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Geographic Location and Climate
Qingdao is located in the south of Shandong
Peninsula (120' 22'E, 36' 4'N), with the Yellow Sea
to the east and south, and the mainland to the west
and, north. Qingdao covers an area of 10,654 SCl km.
Lying in the temperate semi-humid continental d/mate
zone, it is a well-known summer resort. The average
summer and winter temperatures are 25' C and 1.3' C
respectively.
Administrative
Division
The 7 districts of Shinan, Shibei, Sifang, Licang,
Chengyang, Huangdao, and Laoshan,and the 5 county-level
cities of Jiaozhou, Jiaonan, Jimo, Pingdu, and Laixi,
with a total population of 7. 1049 million come under
the jurisdiction of Qingdao.
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Main ResourcesProduct Resources
The area has a total of 870 km of coastline and 375
scl km of shallows. The main marine products include
salt, shrimp, sea cucumber, abalone, scallops and seaweed.
Natural resources such as gold, graphite, bentonite,
marble, granite, diamonds, magnesite, mineral oil, coal,
and iron are abundant. The distributing area of hotspring
reaches more than 10 hectares.
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Tourism Resources
Shilaoren National Holiday Resort, Mount Lao
State-level Scenic Area, and Mashan State-level Natural
Reserve are located here. The Seaside Scenic Area has
beautiful scenery and a variety of well-preserved
classical European style structures. The seaside
Suplpture Garden and Sculpture Street in the eastern
part of the city are now established tourist
attractions. There are 2 golf courses and 39 hotels
rated above three-stars which accommodated 15.5144
million visitors in 2001.
Scientific and Technical Personnel
Qingdao is a famous marine science and technology
city, boasting 590,000 scientific and technical
personnel. There are 24 academicians of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of
Engineering working here. The city has advantages in the
IT industry, new material technology, biological
technology, and agricultural science. There are 58
independent research institutions, 34 national key
laboratories, 54 college or university-run research
institutes, 80 municipal-level enterprise technological
centeres, 234 enterprise-run research institutes and 425
hi-tech enterprises located in this area.
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