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Weifang
Weifang ( zh, s=潍坊, t=濰坊, p=Wéifāng) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city borders Dongying to the northwest, Zibo to the west, Linyi to the southwest, Rizhao to the south, Qingdao to the east, and looks out to the Laizhou Bay to the north. Its population was 9,386,705 at the 2020 census, of whom 3,095,520 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made up of four urban districts (''Kuiwen, Weicheng, Hanting and Fangzi'') and Changle County. Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song dynasty), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park, Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spring. Painted New Year woodcuts from Yangjiabu are also well-known. The city is served by Weifang Airport to various cities across China. Administration The prefecture-level city of Weifang adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shandong
Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center for Taoism, Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and a site with one of the longest histories of continuous religious worship in the world. The Buddhist temples in the mountains south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. The city of Qufu was the birthplace of Confucius, and later became the center of Confucianism. Shandong's location at the intersection of ancient and modern north–south and east–west trading routes has helped establish it as an economic center. After a period of political instability and economic hardship beginning in the late 19th century, Shandong has experienced rapid growth in recent de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weifang University
Weifang University (WFU; ) is a provincial public undergraduate and tertiary vocational college in Weifang, Shandong, China. Despite its self-designated English name, the institute has not been granted university status by the authorities but college status instead. In March 2000, with the approval of the Ministry of Education of China The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China is a constituent department of the State Council, responsible for basic education, vocational education, higher education, and other educational affairs throughout the country. The ..., the Weifang Higher Vocational Training School, Changwei Teachers Vocational Training School, Weifang Radio and Television University, and Shandong Bohai Continuing Education College merged to form Weifang College. Academics Departmental speciality As of April 2024, the university has 26 teaching units and offers 74 undergraduate majors in 10 major disciplines: science, engineering, literature, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuiwen District
Kuiwen () is an urban district of the city of Weifang, Shandong province, China. It has an area of and according to the Seventh Census, as of 00:00 on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Kuiwan District was 475,103 people. History In 1994, the former Weicheng District was divided into two districts with the Bailang River as the boundary, with Kweiwen District established on the east side of the river and Weicheng District on the west side of the river. Geography Quiwen District, located in Weifang City, central north, northeast and adjacent to the Hanting District, west of the Bailang River as the boundary, and Weicheng District, south and southeast of Fangzi District adjoining. It lies between latitude 36°35′00″-36°45′00″N and longitude 119°03′45″-119°18′45″E, with a maximum straight-line distance of 17.2 km from north to south and 10.2 km from east to west, and a boundary line length of 130.41 km, with a total area of 187.78 square kilomet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changyi, Shandong
Changyi () is a county-level city of Weifang, Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city is 1627.5 square kilometers in area, with a household population of 581,000 as of 2010. The city is under the administration of the Changyi Municipal People's Government, with 3 neighborhoods, 6 towns, 691 administrative villages, and 1 special economic development zone. Changyi has a long history that extends back to the Spring and Autumn period. Etymology and name Changyi, from the Chinese characters for ''prosperous'' and for ''city'', means literally the "Prosperous City". The site of ancient Ziyi () is located in Changyi. Changyi was called Duchang (), as it was named Duchang County by the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC). The area was renamed “Changyi” during the Northern Song dynasty in 962 AD, and has retained its name since then. History Early history Changyi is over 2200 years old. In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the city served as the manor of Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fangzi District
Fangzi () is a district of the city of Weifang, Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ... province, China. It has an area of and Fangzi District has a household population of 331,100 and a resident population of 362,900 (2021). Administrative divisions , this district is divided to 4 sub-districts and 2 towns. ;Subdistricts *Fenghuang Subdistrict () *Fang'an Subdistrict () *Fangcheng Subdistrict () *Jiulong Subdistrict () ;Towns *Huangqibao () *Taibaozhuang () References External links Information pageTHE PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT OF FANGZI DISTRICT {{authority control County-level divisions of Shandong Weifang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level Cities
, map = , category = Third level administrative division of a unitary state , territory = People's Republic of China , upper_unit = Prefectures, Provinces , start_date = , current_number = 411 (408 controlled, 3 claimed) , number_date = 3 April 2023 , population_range = 15,124 ( Tsona) – 2,054,703 ( Puning) , area_range = ( Linxia) – ( Golmud) , government = Various, Central Government , subdivision = Town, Township A county-level city () is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judicial but no legislative rights over their own local law and are usually governed by prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity, and a county, which is an administrative division of a prefecture. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhucheng
Zhucheng () is a county-level city in the southeast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Weifang city and had at the 2010 census a population of 1,086,222 even though its built-up (''or metro'') area is much smaller. History Zhucheng was originally known as Langya (). It was from here that Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu to sail towards Japan in 210 BC, in pursuit of the elixir of youth. Song dynasty During the Song Dynasty, Zhucheng was known as Dongwu. Major figures who hailed from the area during the Song Dynasty include painter Zhang Zeduan, , and Zhao Mingcheng. Ming dynasty Wan Zhen'er, a famous concubine to Hongzhi Emperor, was born in Zhucheng. Qing dynasty Major Qing dynasty figures from Zhucheng include Liu Tongxun, Liu Yong, and . People's Republic of China A number of Mao-era figures hailed from Zhucheng, including Mao Zedong's last wife and leader of the Gang of Four, Jiang Qing, as well as Kang She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingzhou
Qingzhou () Wade–Giles: Tsing-chou, sometimes written as Ching-chow-fu, formerly Yidu County (Yitu) (), is a county-level city, which is located in the west of the prefecture-level city of Weifang, in the central part of Shandong Province, China. Qingzhou is a dynamic industry city, and also grows a great number of farm products. The local government holds an open policy of introduction of foreign capital, and has established strong business relationships with more than fifty countries and regions. History Qingzhou is named after one of the Nine Provinces (China), nine provinces that appear in the ''Yu Gong'' geography chapter of the classic ''Book of Documents'' composed during the Warring States period of Chinese history (403 BC － 221 BC). The history of this centuries old city dates back to ancient times twenty two centuries ago when it was part of the Dongyi area. Administrative divisions , this city is divided to 3 subdistricts and 9 towns. ;Subdistricts *Wangfu Subdi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linqu County
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, 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 National Geography Park, Old Dragon Spring and Shimenfang Park. Its over 210 archeology sites include Dawenkou culture and Longshan culture relics. It was also the site of the Battle of Linqu 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 fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weicheng District, Weifang
Weicheng District () is a district of Weifang, Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ..., China. Weicheng has an area of and around 368,200 inhabitants (2003). Administrative divisions , this district is divided to 6 subdistricts. ;Subdistricts References External links Information page {{authority control County-level divisions of Shandong Weifang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaomi
Gaomi () is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories in the region. Administrative divisions Gaomi has three subdistricts and seven towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ... under its administration. Subdistricts: * Chaoyang Subdistrict () * Liquan Subdistrict () * Mishui Subdistrict () Towns: Climate References Cities in Shandong Weifang {{Shandong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changle County
Changle County () is under the administration of Weifang, in Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ... Province. The ancient Kingdom of Beihai was located to the west of present-day Changle County. Administrative divisions , this county is divided to 5 subdistricts and 4 towns. ;Subdistricts ;Towns Climate References * Counties of Shandong Weifang {{Shandong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
