One, Shandong Changdao
Changdao, also known as the Temple Island Islands, is located between Jiaodong and Liaodong Peninsula, the Yellow Sea, the Bohai Sea, south of Yantai, north of Dalian, west of Beijing and Tianjin, east of South Korea, Japan across the sea. It is the only island county in Shandong Province and also the only island county in the Bohai Sea area, consisting of 32 islands, with a total land area of 56 square kilometers, a sea area of 8,700 square kilometers and a population of 50,000 people. In the early nineties, through the "cultivation of sea animal husbandry and fishery" development strategy, it became an early well-off county in the country. After several ups and downs, now the island tourism industry into a benign development track, become the county's pillar industry. At present, the county tour direct employees 13,000 people, accounting for 1/4 of the total population, last year, 37% of the county's GDP from tourism and related services, taxes accounted for more than 60% of local taxes. Long Island is China's only island national geopark, China's top ten most beautiful islands, the best summer resort and national key scenic spots, warm winters and cool summers, pleasant climate, known as "the sea fairy mountain, migratory birds station" of the reputation of the atmospheric environmental quality of Changdao County reached the national level, the anionic content of each cubic centimeter of the air is as high as 20,000, which is a natural "island". The air contains up to 20,000 negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter, which is a natural "oxygen bar"; Changdao has a long history and simple folk customs, and there are many humanistic and historical relics on the island, including the ruins of Beizhuang in Daheishan Mountain, which is regarded as the culture of "East Half-slope" for more than 6,000 years ago, and it is one of the important birthplaces of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation. There is the A-Ma Zu, the earliest A-Ma Zu built in northern China. There is the Mazu Temple, the earliest Mazu Temple built in northern China, which is more than 880 years old, such as Miaodao Xianying Palace. Changdao has a vast sea area, and the surrounding sea area has maintained the national standard of one class of seawater. It is rich in aquatic resources, especially sea cucumbers, abalone, sea urchins and other sea treasures, which enjoys a good reputation both at home and abroad, and has been named as "the hometown of Chinese abalone, scallops and kelp", and is an important base for the export of sea treasures in our country. Changdao belongs to the continental climate of the monsoon area in the east of Asia, characterized by warm winters and cool summers, with an average annual temperature of 11.9℃ and a frost-free period of 243 days. The county's forest coverage rate of 53.2%, unique location and superior natural conditions, making it a must-pass place for migratory birds, more than 200 species of migratory birds passing through each year, more than a million, enjoying the reputation of migratory birds, "station", has been listed as a national nature reserve. With Penglai in the south and Lushun in the north, Long Island has beautiful natural scenery and pleasant climate. Around the island, there are scattered harbors and bays, numerous sea bathing beaches, as well as thousands of strange reefs and rocks, known as the "Fairyland of the Sea", it and Penglai is listed as Penglai Long Island National Scenic Spot. Changdao is a natural sea garden with no island without show and no island without wonder. Famous attractions include: Jiuzhangya (Half Moon Bay), Temple Island, Longjiaoshan, Pagoda Reef, Pearl Gate, Keji Island, Wanbird Island and so on. In order to accelerate the development of tourism on Long Island, a number of new attractions such as the Linhai Fengshan scenic area, Wangfu Reef Folk Customs Park and so on have opened to visitors. Beautiful Long Island
Long Island is narrow in the east and west, long in the north and south, and thin and long on the map, so it is called Long Island. It is also said that the Qin Emperor and the Han Emperor thought that they could live forever by boarding this island, so they named it Everlasting Island, i.e., Long Island.
History
Changdao is the place of Laiyi in ancient times, belonging to Huang County in Qin Dynasty, and under the jurisdiction of Penglai County in the third year of Shenlong in Tang Dynasty (707 A.D.) In 1929, Changshandao Administrative District was set up under Shandong Province, and in August, 1945, Changshandao Special Administrative Region was established, which was under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Beihai Province, and after the liberation of Changdao in August, 1949, it was still set up as a Special Administrative Region in August, 1949, and in May, 1956, Changdao County was under Laiyang Special Administrative Region, and later under the Beihai Province. On May 1956, Changdao County was attached to Laiyang Prefecture and then Yantai Prefecture, and in October 1963, Changdao County was restored to Yantai Prefecture, and in November 1983, it was attached to Yantai City. Political division: now has jurisdiction over 8 townships, 40 administrative villages, 1 city street office.
