Dongying
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Dongying (Template:Lang-zh), is a prefecture-level city on the northern (Bohai Sea) coast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, 2,193,518 people resided within its administrative area of Template:Convert and 1,188,656 in the built-up area made up of Dongying and Kenli districts. Dongying is home to the Shengli Oilfield, which after the Daqing oilfield is the second largest oilfield in China.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Administration
The prefecture-level city of Dongying administers five county-level divisions, including three districts and two counties:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Dongying District (Template:Lang)
- Hekou District (Template:Lang)
- Kenli District (Template:Lang)
- Guangrao County (Template:Lang)
- Lijin County (Template:Lang)
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These are further divided into 43 township-level divisions, including 23 towns, 13 townships and seven subdistricts.
History
The city was established in 1983, as a base for developing the Yellow River Delta and China's second largest oilfield, Shengli Field. It was named after the establishment of Dongying and Xiying camps during the Eastern Expedition by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Later, Dongying Village was formed, and in 1964, the headquarters of the North China Petroleum Exploration Battle was established in this village. The following year, the Dongying Office in the Huimin area was established here. In 1982, the State Council approved the establishment of a prefecture level city, named "Dongying".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Dongying is located on the banks of the Yellow River Delta of Northern Shandong Province.<ref name="Geographical Location"> Template:Cite web</ref> Bordering prefectures are:
The city is located at 36° 55'–38° 10' N latitude and 118° 07′–119° 10' E longitude, and has a total area of Template:Convert.<ref name="Geographical Location"/> The city's Template:Convert coastline borders Laizhou Bay and Bohai Bay to the east and north respectively.
Climate
Dongying City is located at mid latitudes, facing away from the land and sea, and is influenced by both the Eurasian continent and the Pacific Ocean.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Dongying has a monsoon-influenced, four-season humid continental climate Köppen Dwa), with hot, humid summers, and cold but dry winters. The city is dry and nearly rainless in spring, hot and rainy in summer, crisp in autumn and dry and cold (with little snow) in winter. The average annual temperature is Template:Convert, and the annual precipitation is Template:Convert, with a strong summer maximum, and high variability from year to year. January is the coldest and driest month, with a mean temperature of Template:Convert and Template:Convert of equivalent rainfall. July is the hottest and wettest month; the corresponding numbers are Template:Convert, and Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Economy
A large part of the city's economy revolves around petroleum and the nearby Shengli Oil Field.
Industries include petroleum, petrochemistry, saline chemistry, papermaking, machinery, electronics, construction, building materials, foodstuff processing, pneumatic tires and rubber, textiles, and light industries.
Dongying is one of the world's leading producers of rubber tires.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> With the release of the 2023 ERJ Global Tire Ranking, a total of 36 tire companies from China appear on the list, accounting for nearly 50%. Among them, the number of Shandong tire companies on the list has reached 21, accounting for nearly 60% of China's listed tire companies; Sales account for 51% of domestic tire companies.As one of the main concentration areas of Shandong's tire industry, Dongying has a total of 7 tire companies listed on the latest Top 75 list, with 6 of them showing a significant leap in ranking; Two tire companies also achieved high sales growth in the industry headwinds of 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The city's growing manufacturing sector and its proximity to oil reserves have led to increased company investments. An example is DuPont, which invested five billion yuan in 2005 to build a titanium dioxide factory in the area. After this project's completion, it became the largest investment outside of the US for DuPont.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Culture
Dongying History Museum (Guangrao County History Museum) is a comprehensive museum of geography established in May 1993. It is a national second level museum and AAA level tourist attraction, including a comprehensive building and Sun Wu Temple. It covers a total area of 42763 square meters and currently has more than 12000 collections, including 417 precious cultural relics above the national third level (pieces/sets).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The Sun Tzu Cultural Tourism Area is located in the Chengdong New District of Guangrao County, Dongying City. Based on the standards of national level ecological tourism demonstration areas and tourist resorts, it is a cultural experiential tourism and vacation project with Sun Tzu culture as its theme, created according to the functional positioning of ecology, tourism, culture, and city. In August 2012, it was rated as a national 4A level tourist attraction.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Transportation
- Zibo–Dongying railway (Dongying railway station)
- Dongying South Railway Station
- Dezhou–Dajiawa railway<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (passenger service available at Dongying South railway station)
- Dongying Port railway (freight only)
- Dongying Shengli Airport
A new bus station (Template:Lang-zh) was built between the east and west sides of the city, on Huanghe Road (Template:Lang-zh). Connections to Beijing, Qingdao and Jinan, among many other cities are available on a daily basis.
Education
Dongying is home to one major university, the China University of Petroleum, as well as several colleges and technical schools. There are also many top high schools located in Dongying, one of those is Shengli Oilfield No.1 Middle School. Founded in 1965, rated as the most successful middle and high schools in China in a research hold by Beijing University in 2014, it is the first provincial standardized school in Shandong Province. There are 114 classes in the school with more than 5,300 students.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Incidents
2015 Dongying Explosion
Template:Main On 31 August 2015, an explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Dongying. Thirteen people died and several were detained by authorities.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> According to Dongying municipal party media reports, the accident occurred at Binyuan Chemical Company in Diaokou Township, Lijin County. An explosion occurred late at night on Monday (August 31), and the flames were extinguished in the early morning of Tuesday (September 1).<ref>Dongying factory blast kills one, six execs arrested, Asia Pacific News, 01-09-2014</ref>
According to a report released by a state-run news website, the accident resulted in one death, and the relevant company leaders have been brought under control.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Sister cities
Template:See also Dongying is twinned with:
- Template:Flagdeco Midland, Texas, United States
- Template:Flagdeco Samcheok, Gangwon-do, South Korea
- Template:Flagdeco Madisonville, Kentucky, United States<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
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External links
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- Government website of Dongying (in Simplified Chinese)
- Profile of Dongying from WECP
- Map of Dongying
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