Area: 5,365 square kilometers (2,071 square miles)

Nationalities: Han

Administrative Division: 4 districts (Zhanqian, Xishi, Bayuquan, Laobian); 2 county-level cities (Dashiqiao, Gaizhou)

Seat of the city government: No.1, Bohai Dajie (West), Zhanqian District, Yingkou City

Useful Telephone Numbers:
Tourist Complaints: 0417-2640777
Weather Forecast: 121
Zip Code Inquiry: 184

Bank of China Yingkou Branch: No.5, Tiyu Li, Tiyu Street, Zhanqian District, Yingkou City

China Post Yingkou Branch: No.5, Bohai Dajie (East), Zhanqian District, Yingkou City

Location: Yingkou city is situated in southwestern Liaoning Province, neighboring Dalian, Dandong, Anshan and Panjin with in the province. It lies on the inlet area of the Liaohe River to the Bohai Sea facing the Liaodong Bay in the west, about 170 kilometers (106 miles) from the Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning.

History: Before the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) brought it under the administration of Liaodong Shire, Liaodong shire was belonged to the Yan Kingdom during the Warring States Period (476BC-221BC). During the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280) to the Northern (386-581) and Southern (420-589) Dynasties, this area was successively ruled by regimes of the Han, Xianbei and Korean (Goguryeo) ethnic groups and governed by Kitan, Jurchen and Mongolia ethnic regimes in late Tang Dynasty (618-907).

Physical Features: The terrain of the city basically declines from southeast to northwest, with low mountains, hills and plains as its main types of landform. The Liaohe River zigzags southward along the city and runs into the Bohai Sea.

Climatic Features: Yingkou is located in the warm temperate semi-humid climatic zone with distinct four seasons and favorable weather. It is rainy and torrid in summer.

When to Go: Autumn is the golden season to the city, and summer is also great for the coastal summer resorts in the city.

Special Local Products: sea product, fruit (water melon, apple, peach, grape), Yingkou catsup (Dajiang)

Scenic Spots:
Yueyawan Bathing resort is a sound crescent beach in Yingkou Economic and Technological Development Zone south of the Yingkou Port. In addition to the beautiful scenery, this summer resort is well equipped with bathing establishments, including fishing boat, glider and sailboard.
Wang'er Hill is a low single peak in the orchard. It is a unique tourist area with a theme of mother love. Scenic spots in this area all reflect the great love.
Other Scenic Spots: Xianrendao Forest Park, Water Fairyland

Tourist Tips:
If traveling by air, visitors should have the aid of the Shenyang Taoxian International Airport and Dalian International Airport, about three hours' drive from downtown Yingkou to both of them.

Yingkou's international ferry terminal is situated in the Huanghe Road of Yingkou Economic and Technological Development Zone. It offers two ships a week to Inchon of Korea departing in Monday and Thursday.

Yingkou Railway Station: in Zhanqian District, adjacent to the Renmin Park indirectly facing the Liaohe Dajie
Yingkou's central long-distance bus station: No.23, Jinniushan Dajie (East), Zhanqian District.

Shifu Road and Dongsheng Road are the busiest commercial streets in downtown Yingkou. They are exactly the ideal shopping loci.