Population
The county has a total area of 56 square kilometers. Jurisdiction of 8 townships, 40 administrative villages. At the end of the county's total population of 44,000 people, including 16,000 non-agricultural population. The sex ratio of men and women is 95:100, the birth rate is 4.9 per thousand, the death rate is 4 per thousand, and the natural growth rate is 4 per thousand. , mortality rate of 4 ‰, the natural growth rate of 0.9 ‰. There are 10 ethnic minorities, 36 people.
Economic Overview
The county realized a GDP of 2.086 billion yuan, calculated on the basis of comparable prices, an increase of 19.7% over the previous year. The primary industry realized added value of 700 million yuan, an increase of 16.5%; the secondary industry realized added value of 120 million yuan, an increase of 59.7%; the tertiary industry realized added value of 560 million yuan, an increase of 17.9%. The proportion of primary, secondary and tertiary industries is 51:9:40, and the investment in fixed assets of the whole society is 532 million yuan, an increase of 27.9% over the previous year. Realize total financial income of 0.47 billion yuan, of which 0.38 billion yuan of local financial income, according to the comparable caliber growth of 31.3%. At the end of the year the balance of deposits in financial institutions 1.17 billion yuan, an increase of 96 million yuan over the beginning of the year. Among them, the balance of residents' savings deposits 900 million yuan, an increase of 0.059 billion yuan over the beginning of the year. At the end of the year, the balance of loans of financial institutions 650 million yuan, an increase of -0.06 billion yuan over the beginning of the year.
Agriculture
Annual agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries realized gross output value of 1.22 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%. Agricultural value added 700 million yuan, an increase of 16.5%. Grain production of 397 tons, an increase of -50.6% over the previous year; fruit production of 785 tons, an increase of -14.3%; vegetable production of 54 tons, an increase of -80%. Meat production of 23 tons, poultry and egg production of 357 tons. The total output of aquatic products is 206,000 tons, an increase of 0.4%. The county has 2,800 hectares of forested land, with a forest coverage rate of ?53%?
Industry
There are 17 industrial enterprises above scale, realizing industrial added value of 143 million yuan for the year, an increase of 27.4% over the previous year. Realize export delivery value of 160 million yuan, an increase of 51.3%. Product sales rate reached 104.34%, an increase of 2.40 percentage points over the previous year. Above-scale industry to achieve product sales revenue of 608 million yuan, an increase of 35.6%; to achieve profits of 0.14 billion yuan, an increase of 96.9%; to achieve profits and taxes of 0.03 billion yuan, an increase of 103%. Comprehensive index of industrial economic efficiency 184.77%, 37.65 percentage points higher than the previous year. Long Island
Construction and environmental protection
Completion of capital investment of 400 million yuan, an increase of 111% over the previous year; renewal and transformation of investment of 2 million yuan; qualification level 5 and above 7 construction companies, realizing value added 15.92 million yuan, an increase of 90.2%; realizing profits and taxes of 0.06 billion yuan, an increase of 147.7%. Completed investment of 21,000 yuan, an increase of 5%.
