Laixi () is a

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Qingdao Qingdao, Mandarin: , (Qingdao Mandarin: t͡ɕʰiŋ˧˩ tɒ˥) is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, Qingdao was long an important fortress. In 1897, the city was ceded to G ...

sub-provincial city Strictly speaking, China's legal system neither recognizes the concept of "sub-provincial administrative divisions" () or "sub-provincial cities" () nor provides specific legislation for such designations, and these categories are absent from off ...

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Province, China. Laixi is known as "Qingdao's Back Garden". , its neighbor to the north; however, Laixi is now the northernmost

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of Qingdao and Laiyang is the southernmost division of Yantai.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this city is divided to 6 subdistricts and 11 towns. ;Subdistricts ;Towns

Transportation

The city is served by Laixi railway station on high-speed lines. Laixi South railway station sees infrequent service from conventional trains on the Lancun–Yantai railway.

Climate

References

Cities in Shandong County-level divisions of Shandong Geography of Qingdao {{Shandong-geo-stub