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  Zhifu Island - A Bright Pearl Of Shandong Peninsula And The Center Of Yantai Golden Seacoast Tourism And Vacation Area.
Zhifu Island, located in the north tip of Zhifu District, is a bright pearl of Shandong Peninsula and the center of "Yantai Golden Seacoast Tourism and Vacation Area".
Zhifu Island has convenient traffic and it is 4 kilometers from the island to downtown, 6 kilometers to the railway station and the port, 15 kilometers to the airport.
The whole island occupies an area of 11.5 square kilometers and the length is 9 kilometers and the width is 0.5-1.8 kilometers.
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  Zhifu Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhifu Island (芝罘島 Pinyin: Zhīfù dǎo, Wade-Giles: Chih-fu tao), or North Island (北島 Běi dǎo, Pei tao), is an islet with historical significance in Shandong, China.
Located in Bohai Sea, the island is 4 km from Downtown Zhifu and is 10 km x 1 km.
Originally, the island was disconnected from the mainland, but for a period of millennium of years, the sand and soil in the ocean floor built up a 600-metre wide pathway.
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 Zhifu Island: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Zhifu Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Zhifu Island (芝罘島 Pinyin: Zhīfù Dao), or North Island (北島 Bei Dao), is an islet with historical significance currently in Shandong, the People's Republic of China.
Administratively, the Zhifu Island is a part of Datuan Village (大疃村), Xingfu Town (幸福镇), Zhifu District, Yantai City, Shandong Province.
Originally, the island was disconnected from the mainland, but for a period of millennium of years, sand and soil in ocean floor built up to be a 600-metre wide pathway and is called in Chinese as the Mainland-connecting Island (陸連島) or even a small peninusula.
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 North Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island.
Several important cities are in the North Island, notably New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, and Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island.
The story goes that he and his brothers were fishing from their canoe (the South Island) when he caught a great fish and pulled it from the sea.
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 Encyclopedia: North-Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Rangitoto Island is a volcanic island in the Hauraki Gulf near Auckland, New Zealand.
Otago is one of the regions of New Zealand and lies in the southeast of the South Island.
Zhifu Island (芝罘島 Pinyin: Zhīfù dǎo, Wade-Giles: Chih-fu tao), or North Island (北島 Běi dǎo, Pei tao), is an islet with historical significance in Shandong, China.
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 Zhifu Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Administratively, Zhifu Island is a part of Dàtuǎn Village (大疃村), Xingfu Sub-district, Zhifu District, (Click link for more info and facts about Yantai City) Yantai City, Shandong Province.
Now, the island is mainly a tourist attraction, although (Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud) clams and (Any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior) abalones can be fished here in abundance.
From Qin Dynasty's Zhifu (之罘), officially changed to the present character in late (The last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu) Qing Dynasty.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/Z/Zh/Zhifu_Island.htm   (748 words)

  
 Yantai Tours in Yantai, China - Yantai-Life.com
The island has nice empty beaches, with abundant sea-life, rock-pools, crabs, fish and seashells galore on the seashore.
The island consists of 32 isles, covering an area of 56 square kilometers, and the water area of 8700 square kilometers, with 146-kilometer coastal line.
Island, Miao Island, the Birds Exhibition Center and the Boundary Memorial of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea.
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 Station Information - Qin Shi Huangdi
He was believed to be buried with the Terracotta Army near Xian, but his body has yet to be discovered (The artificial mountain where his body is believed to rest has not been excavated).
He was interested in immortality and visited the Zhifu Island.
His such deeds became a popular story of him sending a Zhifu islander as the religious leader of ships with hundreds of young men and women in search of the pill of immortality.
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Kongdong Island is 10.08km from Yantai city area, cross the sea against Zhifu Island and Yantai City, covering an area of 0.84 square kilometers.
The main island is surrounded by more than ten small isles and rocks in various shapes, like stars surrounding the moon.
Snake Island, 500m away from the main island, is with beautiful natural scenery and prosperous trees.
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 Shandong On Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The southwestern part of Zhifu District of Yantai, which is about 1.5 kilometers from the present coast, used to be a small harbour 7,000 years ago.
He got to the Zhifu Island and had the Shile Stele engraved to sing praises of his cultural and military achievements.
In the central part of Zhifu District, Yantai, there is an area of 100,000 square meters, where there still remain local-style residential compounds and high buildings of bronzy bricks and grey tiles with upturned eaves.
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 chefoo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Changdao County (长岛县): 4 islands and 28 islets
Referring to a Ming beacon constructed on Zhifu Island, "Yantai" means "Smoke Tower".
The region was inhabited by the non-Han people of the Eastern Yi (東夷), who were believed to have established a small state during the Xia Dynasty on the site of present-day Laizhou City.
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 Station Information - Zhifu Island
Zhifu Island (芝罘島 Pinyin: zhi1 fu4 dao3), or North Island (北島 bei3 dao3), is an islet with historical significance belonging to Shandong, China.
Now, it's mainly a tourist attraction, although clams and abalones can be fished here in abundance.
The modern Zhifu District is named after the island, not the reverse order.
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 Yantaimarket_home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Zhifu District derives its name from the Zhifu Island within the district.
Zhifu District has an area of 168.9 square kilomerters and a population of 639,000 with 12 street offices and 224 neighbourhood committees.
The district is the trade and commercial center of the city, and has abundant water and electricity supply and convenient traffic and telecommunication.
www.yantaimarket.com /en/city/zhifu.htm   (185 words)

