Zhaoyuan, a county-level city in Shandong Province, is administered by Yantai City; It is located in the northeast of Shandong Province, the northwest of Yantai city, and the northwest of Laizhou Bay of Bohai Sea; Located in the low mountain and hilly region of Jiaodong, the mountains and hills account for 32.9% and 38.4% of the total area respectively, with continuous hills and ravines. Is a warm temperate monsoon area continental sub - humid climate, four distinct seasons, sufficient light. The total area of the city is 1432.32 square kilometers, with jurisdiction over 4 streets and 9 towns. According to the seventh census data, as of midnight on November 1, 2020, Zhaoyuan has a permanent population of 543,127.

In October 2018, Zhaoyuan was selected as one of the "Top 100 Counties of Comprehensive Strength", one of the top 100 counties and cities of Green Development, one of the top 100 counties and cities of Science and Technology Innovation, and one of the top 100 counties and cities of new urbanization quality. In November 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 Industrial counties (cities) in 2018 and one of the top 100 in the Overall Well-off Index of Chinese cities. In December 2018, it was selected as one of the top 100 counties with comprehensive economic competitiveness. In 2018, the National Health City (district) was re-recognized. On October 8, 2019, it was named the Top 100 counties and cities with comprehensive strength in 2019, the Top 100 Regions with quality of new urbanization in 2019, and the Top 100 Counties with Business environment in 2019.

In 2020, the preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) of Zhaoyuan was 69.756 billion yuan, an increase of 3.6% over the previous year at comparable prices. The total fiscal revenue within the city reached 12.055 billion yuan, an increase of 8.7%; Budgetary revenue of local public finance reached 5.475 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1%, including 3.403 billion yuan in tax revenue.