City Info: Yantai, Shandong Province

Yantai located at the middle part of Shandong Peninsula, overlooks Liaodong Peninsula across the Bohai Sea and Huanghai Sea to its north. Yantai has a long history and it is called Zhifu in the ancient times. In B.C. 200 years, Chinese first emperor drew a bow to shoot the fish here, the left site is called Diao Yu Tai. In A.D.1398, in order to defense the enemies from the sea, the government of the Ming Dynasty built the beacon tower here, from which the city derived her name Yantai. In 1861, Yantai became one of the first opening ports in the modern China. Yantai is currently the second largest industrial city in Shandong. It is home to Asia’s first bowling alley, which is no longer in operation. Because of its fair weather and extensive coasts, Yantai is also a popular summer resort.

Cuisine
The Yantai cuisine belongs to the Eastern Shandong cuisine, which is most famous for its abundance of sea food.