Zhifu District

Zhifu District is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Yantai in Shandong Province, China.

'Zhifu' redirects here. For the nearby island, see Zhifu Island.

Zhifu District 芝罘区 Chefoo
District
Location in Yantai
Zhifu Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 37.541°N 121.400°E / 37.541; 121.400
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Yantai
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.zhifu.gov.cn

Zhifu District
Traditional Chinese	芝罘區
Simplified Chinese	芝罘区
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhīfú Qū Wade–Giles Chih-fu Ch‘ü Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zi^1fau^4 keoi^1

Name

As a separate city, Zhifu's name was variously romanized as Chefoo,[1] Che-foo,[2] Chi-fu,[3] and Chih-fou. Although this name was used for the city by foreigners prior to the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, the locals referred to the settlement as Yantai (q.v.) throughout.[2][3]

History

Formerly a small unwalled fishing village, Zhifu grew when its harbor was chosen to act as the international port for the larger city of Tengchow (now Penglai) nearby. It now forms part of the urban core of Yantai.

Education

Chefoo School previously educated foreign children.

References

Citations

1. Postal Map Romanization.
2. EB (1878).
3. EB (1911), p. 132.

Bibliography

• "Che-foo" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1878, p. 455.
• "Chi-fu" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VI, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1911, pp. 132–3.