  
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If however one does count Australia among the islands it, not Greenland, would be the largest in the world (unless one also considered Antarctica an island).
Indonesia 17,000 islands, 6,000 are inhabited / east Malaysia / Brunei / East Timor / Papua New Guinea
Denmark has 405 named islands, of which 82 are inhabited.
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 North Island -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Several important cities are in The North Island, notably New Zealand's largest city (The largest city and principal port of New Zealand) Auckland, and (The capital of New Zealand) Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island.
The island is the (Click link for more info and facts about world's 14th largest island) world's 14th largest island.
North Island ((Any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system) Chinese: 北島 Běi dǎo) is another name for (Click link for more info and facts about Zhifu Island) Zhifu Island.
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 Qin Shi Huang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The emperor died while on a tour to Eastern China, searching for the legendary Islands of the Immortals (off the coast of Eastern China) and for the secret of eternal life.
Reportedly he died of drinking a potion, which was made by his court scientists and doctors, containing too much mercury.
These deeds became a popular story of the emperor sending a Zhifu islander, Xu Fu (徐福), as the religious leader of ships with hundreds of young men and women in search of the pill of immortality.
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 North Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Several important cities are in the North Island, notably Auckland and Wellington, the capital of New Zealand at the southern extremity of the island.
This great fish became the North Island and thus the Maori name for the North Island is Te Ika O Maui (The Fish of Maui).
The island is the world's 14th largest island.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/north_island   (332 words)

  
 Islands of Asia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
ISLANDS OF Chongming, Gulangyu Island, Hainan, Hong Kong, Cheung Chau, Hong Kong Island, Lamma Island, Lantau Island, Ma Wan Island, Peng Chau, Po Toi Island, Tsing Yi Island, Macau, Coloane, Taipa, Shangchuan Island, Weizhou and Xieyang Islands, Xiachuan Island, Xiamen Island, Zhifu Island, Zhoushan Archipelago, Zhoushan Island, Disputed: South China Sea Islands
ISLANDS OF Andaman Islands, Diu, Lakshadweep, Majoli, Mumbai, Nicobar Islands, Sriharikota
ISLANDS OF The Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands), The Macclesfield Islands (Zhongsha Islands), The Paracel Islands (Xisha Islands), The Pratas Islands (Dongsha Islands), Duncan Island, Woody Island, Spratly Islands, Senkaku Islands
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 Read about North Island at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research North Island and learn about North Island here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the
Wellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island.
Māori mythology says that the North and South Islands of New Zealand came from the time of
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/North_Island   (289 words)

  
 All words on North Island
Maori mythology says that the North and South Islands of New Zealand came from the time of Maui who was a demigod.
This great fish became The North Island and thus the Maori name for the North Island is Te Ika a Maui (The Fish of Maui).
Thus he found himself on the Spanish side on the day of St. carried into a house a an adjoining village, he fell into the hands immediately, but who left him for a moment, and never returned.
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 Yantai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Langkawi, a beautiful mysterious island at the north west coast of peninsular Malaysia and has aroun...
Batam Island is situated in the north east of Riau province and it's very near to Singapore.
Bintan Island is becoming the new attraction for the tourists from Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia...
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 Zhifu Island - Famous Chinese Seas and Islands - Travel to China
Zhifu Island - Famous Chinese Seas and Islands - Travel to China
dǎo, Wade-Giles: Chih-fu tao), or North Island (北島 Běi dǎo, Pei tao), is an islet with historical significance in Shandong, China.
Sh?) is on a cliff, at 43.49 metres above sea level, named because of its resemblance to a woman hugging the ocean waves.
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 Science Fair Projects - Qin Shi Huangdi
The Great Wall is actually the symbol for 'help' in his language, and the true reason for its construction was in hope that a passing alien ship would find it and rescue him.
These deeds became a popular story of the emperor sending a Zhifu islander as the religious leader of ships with hundreds of young men and women in search of the pill of immortality.
The emperor often took tours to major cities in his empire to inspect the efficiency of the bureaucracy and to symbolize the presence of Qin's prestige.
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 Labyrinth Manufacturers
The single wing labyrinth drip irrigation belt making machine is
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Mosaic labyrinth type drip irrigation pipe production line is use
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North Island
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The '''North Island''' is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island.
Several important cities are in The North Island, notably New Zealand's largest city Auckland, New ZealandAuckland, and Wellington, New ZealandWellington, the capital, located at the southern extremity of the island.
The island is the List of islands by sizeworld's 14th largest island.
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 Yantai - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Located at 37°24'N and 121°16'E Yantai's old Western name, Zhifu, is a misnomer which refers, in China, solely to an islet historically governed by Yantai.
Referring to a Ming beacon constructed on Zhifu Island, "Yantai" means "Warning Tower" for incoming boats.
Two sub-county special economic zones also exist, the Yantai Economy and Technology Development Area (YEDA), created in 1984 in northern Fushan District, and the Yantai Export Processing Area, formed in 2000 in north Zhifu District.
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 Zhifu Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Thus the island is called the "Mainland-connecting Island" in Chinese (陸連島); it could even be considered a small peninusula.
People were buried here during the Zhou Dynasty, including
Lord Kang of Qi State (齊康公), who died on the island.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/zhifu_island   (565 words)

  
 Welcome to Yantai Window   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Zhifu Island is the biggest inland island of China.
The island extend 10 kilometers from east to west, 2.2 kilometers wide from south to north.
In the first phase,plan to develop sightseeing area such as Biandan Island and tiding zone as well as recreational tour project.
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