Transportation, post and telecommunications
Highway mileage of 21.8 kilometers, road passenger traffic and turnover 312,000 people, 537,000 kilometers, respectively, compared with the previous year's growth of -42.3% and -50.2%; waterway passenger traffic and turnover 1,272,000 people, 15,945,000 people kilometers, respectively, an increase of -16% and -20.3%. Road cargo transport volume of 192,000 tons, turnover of 7.56 million tons of kilometers, an increase of -11.1% and -53.1%; waterway cargo transport volume of 1.71 million tons, turnover of 2.153 million tons of kilometers, an increase of 8.8% and ?8.8% respectively. Coastal port cargo throughput of 1.737 million tons, an increase of ?10.6%? Passenger traffic volume of 1.58 million, an increase of -22.9%. Completed the total post and telecommunications business of 70.42 million yuan, an increase of 17.5% over the previous year, of which the total telecommunications business of 12.01 million yuan, an increase of 1.1%; total postal business of 10.27 million yuan, an increase of 14.9%. At the end of the year fixed telephone users reached 15,000, cell phone users 0.96 million, the telephone penetration rate of 46 / 100 people, 0.2 million Internet users.
Trade and Tourism
The total retail sales of consumer goods for the whole year*** amounted to 570 million yuan, an increase of 15.2% over the previous year. Urban and rural commodity trading market 2, flat year-on-year, turnover of 101 million yuan, an increase of 4.9%. Realize the total import and export 40.44 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 68.5% over the previous year, of which exports 38.5 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 61.7%. The new signing of the utilization of foreign investment projects 5; contracted foreign investment amounted to 29.92 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 233.1%; the actual utilization of foreign capital of 3.24 million U.S. dollars, an increase of - Long Island
12%. The main tourist attractions are crescent moon bay, forest sea, nine zhang cliffs, the obvious should be official and other attractions scenic spots. Annual reception of domestic and foreign tourists 750,000, an increase of -15.7% over the previous year; realize the total tourism revenue ?135? million yuan, an increase of -6.3%.
UNESCO
There are 17 schools of all kinds, including 3 general secondary schools with 0.0954 million students, 13 elementary school with 0.33 million students. There are 2,500 scientific and technological personnel of various types, of which 2,100 are engaged in scientific and technological activities. *** Achieved 3 important scientific and technological achievements of various types above the municipal (prefecture) level. Patent applications 2, an increase of -33.3% over the previous year; authorized patents 2. Has a variety of performing arts organizations, art performance venues 1, public **** 1 library, 1 cultural center, 1 archives. Has 18 health institutions, including 7 hospitals, health centers, health prevention and control institutions 1, maternal and child health institutions 1. All kinds of health institutions have 231 beds, 240 health technicians, including 115 doctors.
Social life
The urban per capita housing use area of 25 square meters. The average salary of on-the-job workers was 16,102 yuan, an increase of 26.8%. Farmers per capita net income reached 6008 yuan, an increase of 20.9% over the previous year; living consumption expenditure of 3247 yuan, an increase of -2.7%; per capita living area of 26 square meters. The county's minimum subsistence guarantee assistance for 1,100 people, an increase of 10% over the previous year; of which 167 people in urban areas, an increase of 51.8%; 220 people in rural areas, an increase of 25%. Social welfare adoption units (including homes for the elderly) 3, 70 beds, 20 adoptions, 1 social welfare enterprises, the placement of 4 people with disabilities.
