Yingkou is a city in Liaoning Province.

Yingkou City, an important port city in the Liaoning coastal economic belt, is located in the southern part of Northeast China, the center of the Liaodong Peninsula, the east coast of the Bohai Sea, and the estuary of the Daliao River. It is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Liaoning Province. Yingkou City has a total area of ??5,427 square kilometers, jurisdiction over 4 municipal districts and 2 county-level cities.

Yingkou is one of the birthplaces of human civilization. The Jinniushan ancient human site dating back about 280,000 years ago witnessed the earliest civilization in the Liaohe River Basin. Yingkou is the only city in mainland China where you can watch the sunset sink into the sea. Yingkou is an excellent tourist city in China, a national forest city, and one of the four major musical instrument production bases in China. The main attractions in Yingkou City include Beihai National Ocean Park, Liaohe Old Street, Moon Lake Park, Jinniu Mountain Ruins, West Fort Ruins, and Wangershan Tourist Area.

The geographical environment of Yingkou

The terrain of Yingkou City gradually slopes from southeast to northwest. The east is mountainous, with an altitude of 100 to 1,000 meters; the central part is hilly, with an altitude of 50 to 200 meters; the west is plain, with an altitude of 2 to 10 meters. Their respective areas account for 27%, 31.6% and 41.4% of the city's total area respectively. There are 2,800 large and small peaks in the territory, of which 4 are above 1,000 meters above sea level, 11 are between 800 and 1,000 meters, and 29 are between 500 and 800 meters. The highest peak is Buyun Mountain, with an altitude of 1130.7 meters. The lowest point is the river beach of Sugua Village, Shifo Town, Dashiqiao City, with an altitude of 1.2 meters.

There are more than 150 large, medium and small rivers in Yingkou City, among which the large rivers include Daliao River, and the medium-sized rivers include Daqing River and Biliu River. There are seven main river systems with a drainage area of ??more than 100 square kilometers, including Daliao River, Daqing River, Huzhuang River, Xiongyue River, Fudu River and Biliu River. The city has 1 large reservoir (Shimen Reservoir), 3 medium-sized reservoirs (Yushi Reservoir, Sandaoling Reservoir, Zhoujia Reservoir), and 33 small and below-sized reservoirs.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yingkou City