Linqu County () is a county, originally known as "Pianyi", located in the southwest of Weifang and the middle of Shandong Peninsula, Shandong Province, China. Linqu also has the name Zhuxu County. It covers an area of and governs 937 villages which were grouped into eight townships and two subdistricts . Linqu has a population of 926 thousand(2020). With a long history of over 2000 years since its establishment in the West

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

, Linqu is well known for its beautiful sceneries and rich cultures, such as traditional operas, brush paintings and calligraphy, rare rock arts, Mount Yi National Forest Park,

Shanwang The Shanwang National Geology Park () is located in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China, about from Linqu County. It has an area of about . The Park is well known for its fossil bearing diatomitic deposits, one of only a few such ...

National Geography Park,

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and Shimenfang Park. Its over 210 archeology sites include

Dawenkou culture The Dawenkou culture was a Chinese Neolithic culture primarily located in the eastern province of Shandong, but also appearing in Anhui, Henan and Jiangsu. The culture existed from 4300 to 2600 BC, and co-existed with the Yangshao culture. Turquoi ...

and

Longshan culture The Longshan (or Lung-shan) culture, also sometimes referred to as the Black Pottery Culture, was a late Neolithic culture in the middle and lower Yellow River valley areas of northern China from about 3000 to 1900 BC. The first archaeological fi ...

relics. It was also the site of the

Battle of Linqu The Battle of Linqu was a battle fought in 409 between the Southern Yan and Eastern Jin dynasties during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of Chinese history. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Eastern Jin, who went on to besiege the Southe ...

in 409

Geography

There are many mountains in the county, such as Mountain Yi and Mountain Song. The River Mi originated from the foothills of Mountain Yi. It is the first water system the main irrigation river in the county. The Yeyuan Reservoir in the upper reaches of the River Mi is the largest water storage area in the county, with the reservoir capacity ranking among the top ten.

Climate

Administrative divisions

After the township merger in 2007, Linqu has jurisdiction over 2 subdistricts, 8 towns, and a high-tech industrial park. ;Subdistricts *Chengguan Subdistrict () *Dongcheng Subdistrict () * Yeyuan Subdistrict () *Xinzhai Subdistrict () ;Towns

Economy

The current economy is dominated by aluminum alloy and stainless steel building materials. Linqu Qinchi Winery once bought CCTV prime-time advertisements at a high price of 320 million yuan, making it a re-election for the second term.

Linqu's
GDP Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is ofte ...

Sightseeing

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Notes

External links

Official website of Linqu County Government
{{authority control Counties of Shandong Weifang