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Rizhao  is a rising port city along the coast of China which is named after a Chinese poem, meaning "sunshine" in Chinese. located at the center of the Chinese coast in the southern tip of the Jiaodong peninsula. It borders the Yellow Sea on the east and adjoins the Yimeng Mountains in the west, with Qingdao

and Weifang in the north and Lianyugang (a city in Jiangsu Province )in the south, facing Korea and Japan across the sea in the east. It has Donggang Distrct, Ju County ,Wulian County, Lanshan District, Rizhao Economic and Technological Development Zone and Shanhaitian Tourism & Vacation Zone under its jurisdiction. The city has a total area of 5310  square km , coastline of 100 km and a population of 2.78 million. As the important seaport of Southern

Shandong, Rizhao is the connecting point between the coastal axis of the major construction areas of the State and the Economic Belt of the Continental Bridge along the Railway of Rizhao-Xi'an.  Rizhao is  one of the 15 coastal cities designated by the State Council for major construction. With two ports connecting with the world and one railway linking Asia with Europe, it also the Eastern Bridgehead of the New Euro-Asia Continental Bridge. The superior geographical location, favorable eco-environment, abundant resources and improving urban functions bring vitality to Rizhao.

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