威海卫,今威海市,取“威镇海疆”之意,位于山东半岛的东北端,与辽东半岛的旅顺口隔海相对,共扼渤海的门户,素有“渤海锁钥”之称。威海卫城区,在古代只是一个小的渔村。到了1398年,即明朝洪武三十一年,为了防御倭寇的侵扰,明朝政府才在此屯兵设卫,修筑城池。从此,这里便称作威海卫。长期以来,威海卫虽然在抵御倭寇、巩固海疆方面起到了一定的作用,但 Weihai Wei, Weihai city today, take “Weihai sea ” meaning, located in the northeast end of Shandong Peninsula, and Liaodong Peninsula Lushun Kou opposite the sea, a total of the Bohai Sea portal, known as Said. Weihai Acropolis, in ancient times just a small fishing village. By 1398, the Ming Dynasty Hongwu thirty-one years, in order to prevent intrusion by pirates, the Ming government only stationed troops in this Wei, build the city. Since then, Weihai Wei called here. For a long time, Weihai Wei played a certain role in defending pirates and consolidating the coast of Xinjiang. However,