Tourism
Changdao tickets: 1, round-trip tickets: Penglai - Changdao 46 yuan / person Ferry about 140 / car Personnel to be remembered Shan Dong Changdao
2, the attractions of the ticket: the north line: half-moon bay, Jiuzhang cliffs, Wangfujiao, Fairyland source, the Museum of History set of tickets for 100 yuan / person South line: Beacon Hill, the sea of forests, the source of the Fairyland, Wangfujiao, Museum of history set of tickets 100 yuan / person Joint ticket: Half Moon Bay, Jiuzhangya, Wangfu Reef, Fenghuangshan, Linhai, Fairyland Source, History Museum 150 yuan / person 3, Mazu incense edge tour: 60 yuan / person 4, fisherman's sea excursion: 45 yuan / person Now the implementation of the pass system, can not be bought separately for each attraction's tickets
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Overview
Island east of the Hudson River estuary and East River in the eastern United States. The area is 4,356 square kilometers. It is 199 kilometers long and 19-37 kilometers wide. It is a sandy island of glacial deposits. The western part of the island belongs to the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, and is mostly residential land in the suburbs of New York City. It is connected to Manhattan and the Bronx by bridges and ferries. The central and eastern part of the city is an agricultural area, with vegetable cultivation, poultry raising and fishery production as the main industries. There are famous seaside resorts along the coast. The island that forms the southeasternmost part of the U.S. state of New York is roughly parallel to the southern coast of Connecticut, which is separated from it by the Long Island Sound to the north. The western end of Long Island forms part of New York harbor. The island includes four counties, from west to east, Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. Kings County is the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. Queens County is the borough of Queens. The western 1/3 of Long Island, extending outward from New York City, is almost entirely scattered with urban and suburban areas. The eastern 2/3 is still somewhat rural in nature, consisting largely of flat, fertile farmland and spreading sandy beaches. Long Island is the island that forms the southeasternmost portion of the U.S. state of New York, roughly parallel to the southern coast of Connecticut, and thus separated from it to the north by the Long Island Sound. The western end of Long Island forms part of New York Harbor. The island includes four counties, from west to east, Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk. Long Island extends from the mouth of the Hudson River northeast to east for 190 kilometers (118 mi), is 19 to 37 kilometers (12 to 23 mi) wide, and has an area of 4,463 square kilometers (1,723 sq mi). The eastern end is divided into two long and narrow peninsulas, the northern one is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) long and reaches its highest point at Orient Point, while the southern one is about 64 kilometers (40 miles) long and ends at the easternmost point of the island, Montauk. Shandong Long Island
Long Island extends 190 kilometers (118 mi) northeast to east from the mouth of the Hudson River, is 19 to 37 kilometers (12 to 23 mi) wide, and has an area of 4,463 square kilometers (1,723 sq mi). The eastern end is divided into two long, narrow peninsulas; the northern one is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) long and reaches its highest point at Orient Point; the southern one is about 64 kilometers (40 miles) long and ends at the easternmost tip of Long Island at Montauk Point. The bays along the northern coast of Long Island include Flushing, Little Neck, Manhasset, Cold Spring, Huntington, Smithtown, and Port Jefferson. The southern coast is an almost continuous string of sandbars and sandy places in rows, which serve as a barrier to a number of bays, including Jamaica Bay. This chain of sandy areas has expanded in some places to form small islands, some of which have become renowned bathing beaches. Rockaway Beach, Long Beach, Jones Beach, and Orcas Island Beach all depend on it. The longest peninsula, called Fire Island or Great South Island, is part of the False Island National Seashore.
History
Before European colonization, Long Island was inhabited by Indians, mostly of the Delaware tribe. It was originally land under the jurisdiction of the Plymouth Company. The name of the island is said to have been conveyed to the Earl of Stirling (Sir William Alexander) by Charles I in 1635. It is said that the name of the island was conveyed by Charles I to the Earl of Stirling (Sir William Alexander) in 1635. It later became the land of the Dutch West India Company, with Brooklyn (now Brooklyn), Amersfort (now Flatlands), Midwout (now Flatbush), and Nieuw Utrecht (now New Utrecht) as part of the Dutch West India Company. Nieuw Utrecht (now New Utrecht) were established by the company between 1636 and 1660. Towns built by English colonists included Southampton (1640), Southold (1640), Hempstead (1644), Gravesend (1645), Flushing (1645), Newtown (1655), and Jamaicetown (1656). 1650 New Netherland and New England colonies were settled by the Company between 1636 and 1660. Netherland and the New England Colonial Alliance signed the Treaty of Hartford, drawing a line of demarcation from Oyster Bay to the ocean, recognizing that west of it belonged to the Netherlands and east to England. Corner of Long Island
