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Haiyang 海阳市
County-level city
Location in Yantai
Haiyang Location in Shandong
Coordinates:36°46′45″N121°10′05″E / 36.77917°N 121.16806°E /36.77917; 121.16806
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Yantai
Area [1]
• Total	1,886 km2 (728 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	658,000
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	265100
Website	www.haiyang.gov.cn(in Chinese)

Haiyang (simplified Chinese:海阳;traditional Chinese:海陽;pinyin:Hǎiyáng), is a coastal city in theShandong province ineastern China, located on theYellow Sea (southern) coast of theShandong Peninsula. Its name translates directly to "ocean" (海) and "sun" (阳) in Mandarin. It is acounty-level city under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofYantai and was the host city for the2012 Asian Beach Games.

It is also the site of the newHaiyang Nuclear Power Plant and in 2021, became China's first city to fully utilize nuclear energy for its district heating system.^[2][3] Haiyang is the hometown of writerSun Junqing (孙俊卿),^[4] whose 1962 work about the hope for a better year of farming in 1963 after theGreat Chinese Famine is part of thePutonghua Proficiency Test.^[5]

As of 2012, Haiyang administers foursubdistricts and 9towns:^[6]

Haiyang was first settled with Laiyi people, one of the peripheral Chinese ethnic minorities, some 2,300 years ago, and was annexed into China proper over centuries of dynasty rule and wars. Haiyang was, consecutively, under administration of Qi Kingdom in Warring period, Jiaodong Province in Qin dynasty, Laizhou Prefecture inTang,Song, andYuan dynasties, and Dengzhou Prefecture inMing dynasty.^{[citation needed]}

In 1389, Dasongwei Fortress, one of the nine coastal fortresses of the time to guard against Japanese invasion and pirate attacks, was set up to govern (both administratively and militarily) the area known today as Haiyang. In 1734, Dasongwei Fortress was officially renamed as Haiyang, which name is still used today for the land covering the south coast of Shandong Peninsula, with an area of more than 3,000 kilometers. In 1947, the newly founded communist government cut off the eastern land of Haiyang to create another county ofRushan, and since then, Haiyang's 1,886 kilometer area forms a shape that resembles a flying phoenix towards the Pacific Ocean.^{[citation needed]}

From the late 19th century until World War I, Haiyang was a coastal town in Shandong Province, located near the European settlements ofQingdao andWeihaiwei. Qingdao was leased to Germany in 1898, while Weihaiwei was leased to Britain in the same year. Trade activities in the region continued through the establishment of communist control in 1949, which brought significant changes in local governance and economic practices.^[9]

Haiyang Port is one of the pivotal ports along the south coastline of Shandong Peninsula with sea routes connecting to Korea, Japan and southern Chinese ports. In May 1860, the French Navy tried to land so they could take the fortress, but their invasion attempt failed. In August 1947, the government troops retreated from the port towards Qingdao after a defeat by the communists. In April 1963, theTaiwan-based Chinese nationalist troops tried to land to take back the city and all the troops were defeated and captured by the Chinese paramilitaries. Haiyang Port is one of the trade ports for the peninsula with active export-oriented manufacturies, and is administratively under Qingdao Customs and Port Authorities.^{[citation needed]}

Due tonatural gas shortages, the Chinese government implemented a 5-year plan in 2017 to convert half of northern China to clean energy for winter heating.^[10] By the end of 2019, theHaiyang Nuclear Power Plant provided heating to 700,000 square meters of housing via non-radioactive steam. In November 2021, Haiyang became China's first city to fully heat homes using only nuclear power, and its two nuclear plants saving a total of 180,000 tons offossil fuel emissions per year, as well as "indirect" greenhouse gases such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide per heating season.^[11][12] Prior to this, the city had relied on 12 coal-fired boilers for its residential heating of its approx 200,000 residents.^[3]

Haiyang, which translates to "Ocean and Sun," is located near the Laoshan mountain range to the northwest and the Kunyu mountain range to the northeast. The city offers various recreational facilities, including beach resorts, golf courses, yachting clubs, and sports clubs for beach volleyball and basketball. Other attractions include the Phoenix Wetland Reserve, a National Forest Park, and the Coast Film Park. Additionally, Rocky Islands, about 80 kilometers off the coast, serve as another destination for visitors.^{[citation needed]}

The city is a prime destination for beach sports^{[citation needed]} with its 230 kilometer coastline, and topographically is quite similar to Scotland. In the past decade, this city has quickly become one of the top summer resorts and vacation getaways in China, and in northeast Asia in general.^{[citation needed]}

Haiyang hosted the2012 Asian Beach Games, the first ever to be held in China, which was announced by theOlympic Council of Asia inDoha on 2 December 2006.^{[citation needed]}

As of September 2019, Haiyang is twinned withCranberry Township inButler County, Pennsylvania.^[13]

• Haiyang Government website, English version

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