Zhifu District

Zhifu District
芝罘区
District
View of Yantai Hill from ancient passenger corridor of Yantai Port

Location in Yantai
Zhifu
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37°32′28″N 121°24′00″E / 37.541°N 121.400°E / 37.541; 121.400Coordinates: 37°32′28″N 121°24′00″E / 37.541°N 121.400°E / 37.541; 121.400
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shandong
Prefecture-level city Yantai
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website www.zhifu.gov.cn
Zhifu District
Traditional Chinese 芝罘區
Simplified Chinese 芝罘区

Zhifu District is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Yantai in Shandong Province, China.

Name

As a separate city, Zhifu's name was variously romanized as Chefoo,[1] Che-foo,[2] Chi-fu,[3] and Chih-fou. Although this name was used for the city by foreigners prior to the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, the locals referred to the settlement as Yantai (q.v.) throughout.[2][3]

History

Formerly a small unwalled fishing village, Zhifu grew when its harbor was chosen to act as the international port for the larger city of Tengchow (now Penglai) nearby. It now forms part of the urban core of Yantai.

Education

Chefoo School previously educated foreign children.


Notes

References

  • Wikisource Baynes, T.S., ed. (1878), "Che-foo", Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 455
  • Wikisource Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911), "Chi-fu", Encyclopædia Britannica, 6 (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 132–133
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