Laiyang
Laiyang is a city in coastal Shandong. Laiyang is located in the middle of Shandong Peninsula. It is bordered with Haiyang on the east, Laixi on the west, Qixia and Zhaoyuan on the north and Jimo on the south.
Get in
The nearest airport is located in the nearby city of Yantai. Access by sea is also available via tho city of Yantai. A bus drive from Yantai will bring you to Laiyang in about 2 hours. Taking the train is another choice. High-speed trains from Yantai take only 30 minutes to get to Laiyang.
Get around
Get around by car is the most effective and efficient way in Laiyang. Ideally a four wheel drive.
See
Laiyang Chi Pear, which is generally called liayang pear, is one of the traditional rare species of Shandong pears. Laiyang Pear Flowers, due to its large number of pear trees, Laiyang city is referred to as the "City of pears".
- 1 Laiyang Cretaceous National Geopark (莱阳白垩纪国家地质公园), Jingangkou Village, Lügezhuang Town (吕格庄镇金岗口村) (head to Laiyang Central Bus Station, get a bus bound for Lügezhuang (吕格庄) or Xuanfang (穴坊), then alight at JIngangkou Village; the park is about 8km from Laiyang Railway Station), ☏ +86 535 7986789, +86 535 7551001, lydzgyglc@126.com. As of March 2022, the park is temporarily closed; normal opening hours are 08:30-17:00. A park rich in fossil deposits from the Cretaceous Period. Major attractions at the park include a large fossil museum, a garden comprised of petrified wood collected from around the world, and an excavation pit where a complete skeleton of a dinosaur species known as Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus was discovered in 1951. General entry to the park is free; the museum charges ¥40 and the petrified wood garden charges ¥30; combo tickets are ¥50.
Do
Tour around the city, enjoy the cheap but quality food. Try Laiyang Chi Pear, and look at modern development of the city.
Buy
Fresh fruit is a good buy. Cheap but so juicy and nice!
Eat
Shandong cuisine is famous in China. And is well-known in Korea and Japan.
Drink
Local beers is a good choice.
Sleep
Five hotels are located in the city. These are Laiyang hotel, Laiyang Lidu hotel, Laiyang Communication Hotel, and Laiyang Huitong Hotel.
Go next
Travel back to Yantai for flight.