In March 1664 Charles II granted Long Island to the Duke of York. In August of the same year England achieved the occupation of New Amsterdam and the Dutch territories. in March 1665 Long Island became part of Yorkshire and was governed by laws published at Hempstead. in 1683 the county system was implemented with the counties of Suffolk, Queens and Kings. During the American Revolution, Long Island became a hotbed of Royalist and Patriot activity; the coastal areas were often raided by privateers and troops. A major source of food and lumber during the Revolutionary War. The Battle of Long Island was the first engagement of the 1776 campaign. Completion of the railroad between Long Island and Greenport in 1844 made Long Island a major distribution center for fruits and vegetables, allowing products to be shipped to New York City. Fishing, whaling, and oystering remained important, and in the second half of the 19th century Long Island became a watering hole for New York's rich and famous. Large communities and mansions were built on the northern coast of the island, and on the southern coast, east from New York City, summer hotels were built to attract thousands of summer vacationers. Coney Island, Jones Beach, and many other beaches, harbors, yachting areas, golf courses, and the island's temperate woodlands make Long Island now a playground for millions of sightseers each summer. The growth of New York City in the 20th century led to a dramatic increase in Long Island's population, which doubled in Nassau County and quadrupled in Suffolk County between 1950 and 1970 before stabilizing. Thousands of Long Islanders commute daily to New York for work. The island has become a major manufacturing center, with the manufacture of aircraft and electrical equipment as particularly important industries. Transportation between the north and south shores of Long Island relies on the Long Island Rail Road, which runs through the center of the island and carries the largest number of commuters in the country. A highly developed and efficient rapid transit system connects the island to Manhattan and other New York metropolitan areas via several major bridges and tunnels for automobiles and subways. The population is 6,861,474 (1990). Beautiful Shandong Long Island
Before European colonization, Long Island was inhabited by Indians, mostly of the Delaware tribe. It was originally land under the jurisdiction of the Plymouth Company. The name of the island is said to have been conveyed to the Earl of Stirling (Sir William Alexander) by Charles I in 1635. It is said that the name of the island was conveyed by Charles I to the Earl of Stirling (Sir William Alexander) in 1635. It later became the land of the Dutch West India Company, with Brooklyn (now Brooklyn), Amersfort (now Flatlands), Midwout (now Flatbush), and Nieuw Utrecht (now New Utrecht) as part of the Dutch West India Company. Nieuw Utrecht (now New Utrecht) were established by the company between 1636 and 1660. Towns built by English colonists included Southampton (1640), Southold (1640), Hempstead (1644), Gravesend (1645), Flathead (1645), Newtown (1655), and Jamaicetown (1656). 1650 New Netherland and New England colonies were settled by the Company between 1636 and 1660. Netherland and the New England Colonial Alliance signed the Treaty of Hartford, which drew a line of demarcation from Oyster Bay to the ocean, recognizing the Netherlands to the west and England to the east. This is where the Westover family lived in our hit American TV series Growing Pains in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Jiuzhangyi Jiuzhangyi is located in the northwestern corner of the North Changshan Island, west of the Pearl Gate waterway, north of the international route to Changshan waterway, 11 kilometers from the county of Long Island. The cliffs are steep, the water is deep and fast, the rocks and reefs are scattered, and the natural landscape is unique. Cliffs stretching more than 400 meters, especially for its cliffs rare stone combination and high and steep and dangerous and famous, in the country many sea cliffs alone. The scenic spot integrates mountains, sea, reefs, cliffs, caves and ancient monuments, blends strange, majestic, beautiful, dangerous and divine, and has high tourism and aesthetic value. Jiuzhangya main attractions are: Crag Swallow Shuttle (Jiuzhangya), 69.7 meters high, is a huge cliff stretching several hundred meters, due to the erosion of wind and waves over the past ten million years, the stone cliffs gradually into the upper convex concave situation, the wall is crisscrossed with grottoes, caves, stone caves, is a paradise for many waterfowl habitat. Nine