Yantai has become the largest apple production base in China. "Yantai Apple" is the only regional brand valued at over 10 billion yuan ($144.9 million). [Photo by Li Fengyan/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Yantai takes the lead in the construction of marine ranching across the Shandong province in 2018. [Photo by Zhang Jihua & Xu Zhongdong/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]