Pingyi County () is a county in the south of

Shandong Province Shandong is a coastal 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 ...

, China. It is the westernmost

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of the

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Linyi Linyi ( zh, s=临沂 , t=臨沂 , p=Línyí) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the eas ...

. It has a land area of and a population of in 2001. Its special local products are

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and

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. The second highest mountain in Shandong, Mount Meng, is located in Bianqiao Town.

Administrative divisions

Pingyi County consists of 14 towns and 2 townships. ;Towns ;Townships *Ziqiu Township () *Weizhuang Township ()

Climate

It is a monsoon regional continental climate characterized by cold winters, hot summers, abundant light and long frost-free periods.

Main tourist attractions

Mengshan mountains. Mengshan Pingyi Guemeng Scenic Area is a national AAAAA level tourist area, national geopark and national forest park. Tianyu Nature Museum. It is a national 4A-level tourist area with a display area of 28,000 square meters. The museum has one scientific research hall, one 4D kinetic theater, 28 exhibition halls and more than 390,000 exhibits. It has been named as "Shandong Province Science Education Base" and "China Paleontology Science Education Base".

References

External links

Official website of Pingyi County
Counties of Shandong Linyi {{Shandong-geo-stub