Laixi

Laixi
莱西市
Laisi
Laixi Government Hall
Location of Laixi within Qingdao
Laixi
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°52′N 120°32′E / 36.867°N 120.533°E / 36.867; 120.533
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Sub-provincial cityQingdao
Area
  Total
1,568.2 km2 (605.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total
762,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
266600

Laixi (simplified Chinese: 莱西; traditional Chinese: 萊西; pinyin: Láixī) is a county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China.

Laixi is known as "Qingdao's Back Garden". Laixi was once combined with Laiyang, its neighbor to the north; however, Laixi is now the northernmost county-level division of Qingdao and Laiyang is the southernmost division of Yantai.