Jimo is located in the southwest of Shandong Peninsula,with Yellow SEA to its east and Mountain Lao in its south.It sits within the one-hour economic circle to domestic cities like Beijing,Shanghai as well as countries like Japan and Korea.With a population of 1.11 million,it covers a total land area of 1,780km2 and has 18 towns,5 sub-districts,1provincial-level economic development zone,1 provincial-level hi-tech development zone,1 provincial-level tourism district and 1,.33 villages under its jurisdiction.
Jimo has a long history.Early in the spring and Autumn and the Warring State Periods(700 B.C.-221 B.C.),Jimo was a famous commercial area in Qi State.Then it was set up as a country in Qin Dynasty and became the political,economic and cultural center of jiaodong region at the beginning of han Dynasty.Since Jimo city was relocated to the current site in Sui Dynasty,it has had a history of more than 1,400 years.
Jimo has a superior location.The city is located in the strategic passage of Shandong Penincula.Jiaoji Railway and Lanyan Railway run across here and Jiqing Expressway,Qingyin Expressway,Wuwei Expressway,many first-class highways such as Qingyan Highway and Qingwei Highway pass through the whole area.It is only 15Km away from qingdao Harbor and it is in the core belt of the peninsular cities clusters.
Jimo has abundant resources . It has a golden coastline of 183km , 24 islands including the famous historic Tianheng Island , the second larest bay in Qingdao ¨C Aoshan Bay and many excellent tourism resources such as the national rare seawater hot ¨C spring and the Mashan Stone Forest which is known as Geological Museum. |