Rizhao is a seaport city on the coast south of Qingdao in Shandong.

Understand

The area has been inhabited since ancient times; some of the main archaeological sites for the Longshan Culture — one of China's last neolithic (stone age) cultures, roughly 3000-2000 BCE — are nearby.

Do

There are some fine beaches.

Go next

Going north, Qingdao is nearby. Heading south, anywhere in East China could be reached.