Weifang, known as "Weixian County" in ancient times, also known as "Iris Capital", is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, adjacent to Qingdao, Rizhao, Zibo, Yantai, Linyi and other places. The inland hinterland of Shandong is the throat of the peninsula, and the Jiaoji Railway runs through the east and west of the city, which is the geographical center of the peninsula urban agglomeration. It is located at the important intersection of the two national strategic economic zones of the Yellow River Delta Efficient Ecological Economic Zone and the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone. It is an emerging economic powerhouse with the most investment potential and development vitality in China.
Weifang has a total area of 15,859 square kilometers, accounting for about 10% of the total area of Shandong Province, ranking second in Shandong. It has jurisdiction over 4 districts, 6 cities and 2 counties. The climate is warm temperate monsoon type semi-humid continental climate. In 2018, Weifang completed a total GDP of 651.678 billion yuan, ranking 4th in Shandong and 32nd in the country, and 46th in the comprehensive economic competitiveness of Chinese cities in 2017;
Weifang since the Qin Dynasty has become an important hub of the Jingdong Ancient Road, the Ming and Qing dynasties with "two hundred red furnaces, three thousand copper blacksmiths, nine thousand embroidery machines, 100,000 looms" famous, is a famous handicraft city in history, the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty has "South Suzhou, North Wei County" known, in 1904 at the proposal of the German colonists, Weifang opened a port. Weifang is also the birthplace of Chinese kite culture, the headquarters of the International Kite Federation, and the fixed location of the "International Kite Club". It is also the largest kite in China's history, the origin and dyeing place of woodblock New Year paintings, and is also known as the "Kite Capital of the World".
Basic information
History
The kite capital ---- Weifang
In the Xia and Shang Dynasties, there were feudal states such as Shu Irrigation, Shu Guan, Han, and Sanshou.
At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu established a state, and Feng Taigong looked forward to Qi, duying Qiu (in Changle territory).
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the municipal districts were divided into Qi, Lu, Qi, Ju and other states. During the Warring States period, most of the present territory belonged to Qi, and Wulian, Zhucheng and other places belonged to Lu.
During the Qin Dynasty, Weifang was divided into three counties: Jiaodong, Linzi and Langya.
In the Western Han Dynasty, the city was under the jurisdiction of the Qing and Xu Prefectures, and belonged to the three counties of Beihai, Langya, and Qi, and the three kingdoms of Zhichuan, Gaomi, and Jiaodong, with a total of 53 counties.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Weifang City was then under the jurisdiction of beihai, Le'an, Qi, and Langya, and was under the jurisdiction of the two prefectures of Qing and Xu.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the city was then the territory of the State of Wei, which belonged to the two prefectures of Qing and Xu, the two counties of Beihai and Qi, and the three counties of Le'an, Chengyang and Dongguan, for a total of 20 counties.
During the Two Jin Dynasties and the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the territory of the city was occupied by Later Zhao, Former Yan, Former Qin, and Later Yan. By 400 (the fourth year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty), the land was returned to Southern Yan, and its political districts were established, all of which were due to each other. In the stable period of 282 (the third year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty), the city belonged to the two prefectures of Qing and Xu, the two kingdoms of Beihai and Le'an, and the 2 counties of Chengyang and Dongguan.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, weifang city, southern dynasty land belonged to Liu Song, and northern dynasty land belonged to Yuan Wei.
During the Sui Dynasty, the city borders belonged to the three counties of Beihai, Gaomi and Langya.
In the Tang Dynasty, based on the administrative establishment in 741 (the twenty-ninth year of Tang Kaiyuan), the city border belonged to Henan Province, Qing and Mi prefectures.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the city border belonged to Jingdong East Road, and the three prefectures of Qing, Wei and Mi were 3 prefectures.
Jin, the city border at that time belonged to Shandong East Road, Yidu Prefecture and Wei, Mi 2 prefectures.
Yuan, the city border belongs to Zhongshu Province Shandong Dongxi Province Xuanwei Division, Yidu Road.
Ming, the city border qingzhou, Laizhou 2 provinces, belongs to the Shandong Chengcheng political envoy department.
Qing, the city is under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou, Laizhou and Yizhou, and belongs to Shandong Province.
During the Republic of China period, the nine counties of Weixian County, Changyi, Gaomi, Yidu, Shouguang, Changle, Linqu, Anqiu and Zhucheng in the city at that time belonged to Jiaodong Province (stationed in Yantai).
In 1925 (the 14th year of the Republic of China), it was renamed Laijiao Road and Ziqing Road. At that time, the six counties of Weixian, Changyi, Gaomi, Anqiu, Zhucheng and Changle belonged to Laijiaodao, and the three counties of Shouguang, Yidu and Linqu were under the jurisdiction of ZiqingDao.
Night view of Weifang
In 1927 (the 16th year of the Republic of China), all counties (cities, districts) in the city were directly under Shandong Province.
