| Rongcheng | |
| Other Name: | Jungcheng |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Pushpin Map: | China Shandong |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the city center in Shandong |
| Coordinates: | 37.1653°N 122.4867°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Shandong |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Weihai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1526 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 738,600 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
| Postal Code: | 264300 |
| Area Code: | 0631 |
Rongcheng is a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Weihai, at the eastern extremity of Shandong Province, China, looking out to the Yellow Sea in all directions but the west.
According to historical records,[3] the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty had visited Rongcheng twice, building bridges and temples. In 1735, during the Qing dynasty, the Yongzheng Emperor gave Rongcheng its present name.
In June 2011, a mutiny and mass murder broke out on Lurongyu 2682, a fishing trawler registered in Rongcheng. After a month-long killings in the West Pacific, 11 of the 33 crew returned. In July 2013, the Intermediate Court of Wendeng, adjacent to Rongcheng, convicted the 11 men with murder.[4]
There are 10 subdistricts and 12 towns under Rongcheng's administration.
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Rongcheng has a humid continental climate, bordering a humid subtropical climate.