The origin of the name of Rushan City in Shandong Province

Rushan City belongs to Weihai City, Shandong Province, and is named after the "* * * Mountain" in China. It is located at the southeast end of Shandong Peninsula, with latitude of 36 41'to 37 08' and longitude of121'to 18'.

Bordering Wendeng City in the east, Haiyang City in the west, Muping District of Yantai City in the north and the Yellow Sea in the south.

National Highway 309 and Wei Qing Expressway pass through the territory.

The maximum horizontal distance from east to west is 60km, and the maximum vertical distance from north to south is 48km, with a total area of1668km2.

The coastline of Rushan City starts from Rushankou in the west and reaches Langnuankou in the east, with a total length of 185.6 km.

There are large and small ports along the coast 12.

Rushan Yintan is a national AAAA tourist resort. It is one of the top 100 counties with comprehensive national development, basic competitiveness of county economy and comprehensive strength of small and medium-sized cities.

Rushan has a long history. According to the textual research and historical records of cultural relics unearthed from ancient cultural sites in China, as early as the middle Neolithic period, there were human settlements in China.

During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery flourished.

In the Han Dynasty, people used tussah cocoons to reeling silk.

In the first year of Emperor Gaozu (the first 206 years), Li County was established in China.

In the fifth year of Jianwu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (29 years), Yuli County was merged into Dongmou County.

Since then, this area has always belonged to Wendeng County, Guanyang County and Mu Ping County.

In the Sui Dynasty, gold mining rose.

In the Tang Dynasty, Rushankou has become an important port for material exchanges with other cities.

In the Ming dynasty, silk reeling, salt making, wine making, food and other handicrafts were developed.

In the late Qing Dynasty, Xiacun and Rushankou had become large-scale commercial places.

In the 13th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1735), the territory belonged to Haiyang County and Ninghai Prefecture (19 14 was renamed as Mu Ping County).

Rushan County was founded in 1945 (the year of B-You).

Named after a mountain.

1930, there are activities of China in Rushan.

1932, * * * Mouhai County Committee was established.

194 1 February, 707 natural villages in the south of Mu Ping county and the east of Haiyang county were demarcated, and Mohai county was established.

On March 7th of that year, the first Senate meeting of Mohai County was held, and the Mohai Administrative Office was announced.

1September, 942, the whole territory of Mouhai County was liberated.

1945 65438+ 10, Mouhai County was renamed Rushan County (named after the * * * mountain on the south bank of Rushankou), and Xiacun was determined as the county seat.

Rushan County was revoked on June 1958+00, and its territory was divided into Haiyang County, Wendeng County and Yantai City.

Rushan County was restored in 196 1 year, belonging to Yantai area. In 1983, it was changed to Yantai City (prefecture level), 1 1 year.

From June 65438 to June 0987, Weihai was upgraded to a prefecture-level city, and Rushan County was changed to Weihai.