Apple is to open its first store in east China's Shandong Province, according to the Apple website.
With a population of nearly 100 million, Shandong has the third largest provincial economy in China.
China is Apple's second biggest market after the United States.
The U.S. electronics maker set a target of 40 stores on the Chinese mainland in 2016.
The store will be at MixC Shopping Mall in Qingdao, a prosperous port and tourism city. The store will open on Jan. 30.
