600 square kilometer area for industry, tourism and bonded trade, Fu Chao reports.

As it works to turn Yantai into the nation's top marine economy, the municipal government is developing a sprawling new area in the port city, said Mayor Meng Fanli.

"Yantai is a place full of potential and hope. The high-tech marine new area will be the engine of the city's growth," said Meng during a recent news conference with a group of Asian media visiting Yantai.