| Laoshan | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Pushpin Map: | China Shandong |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Shandong |
| Pushpin Map1: | China Qingdao |
| Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location of the city hall in Qingdao |
| Coordinates: | 36.1075°N 120.4689°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Laoshan City Hall |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-provincial city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Qingdao |
| Parts Type: | Subdistricts |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | Neighborhoods |
| P1: | 中韩街道 China and South Korea Street |
| P2: | 沙子口街道 Shazikou Street |
| P3: | 王哥庄街道 Wanggezhuang Street |
| P4: | 北宅街道 Beizhai Streets |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Yang Pengming (Chinese: 杨鹏鸣) |
| Area Total Km2: | 858.2 |
| Population Total: | 455900 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Timezone1: | China standard time |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 266100 |
| Website: | http://www.laoshan.gov.cn/ |
Laoshan District is an urban district (区) of Qingdao, Shandong. It has an area of 858km2 and had approximately 379,500 inhabitants as of 2010. It is home to Mount Lao, which gave the district its name.
Laoshan District is located in the south of the Shandong Peninsula, facing the Yellow Sea in the east and south. It covers 858km2 with 103.7km2 of coastline. The mountain ranges of Laoshan cover most of the eastern part of the district.
The district belongs to north temperature zone, with a monsoon-influenced temperate climate. There is neither intense heat in summer nor severe cold in winter. Most of the district is highland with the average altitude of 55m and surface water of 3m. There is abundant high quality ground water. In fact, Laoshan mineral water is renowned and sold China-wide. Natural resources are abundant, with granite being the prevalent mineral in the area.
By the end of 2020, Laoshan District has 5 streets with 163 communities under the jurisdiction of Jinjialing Street, Zhonghan Street, Shazikou Street, Wanggezhuang Street and Beizhai Street.
By the end of 2016, the total resident population of the region was 435,500, with an urbanization rate of 84.7%. The total number of households registered in the region was 92,025; the total population was 286,046, of which 206,108 were in urban areas and 79,938 in rural areas. The registered temporary population is 71,359. New births 4158 people, birth rate 14.77 ‰, natural population growth rate 9.25 ‰.
According to the seventh census data, as of November 1, 2020 at 00:00, Laoshan District has a resident population of 502,370.
The majority of the population in Laoshan District is Han Chinese. According to the 2010 census data, there are 4,624 ethnic minorities, accounting for 1.22% of the total population. More than 100 people of ethnic minorities, Korean 1579 people, 791 Manchu, Hui 632 people, Mongolian 366 people, Uyghur 340 people, Miao 187 people, Tujia 153 people, Zhuang 106 people.
In 2016, there were 111 kindergartens of all kinds at all levels in Laoshan District, of which 68 were public and 43 were private; among them, 13 and 26 were provincial and municipal model gardens. There are 35 public primary and secondary schools, including 8 middle schools, 5 and 2 provincial and municipal standardized schools; 25 elementary school, including 12 and 11 provincial and municipal standardized schools; 1 nine-year consistent school; and 1 special education municipal standardized school. There are 4 private primary and secondary schools and 4 adult education centers.
There are 30,592 primary and secondary school students, 12,257 children in school, and 2,753 teaching staff. The enrollment rate and consolidation rate of students in compulsory education in the region have always been 100%, and the enrollment rate of high school section has reached over 99%.
There are 4 universities in the region, including China Ocean University, with more than 100,000 students and teachers. There are 4 academician expert workstations in Qingdao, 9 national post-doctoral workstations, 26 academicians of the two academies and external academicians; 32 people from the Thousand Talents Plan of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 112 Taishan scholars have been introduced; there are more than 70 R&D institutions at home and abroad.
Laoshan University
Laoshan is known for its green tea. Its unique character is gained as a result of being grown at a higher latitude than any other tea within China. The high latitude makes it all the more difficult for the tea plants to grow which gives the tea a full and complex taste.
Laoshan District is home to over 65 schools and institutions of higher education. It is host to three major universities, most notably the main campus of both the Ocean University of China and the Qingdao University of Science and Technology, as well as a branch campus of Qingdao University.
Notable secondary and international schools include Qingdao No.2 Middle School, Qingdao Amerasia International School,[1] Overseas Chinese School, International School of Qingdao,[2] and Qingdao Senior Vocational School.