct seasons. It is windy and lacks of rainfall in the spring, while heat and torrid temperature, along with the rainfall, mainly concentrate on the summer.
When to Go: Except for the chilly winter, it is favorable to visit Dongying at any time of a year.
Special Local Products: winter jujube, prawn, prickless cucumber of Guangrao County
Scenic Spots :
Swan Lake Scenic Spot is fine holiday water park built on the basis of a vast water reservoir dotted with small green islands, 15 kilometers (about 9 miles) southeast of the East City Zone of downtown Dongying. Every November to April the next year, spectacular scene of flock of swans on the lake attracts numerous visitors.
Other Scenic Spots: Shengli Yellow River Bridge, Yellow River Estuary, Science Exhibition Hall of the Shengli Oil Field
Tourist Tips:
1. The scenic spot is 20 minutes' drive from the Dongying Yong'an Airport and can be reached from the bus station and the railway station within 1 hour. There are two tourist bus lines leaving at 08:00, 09:00 and 10:00 in the morning. One departs in front of the gate of the city's public bus company in the East City Zone, passing the city's government office, Qingfenghu Lake and finally getting to the Swan Lake. The other bus line leaves from the railway station. Waiting in the pick-up point ten minutes a head of time is suggested. Furthermore, from the Shengli Oil Field passenger transport central station in Xisi Road, special line to the Swan Lake will depart around 08:20 in the morning and back in the afternoon.
2. Dongying Yong'an Airport is 13 kilometers (about 8 miles) from the downtown area and it can be reached in forty minutes from the downtown. Every week, there will be one flight a day flying to Beijing and four flights in total to the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport.