Shandong City

Laixi

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Laixi is a county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China.

Laiwu

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Laiwu is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong , People's Republic of China. The smallest prefecture-level city in the province, it borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east and Tai'an to the southwest.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Laiwu administers 2 , both of which are .

*Laicheng District
*Gangcheng District
*provincal economic zone

These are further divided into 19 , including 14 , 1 and 4 subdistricts.

Jining, Shandong

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Jining is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong , People's Republic of China. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Today it is the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal of China.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Jining administers 12 , including 2 , 3 and 7 .

*Shizhong District
*Rencheng District
*Qufu City
*Yanzhou City
*Zoucheng City
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*Yutai County
*Jinxiang County
*Jiaxiang County
*Wenshang County
*Sishui County
*Liangshan County

Economy

Jining is situated in a coal mining area in the South-West of Shandong. Jining is an industrial city. Jining has a coal-fired power station, the Jining Power Plant.

Notable people

*Confucius , central Chinese thinker, founder of Confucianism
*Mencius , Chinese thinker, a principle interpreter of Confucianism

Tengzhou

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Tengzhou is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China.

Tengzhou is the legendary birthplace of Micius and Lu Ban . It served as the capital of the State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn Period.

State of Teng was also called "Good State". According to Mencius, Mencius ever addressed State of Teng, and the duke T'eng Weng Kung consulted him for the government of the kingdom. Menicus praised the State of Teng as a "Good State".

The Mayor of Tengzhou is Du Yongguang. The Secretary of CPC Tengzhou Committee is Niu Qizhong.

Administration

The County-level city of Tengzhou administers 21 .

Notable people

*T'eng Weng Kung , Spring and Autumn era,duke of Teng of State
*Lu Ban , Spring and Autumnera famous architect and engineer
*Micius , Warring States era philosopher and thinker
*Mao Sui , Warring States era negotiator

Tashan

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Tashan is a semi-urban subdistrict of Yantai, in the Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Tashan is noted for its mountain . Tashan Mountain has a temple dedicated to the boddhisatva Kuan Yin as well as a pagoda dedicated to Three Pure Ones.

Tai'an

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Tai'an is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong , People's Republic of China. Centered around Mount Tai, the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Laiwu to the northeast, Zibo to the east, Linyi to the southeast, Liaocheng to the extreme west and Jining to the south. To the west Tai'an is separated from the province of Henan by the Yellow River.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Tai'an administers 12 , including 2 , 2 and 2 .

*Taishan District
*Daiyue District
*Xintai City
*Feicheng City
*Ningyang County
*Dongping County

History

In the neolithic, the area of present day Tai'an was home to the Dawenkou culture. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the region belonged to the states of and . The site of major historical and cultural significance in the area is Mount Tai.

Geography and climate

Tai'an is centered around Mount Tai.

Tai'an lies in the northern temperate zone and has a continental, semi-humid monsoon climate. The average annual temperatures are -2.6 , 12.9°C , and 26.4°C . The average annual precipitation is 697 millimeter.

Education

Shandong University of Science and Technology

Taishan Medical University

Shandong Agricultural University

Mount Tai College

Transportation

Tai'an is located on the Jing-Hu Railway Line, which connects Beijing to Shanghai, as well as on the Jing-Hu Expressway and on the Tai-Lai Expressway . The nearest major airport is Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport, about 120 kilometers to the north.

Shouguang

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Shouguang is a relatively large city located in Shandong Province. Nearly one million people reside within the municipality and its surrounding towns and villages.

The city is located approximately thirty minutes east of Zibo, thirty to forty minutes west of downtown Weifang, three hours west of Qingdao and one and a half an hour east of Jinan. From Shouguang, and driving at legal highway speeds, one could reach Beijing in approximately seven hours.

Shouguang is flourishing and boasts a modern downtown area and a new six lane highway leading from the Jiqing Expressway into the heart of the city. The local government is currently focused on developing the city's service, industry and technology sectors as well as maintaining Shouguang's reputation as China's "Home of Vegetables" .

The city hosts a vegetable fair every year around May 1st, and artists use fruits, nuts, vegetables, flowers and potted plants to create numerous sculptures and murals. The artwork is displayed at the city's convention center and ten large plant exhibition halls. Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the city as well as the adjacent village of San Yuan Wang in 2005 and praised the farmers for the development of their new cultivation techniques. The visit and the efforts of the village head and farmers were featured on national news programs. San Yuan Wang has since erected a large sign displaying Hu and other visiting dignitaries just inside its main village gate in order to celebrate the event.

Due to the city's large year-round harvests, many international trading and trucking companies have opened operations in Shouguang. The city has a vegetable auction house, which provides residents knowledgeable of harvest amounts with substantial extra income through the rapid buying and selling of crops . Buying and selling of crops can be conducted online as well as at the auction house.

Rushan

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Rushan is a county-level city in Weihai prefecture-level city, Shandong province, in eastern . Rushan borders Yantai to the north and looks out to the Yellow Sea to the south. It derives its name from a Breast-like Mount on the sea shore.

Administrative divisions

The county-level city of Rushan administers 14 .

History

The city has a long history. The first county was founded in 206 B.C. and named as Yuli.

Geography and climate

It is located on the south-eastern seashore of Shandong Province in China at 367 northern latitude and 121°5′ east of Greenwich.

Rushan has a mild, seasonal climate moderated by the Yellow Sea. August is the warmest month with a 24-hour average temperature of 23.5 and January the coldest .

Rongcheng, Weihai

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Rongcheng is a county-level city in Weihai prefecture-level city, Shandong province, in eastern .

History

According to historical records, the Emperor Qinshihuang had visited Rongcheng twice, building bridges and temples. In 1735 during the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng gave Rongcheng its present name.

It is on the edge of the east coastline of China.

Pingdu

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Pingdu is a county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, China.

It is located in the centre of the Shandong Peninsula. It has an area of 3,166 km² and a population of 1,340,000 people.

Penglai City

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Penglai City , is a port, a town and an administrative subdivision of Yantai City, Shandong Province, China. The port was formerly called Teng-chou .

Penglai is the northernmost part of mainland Yantai and in central Yantai. Except for the Bohai Sea to the north, Penglai is entirely surrounded by Yantai: west of Fushan District, east of Longkou City, north of Qixia City. Its limits in geographic coordinates are 120°35'-121°09' E, 37°25'-37°50' N.

Penglai was the first port on the Shandong peninsula that was opened to foreigners in the 1800s, so it was the first place were established. Subsequently, it was overshadowed by the port of Yantai , 55 miles to the west. Its scenery has earned the city fame as the fabled landing spot on Earth for the Eight Immortals. The city is also famous for its mirages out at sea, which are frequent during May and June.

374,400 Penglai citizens are in the agricultural industry, the remaining 75,600 are in various other sectors.

Administration

The city contains seven townships , three districts , and five street offices :

Beigou Town : contains Xicheng Port Industrial Park
Chaoshui Town
Cunli Town
Daliu Town : contains a namesake industrial park
Daxindian Town
Dengzhou Street Office : where Qin Shi Huang reputedly visited to gain immortality
Liujiagou Town
Nanwang Street Office
Penglai Economic Development Zone : contains three industrial parks
Penglai Tourism-Vacation Area
Penglai Urban District
Penglaige Street Office
Xiaomenjia Town
Xingang Street Office
Zijing Street Office

Together, the three ''qu'' co-exist with the coastal Xingang Street Office.

Famous people

*Henry Luce - born in Penglai, founder of ''TIME'', '''', and ''''.
*Meng Xuenong - vice-governor and acting governor of Shanxi and disgraced former Mayor of Beijing Municipality

Zhangqiu

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Zhangqiu City is a division of Jinan sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.

Zhangqiu is known for its clean air and beautiful scenery outside the crowded city of Jinan. The city lies east about 50 miles from the city of Jinan. The East Jingshi Road and several Province Highways connect Mingshui and Jinan.

Zaozhuang

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Zaozhuang is a prefecture-level city in southern Shandong , People's Republic of China. The second smallest prefecture-level city in the province, it borders Jining to the west and north, Linyi to the east, and the province of Jiangsu to the south.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Zaozhuang administers 6 , including 5 and 1 county-level city.

*Shizhong District
*Xuecheng District
*Shanting District
*Yicheng District
*Tai'erzhuang District
*Tengzhou City

These are further divided into 62 , including 44 , 2 and 16 subdistricts.

Notable people

*Micius , Warring States era philosopher and thinker
*Mao Sui , Warring States era negotiator

Yanzhou

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Yanzhou is a city in Jining, Shandong, China.

Laiyang

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Laiyang City is a subsection of Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, about the middle of the eastern peninsula. It is surrounded by well-kept walls of great antiquity, and its main streets are spanned by large pailous or monumental arches, some dating from the time of the emperor of the Yuan dynasty .

Rizhao

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Rizhao is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong , People's Republic of China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea, borders Qingdao to the northeast, Weifang to the north, Linyi to the west and southwest, and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east. Rizhao is a major seaport and is approximately 620 km north of Shanghai, 170 km southwest of Qingdao, and 120 km north of Lianyungang.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Rizhao administers four , including two and two .

*Donggang District
*Lanshan District
*Ju County
*Wulian County

Sustainable development

The city now mandates the incorporation of solar panels in all new buildings, and oversees the construction process to ensure the panels are correctly installed.

Xintai

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Xintai is a county-level city administered under Tai'an prefecture-level city, in the Shandong of eastern China.

Climate

Xintai lies in the north temperate zone with a monsoon climate. The average annual temperatures is 13℃。

Population

The population is 1,334,549 in 1999.

History

In August 2007, the killed 181 miners.

Economy

Xintai is an important area of production of foods, vegetables and petroleum. There are about 1,600 million tons of coal deposits, other mineral deposits include quartz, limestone and clay. The industrial structure of Xintai is centered around energy, building materials, machines and chemical engineering. There are more than 1,000 corporations of industry and mining.

Transport

The Cilai railway runs through the city. The , Boxu expressways converge here.

Wendeng

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Wendeng is a county-level city in Weihai prefecture-level city, Shandong province, in eastern . Wendeng is strong at autopart industry.

Zhucheng

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Zhucheng is a city of 1.06 million inhabitants located in the Chinese province of Shandong （山东）. It belongs to the Weifang prefecture.

Originally known as Langya , it was from here that Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu to sail to Japan in 210 BC, in pursuit of the elixir of youth.

It was also the birthplace of Mao Ze Dong's last wife and leader of the Gang of Four, Jiang Qing.

Zhaoyuan City

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Zhaoyuan is a city of Yantai, Shandong province. It is on seashore of Bohai Sea. Zhaoyuan is well known for its abundant gold deposit and production. In 2002 Zhaoyuan was named "China's Gold City" by China's gold association.