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Changyi, Shandong

Summary
Changyi () is a county-level city of Weifang, Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city is 1627.5 square kilometers in area, with a household population of 581,000 as of 2010. The city is under the administration of the Changyi Municipal People's Government, with three neighborhoods, six towns, 691 administrative villages, and one special economic development zone. Changyi has a long history that extends back into the Spring and Autumn period. Changyi, from the Chinese characters for prosperous and for city, means literally the "Prosperous City". The site of ancient Ziyi () is located in Changyi. Changyi was called Duchang (都昌), as it was named Duchang County by the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). The area was renamed “Changyi” during the Northern Song dynasty in 962 AD, and has retained its name since then. Changyi is over 2200 years old. In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the city served as the manor of Yanzi (晏子) and Sun Bin (孙膑). In 1988, Changyi was designated a “coastal open city” by the Central Government of China, and in 1994 it was established as a county-level city to replace the old Changyi County. Changyi is located in the northwest corner of the Shandong Peninsula and in the southern Bohai Laizhou Bay area, with geographical coordinates of latitude 36 ° 25'-37 ° 08 ', longitude 119 ° 13'-119 ° 37'. Situated on southern Laizhou Bay area of the Bohai Sea, it neighbors Yantai, Laizhou, Qingdao, and Pingdu to its east, and Weifang City to its west. It belongs to the Qingdao One-hour Economic Zone” and “Weifang Half-hour Economic Zone.” It has Shandong's largest reservoir, the Xiashan Reservoir (峡山水库). The city has a total area of . As 2012, this city is divided to 3 subdistricts and 6 towns. Subdistricts Kuiju Subdistrict (奎聚街道) Duchang Subdistrict (都昌街道) Weizi Subdistrict (围子街道) Towns The economy of Changyi is more industrially based, and has formed a competitive market marked by new products, new technologies, and new projects, such as the petrochemical industry, salt and salt chemical industry, machinery manufacturing, textiles, food processing, aquaculture, and green seedlings among others.
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