Get to know Longkou
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- Administrative area
- County-level city · 县级市
- Part of
- Yantai
- Chinese name
- 龙口市
- Local areas
- County-level city guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 901.00 km²
- Population · 2018
- 635,839
- Administrative seat
- Xinjia Subdistrict (新嘉街道)
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Setting and landscape
The land rises from a coastal plain in the north-west to low hills in the south-east, and the city has about 68 kilometres of coast. Zhaoyuan (招远) lies to the south, Penglai (蓬莱区) to the east and Qixia (栖霞市) to the south-east. Besides the central town, the built-up areas are the port city, Donghai (东海) and Nanshan (南山).
History
The state of Lai (莱国), a Dongyi state, was founded here at the end of the Shang, and under the Zhou this area was its centre. Huang County was first set up under the Qin, and in the Eastern Han it was the seat of Donglai commandery (东莱郡). From the Tang it belonged to Dengzhou (登州), and in 1986 the county was abolished and replaced by Longkou city.
What to see
The Ding family mansion (丁氏故宅) on Huangcheng West Street (黄城西大街) belonged to a branch of the 'Ding Baiwan' (丁百万, 'Millionaire Ding') clan, which rose in the Qianlong reign and was once the richest family in Shandong. It covers 15,000 square metres, with four courtyard compounds, among them Aifu Hall (爱福堂) and Chongjian Hall (崇俭堂), and a garden: 55 brick-and-timber buildings with gabled roofs. It became a national key cultural relic in 1996.
Other sights listed for the city are the Nanshan scenic area (南山风景区) with Nanshan Chan Temple (南山禅寺), Jimu Island (屺姆岛) scenic area, the Xu Gong shrine (徐公祠), the Donghai tourist resort (东海旅游度假区) and the Guicheng (归城) ancient city site. Longkou Port's passenger terminal is one of the Bohai ferry piers.
Food and local products
Longkou vermicelli (龙口粉丝) is fine, translucent noodle made from mung beans. The craft belongs to neighbouring Zhaoyuan, where it was recorded on the national intangible heritage list in 2014; the name dates from 1860, when Zhaoyuan vermicelli began to be loaded onto ships at Longkou. Local waters yield prawns, swimming crabs, sea cucumber, abalone and scallops, and orchards grow pears, apples, strawberries, grapes, cherries, peaches, apricots and plums.
Highlights
- Ding family mansion 丁氏故宅: Mansion of the 'Millionaire Ding' clan; 55 buildings; national key cultural relic since 1996.
- Nanshan scenic area 南山风景区: Scenic area with Nanshan Chan Temple, listed among the city's sights.
- Longkou vermicelli 龙口粉丝: Mung-bean vermicelli named after the port that shipped it from 1860 on.
- Jimu Island 屺姆岛: Scenic area listed among the city's sights.
Sources for this guide
龙口粉丝传统制作技艺 - 中国非物质文化遗产网·中国非物质文化遗产数字博物馆 · China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network (Chinese National Academy of Arts)
丁氏故宅 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
龙口市 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
黄县 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Longkou - Wikipedia · Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-23.
Explore Longkou
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Longkou
Longkou Nanshan Tourism Area · 龙口南山旅游景区Longkou Nanshan Tourism Area龙口南山旅游景区
Longkou Nanshan is a large tourism area in the Lushan hills, combining religious and historical themes with leisure facilities.
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Nanshan Scenic Area · 南山旅游区Nanshan Scenic Area南山旅游区
The Nanshan tourism area occupies the Lushan hills in Longkou, a county-level city under Yantai in Shandong. It combines a religious and historical culture park, a theme park and a stretch of coastal resort under one national 5A rating.
Read the place guide →Plan your visit
Getting there
Longkou is about 85 km in a straight line from central Yantai. Search for 龙口市 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Longkou Nanshan Tourism Area and Nanshan Scenic Area are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Yantai →More in Yantai
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 丁氏故宅 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 龙口市 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 黄县 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against Longkou — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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