Dongying is a little city in the north of Shandong province which is an eastern province of China. It has the second biggest oil field in China, and the estuary of Yellow River (the second longest river in China) is found here.
About 1,800,000 people live in Dongying, but it is still only a small city of China. Because of the oil field, the oil industry is developed in Dongying and the University of Petroleum located there. Furthermore, it was oil that created this city, in 1974 people discovered the first oil well in a village called Dongying, so they named this new city after the name of this village. Now the city is divided into two districts called Eastern City which is new and has the city government, and the Western City which has more business streets. Both of them have perfect high ways which are ones of the best high ways in China.
To travel in Dongying, you have 5 ways to choose: Bus There are many cars; even the bus system is not good enough. In weekday, the buses are not enough, you'll stay for 15 minutes to wait for your bus. The price is cheap, from ¥1 to ¥2, it depends on distance. Taxis Taxis in Dongying are common. They are not cheap, but you can reach wherever you want. First 3 km will cost you ¥7 (2012), and then 1 km will cost you ¥1. There are also 'black cabs', private cars that will stop and offer a ride to where you need to go. These are especially useful when there aren't any taxis for whatever reason. Bicycle Bikes are the cheapest way to travel. You can hire a bike to get where you want.
many birds around city, because here is a great habitat of birds Yellow River and the bridge, because Dongying is the delta of this river many wetlands, some of them are beautiful many fairs in Dongying every year 1 Dongying History Museum (东营市历史博物馆), 270 Yuehe Road, Guangrao County (广饶县月河路270号) (take bus no. 51; the museum is next to the Guandi Temple), ☏ +86 546 6925305 (enquiries), +86 546 6445160 (bookings). 08:30-11:30, 14:00-17:30 (summer), 08: 30-11:30, 13:30-17:00 (winter), closed on Monday mornings. Free. (updated Mar 2022) 2 Yellow River Delta Eco Tourism Region (黄河口生态旅游区), Kenli District (垦利区黄河三角洲自然保护区) (take bus no. 30 or 173), toll-free: +86 400 1662158. 08:30-17:00.
KTV (karaoke). Dongying has lots of KTVs. Some of them are big and some are small. However, there is almost no price difference between them. KTVs in Dongying are really cheap. Do not go to the very small KTVs, they may be illegal (drugs, etc.) TangGuo and Royal QianGui are the two best KTVs. They are clean, cheap and safe. Bars. There are many small bars on Qingdao Lu (Road). They are quiet. One big bar called 0546 is fantastic, the atmosphere is big. It can offer you many kinds of wine. But pay attention that this bar may not be safe for teenagers who are under 18.
Dongying has all types of food from all over China, such as Sichuan food, northern food and southern food. Sichuan food is the most popular in Dongying Hot Pot (the one that like a fondue with boiling water instead of cheese, you can put vegetables, meat to cook) Restaurant: chongqing xiao tian e donkey meat Do not miss donkey meat in dongying Fish Head It is really tasty, many people like to eat it. Restaurant: A Wa Shan Zhai Sea Cucumber with rice Really nutritious and healthy. It can cure asthma. Star restaurant Pepper spicy fish This is a dish that from Sichuan; you can eat it on Zi Bo road. For Western food there are a few MacDonalds, KFCs and a newly-opened Pizza Hut in West City.
In a restaurant it is best to order beer or green tea like the locals. There are plenty of soft dinks like coke available. You can buy sweet soy-milk piping hot in restaurants and also from little shops on the street. If a place does serve coffee it will most likely be instant coffee so good luck if you are a caffeine fiend.If you are desperate for a coffee you could try Simple Coffee on Qingdao/Bei lu. It is fairly drinkable but be warned that the cappuccino will be served with fake whipped cream on top. Otherwise there is Cite Coffee on Xi Si Lu. For beer there are plenty of bars to choose from. The famous (in China) Tsingdao beer from Qingdao city on the coast is good.
Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA) — abridged; the full article has much more.
In Jul, Dongying typically sees ~34°C daytime highs and 12 rainy days.
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