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Established in October 1983, Dongying city has two districts and three counties
under its jurisdiction (namely, Dongying district, Hekou district, Guangrao county,
Lijin county and Kenli county)．It has a population of 1.8 million and is home to
the Shengli Oilfield—China's second largest oilfield, and the University of Petroleum—a
national key university. Lying in the warm temperate zone, Dongying has a semi-humid
continental climate which features four distinct seasons and pleasant temperature
with 206 frost-free days and annual average temperature of 13.1 centigrade. Over
the past 20-odd years since its establishment, with the large scale development
and construction of Shengli Oilfield and the Yellow River Delta, the economical
and social undertakings of Dongying have witnessed leap-forward development , which
has attracted attention from home and abroad. The central government has listed
the “Development of High-Efficiency Eco-friendly Economy in the Yellow River Delta”
in China’s “Eleventh Five-year Plan”. Shandong provincial government has made a
decision to construct a “Shandong Manufacturing Industries Base” in Dongying city.
In 2006, the provincial government decided to develop the Yellow River Delta High-effect
Eco-friendly Economy centering on Dongying City and put great efforts to accelerate
the development of the Yellow River Delta. The United Nations Industrial Development
Organization has confirmed Dongying city as an “International Demonstration Region
for Green Industry”. Since 1999, Dongying city has implemented the strategy of “Opening-up,
Investment Promotion and Leap-forward Development”. With the expansion of foreign
cooperation and rapid development of urban construction, Dongying has experienced
prosperous development in all fields, and has won honorary titles like “State-level
Clean City”, “State Model City for Environmental Protection”, “State Model City
for Technological Innovation Projects”, and “National Advanced City in Technological
Progress” etc. In 2008, the GDP of Dongying hit 206.5 billion Yuan, about 11,201
U.S. dollars per capita. Dongying ranked 27th among “Top 100 Cities of China” in
terms of comprehensive economical strength, and was evaluated by the Forbes as one
of 20 best cities for setting-up of factories in China.
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