stacks of stone towers, by nine layers of obvious knots of quartzite piles, long after the waves of the sea erosion carving, tower cliffs clear stone pattern, distinct levels, chic form, and nine cliffs form a pair of "mother and child cliffs". Water gate to appreciate the ancient, east of the pearly gates at the foot of Daxi Mountain, there is a piece of gentle land, locals call "Pingtan", according to unearthed artifacts proved that as early as four or five thousand years ago, here there are seasonal residents of the nomadic people, by the Peking University and the Long Island Museum of the excavation of the two times, found a number of kiln pits, ash pits and burial tombs, unearthed a bronze gorges, stone knives, stone hammers, bone cones, bone spoons and a large number of reddish-brown, grayish-brown surface ceramics. a large number of reddish-brown and grayish-brown-faced pottery and decorated pottery. The Eight Immortals' Stone Cave is two big sea-eroded caves, the big one is more than 30 meters deep and 5 meters wide, and the top of the cave is similar to an arch, which is said to be where the Eight Immortals used to meet in those years, and the quartzite surface inside the cave is concave and convex, exquisite and clear. Big cave adjacent to a small hole, more than 1 meter wide, more than 20 meters deep, the cave is equipped with stone tables, stone beds, on the two skylights, the legend is that the Hexian nun's bedchamber. Dragon tongue fishing, because a reef looks like a dragon's tongue out of the sea and was named. Dragon's tongue and the threshold of the reef, whip reef, spider reef, monkey reef naturally formed a good fishing ground, where the sea water is smooth, dense caves, is the ideal place to fish. Crescent Moon Bay Crescent Moon Bay is located in the northernmost part of the North Changshan Long Island, commonly known as the half-moon bay, because the bay is shaped like a half-moon and named. It is backed by green mountains and green fields, embracing the blue sea and clear waves, a long beach of silver-white stones, set between the green mountains and blue water, like a crescent moon in the deep night sky. Stepping into the crescent bay, step by step beads, clanking, as if into the silver light flashing, jade light mottled moon palace. Stroke your hand over the beads and stones, each one is exquisite and well-behaved, and each one is crystal clear. There are natural patterns on the stone: either gnarled ancient pine, or brilliant maple leaves, or fuzzy birds, or macaque monkeys climbing, or a cloud, a flower ...... It's a wonderful, lifelike sight that tugs at the heartstrings and stirs the emotions. The world's bays abound, but with "white as jade, crystal race amber" of a thousand meters of ball stone long beach, but only this one, really like a pearly white ball stone world. Temple Island A-Ma Cultural Park Temple Island Hian Ying Palace is located in the northeastern part of Temple Island, 2.5 nautical miles away from Changdao County, covering an area of 90 acres. Built in Song Weizong Xuanhe four years (1122 AD), is the earliest in the north of China is also the most famous A-Ma Temple, Long Island fishermen from generation to generation called "Goddess of the sea" temple. Ming Zongzhen first year, Chongzhen Emperor Royal Palace "should be obvious Palace". The hall is the largest building in the temple, for the hard mountain structure. Inside the temple, Mazu sitting statue in the center of the shrine on the dragon pier. Hall on both sides of the 14 station class, of which there are 4 military generals were a thousand miles of eyes, wind ear, Huang Feng Bing Shuai and White Horse General; 8 civil officials have nine rivers, eight rivers, five lakes, four seas, such as the King of Dragons; there are also two old and young station class. Outside the hall on both sides of the room memory has a monument, stone tablets, plaques more than 200 and more than 300 historical ship model. Harem architectural style for the hiatus type, retained the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty. The palace hall is a god stage with copper casting gold-plated mother of Goddess of Heaven and 2 meters high 9 flowers bronze dressing mirror, a variety of clothing items and bed nets, furnishings, etc. In October 2002, the Taiwan faithful escorted a black-faced A-Ma Zu in the show should be settled in the Palace. There is a constant flow of incense here, and more than 10,000 people make pilgrimages to Hinying Palace every year during the Lantern Festival and the birthday of the Queen Mother. The reason why the A-Ma Temple was built on Miaodao Island is because Miaodao Island is shaped like a phoenix, and the island north of Miaodao Island is shaped like the sun, and the two islands reflect each other like a "phoenix and the sun", which is a precious feng shui place. the original temple was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution in 1969, and only an elephant and a mirror were left. it was rebuilt in 1983, and was opened to the tourists in 1985. Here you can also view the Guandi Temple.