Located 30 kilometers east of Yantai, Yangma Island covers an area of just 10 square kilometers.

Yangma Island is named after Emperor Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), who regularly rested his horses there while on his quest for the elixir of everlasting life.

The island has now become a health resort and has even been described as the "Oriental Hawaii". Resorts, hotels, and spas have all been established there.

Climbing across Yangma Island, overlooking the blue sea and sky and bathed in the sun's warming glow, visitors will soon find themselves bathed in peace and tranquility.

Yangma Island has been named a provincial tourist attraction.

The sun gently breaches the clouds to herald the morning off Yangma Island in Yantai, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/Yantai Wechat]

Even electric lights are softened by nature's reflection at night on Yangma Island. [Photo/Yantai Wechat]

A palette of icy blues and fiery red hues contrast each other before dawn breaks. [Photo/Yantai Wechat]

A statue in honor of Emperor Qin Shihuang stands in the midday sun at a square on Yangma Island. [Photo/Yantai Wechat]