Port logistics

Weihai has 17 commercial ports, including 19 berths that can accommodate ships over 10,000 tons.

Plans for the Shandong Marine Economic Zone call for increased investment in logistics and expansion and renovation of existing ports.

Other key Weihai projects include an international passenger transportation center and a shipping service center, as well as a logistics and distribution center at Shidao Port. Bonded logistics services for export processing zones are also expected to be enhanced.

The city is now developing a transportation system integrating ports, highways, railways and air transport.

Tourism

Weihai has received a UN Habitat Award for its "outstanding contribution in improving living environment".

Its temperate climate, more than 80 resorts, a string of beaches and seaside scenery draw many tourists.

Four of its resorts are approved as national 4-A class sites, including Liugong Island - headquarters of the Chinese navy and battle site in the 1894 Sino-Japanese war - Cape Chengshantou, the eastern tip of Shandong peninsula, Chishan Fahua Temple and the Silver Beach.

The city also has nine large hot springs that add to its appeal, helping efforts to forge a first-class tourism and entertainment destination in east China.

New energy

The development of new energy in Weihai includes coastal wind power plants with combined capacity of 130,000 kW. Five more facilities with total capacity of 290,000 kW are under construction.

The Shidao Bay nuclear power plant, a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, has received preliminary approval from the central government.

Adding to the energy mix is the now-operational Kunyushan power storage station, which pumps water into an elevated reservoir at night to generate electricity during peak demand.

Modern petrochemicals

Nearby 5.8-sq-km Moye Island is well suited for development as a large-scale petrochemical zone due to its favorable conditions for deep-water berths.

The city government is now negotiating with the nation's major petrochemical companies to build the petrochemical industry zone, while construction of large-scale facilities for crude and refined oil storage as well as refining and natural gas are scheduled to begin soon.

By Wang Peiting

Wang Peiting is the secretary of the Weihai committee of the Communist Party of China and director of the standing committee of the People's Congress of Weihai