The mountains in the middle of Shandong Province are prominent, the southwest and northwest are low-lying and flat, and the east is gentle and hilly. The terrain is dominated by mountains and hills, with Shandong Peninsula in the east, North China Plain in the west and north, and mountains and hills in the south-central part, forming a skeleton of mountains and hills.

Weihai, alias ahava, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, a regional central city of Shandong Peninsula, an important marine industrial base approved by the State Council and a coastal tourist city. The city has jurisdiction over two districts and two county-level cities, with a total area of 5799.84 square kilometers.