About 7,000 years ago, there were inhabitants living in Weihai. In 1398,the Ming Dynasty stationed troops in Weihai which was called Weihaiwei.In 1898,Weihai became the concession of Britain. In October,1930, Weihai was regained and Weihaiwei Administrative Division was set up. In 1945,Weihaiwei City was set up which was renamed Weihai City after the establishment of the People Republic of China. In June,1987,Weihai City was approved to be the prefectural city by the State Council.