Pingdu City is located in the western part of the Jiaodong Peninsula, in the economic region around the Bohai Bay that has seen so much of China’s powerful economic growth, and in the midst of the Shandong Peninsula manufacturing belt. It serves as a hub linking the three major cities Qingdao, Weifang, and Yantai, and has a reputation as Qingdao's lovely “backyard.” Famous sites include Daze Mountain, Thousand Buddha Pagoda, Laolong Bay (“Old Dragon Bay”), the Taohuajian (“Peach Blossom Spring”) Scenic Area, and Shengshuichi (圣水池 - “Sacred Pool”).