laixi, under theadministration of qingdao municipality, is located in the center of jiaodongpeninsula. it is in 36°34＇～ 37°09＇northlatitude and 120°12＇～ 120°40＇eastlongitude. laixi borders laiyang to the east, pindu to the west alongxiaoguriver,jimo to the south alongwuguriver, zhaoyuan to thenorth and laizhou to the northwest. it is an area of irregular rectangular,which covers17,184 km2,with the maximum lengthfrom.north to south being 63 kilometers, and widthfrom.east to west being 36 kilometers.