Laixi

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Laixi 莱西市 Laisi
County-level city
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
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Sub-provincial city	Qingdao
Area
• Total	1,568.2 km2 (605.5 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	762,400
Time zone	UTC+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^{[citation needed]}, its neighbor to the north; however, Laixi is now the northernmost county-level division of Qingdao and Laiyang is the southernmost division of Yantai.

In mid-2015, The Qing-Long Highway opened, connecting Qingdao and Longkou. This made travel to Qingdao proper (the beach and business area) a faster and safer journey, as State Route 204 between Laixi and Qingdao (proper) is often crowded with trucks, hampered by numerous traffic lights, and narrow lanes. The new highway is not only faster, it's a safer and more enjoyable way to get to Qingdao, and Laixi residents love going to Qingdao