In 1943, the then Gaomi County in the city belonged to the Nanhai Special Office District of Jiaodong Administrative Region; the four counties of Lindong, Linqu, Anqiu, and Huai'an belonged to the Yishan Special Office of Luzhong Administrative Region; Yidu County belonged to the Lushan Special Office of Luzhong Administrative Region; Changyi, Shouguang 2 Counties and Shouwei Directly Subordinate District belonged to the Qingdong Special Office District of Qinghe Administrative Region; Zangma County belonged to the Binzhong Branch Office District of Binhai District (equivalent special office), Zhujubian belonged to the Binbei Branch Office of Binhai District; and Yishou Linguang Four-Sided Office directly under the Director's Office.
In August 1945, the Shandong Provincial Government was established, and the four counties in the city at that time, Weibei, Weinan, Changbei and Changnan belonged to the Xihai Special Office of the Jiaodong Branch Office; Jiaogao County belonged to the Nanhai Special Office of the Jiaodong Branch Office; the four counties of Lindong, Linqu, Anqiu and Huai'an belonged to the Yishan Special Office of the Luzhong Bureau; Yidu County belonged to the Lushan Special Office; Weixian, Shouguang 2 Counties and Yishou Linguang Belonged to the Fifth Special Office of the Bohai Branch; Gaomi and Zhucheng 2 Counties belonged to the First Special Office of the Coastal Bureau (Binbei); and Zangma County belonged to the Second Special Office of the Coastal Bureau.
In the spring of 1946, the four counties of Changyi, Weixian, Weinan and Changnan in the city belonged to the Xihai Special District of jiaodongxing bureau, and Jiaogao county still belonged to the Nanhai special district; the five counties of Linqu, Huai'an, Anqiu, Changle and Yidu belonged to the third special office of the Luzhong Bureau (Yishan District); the two counties of Shouguang and Yishou and the third special office of the Bohai Bureau of Yangjiaogou City (Qinghe District); and the three counties of Zhucheng, Zangma and Gaomi belonged to the first special office of the Coastal Bureau (Binbei District).
On May 12, 1947, Wulian County was established, which belonged to the Binbei Special Office of JiaodongXing Bureau.
Weixian County was liberated on April 27, 1948, and Weifang Special City was liberated on April 29. In June 1949, Weifang Special City was renamed Weifang City, which is still a provincial municipality.
In June 1948, Changwei Special District was established and stationed in Changle. It has jurisdiction over 5 counties: Changle, Weixian, Anqiu, Shounan and Yilin.
In December 1948, Yidu County, which was directly under the jurisdiction of the province, was transferred to Changwei Prefecture. In July of the following year, the special regional office was relocated to Yidu.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949, Weifang City from 1949 to 1988, the prefectural special administrative establishment was mainly Changwei Special District, Changwei District, Weifang District, Weifang City, and the following counties.
Administrative divisions
In 1950, Weifang City was abolished; in 1959, Weifang City was rebuilt as a county-level city, belonging to the Changwei Special Bureau.
In June 1949, the three counties of Wei'an, Qiunan and Linqu under the jurisdiction of the Luzhongnan Three Special Bureaus were transferred to Changwei Special District.
On May 25, 1950, the changwei special district station was moved from Yidu to Weifang, and the three counties of Changyi, Changnan and Weibei under the jurisdiction of the former Jiaodong District Xihai Special Bureau, and the two counties of Shouguang and Yishou under the jurisdiction of the Qinghe Special Bureau of Bohai District were assigned to changwei special district.
In July 1952, the three counties of Yilin, Yishou and Wei'an were abolished.
On July 24, 1953, Linzi County, which was under the jurisdiction of the former Zibo Prefecture, was transferred to Changwei Prefecture. At the same time, the three counties of Weibei, Qiunan and Shounan were abolished.
In March 1955, Boshan County was transferred from Zibo City to Changwei Special District. In the same year, the directly subordinate district of Yangjiaogou was abolished and merged into Shouguang County, and in 1956, the Jiaozhou Special District was abolished. The 6 counties of Jiaoxian, Jiaonan, Zangma, Wulian, Zhucheng, Gaomi and Pingdu County of Laiyang Prefecture under its jurisdiction were all included in Changwei Prefecture. In the same year, Zangma County was abolished and Changnan was merged into Changyi County.
In October 1958, Weixian Was merged into Weifang City (county-level), Boshan was assigned to Zibo Prefecture, Linzi was merged into Yidu County, and Jiaonan and Jiaoxian were assigned to Qingdao City.
In 1961, Jiaonan and Jiaoxian were restored to Changwei Special District. Linzi and Weixian counties were restored to their original structures and still belonged to Changwei Special District.
On March 13, 1967, Changwei Special District was changed to Changwei District. It has jurisdiction over Weifang City (county level) and 14 counties of Yidu, Changyi, Gaomi, Zhucheng, Changle, Linqu, Shouguang, Anqiu, Weixian, Wulian, Pingdu, Jiaoxian, Jiaonan and Linzi.
In December 1969, Linzi County was transferred to Zibo City.
In 1977, Huangdao District was added, which belongs to Changwei District.
In 1978, Jiaonan, Jiaoxian and Huangdao districts were transferred to Qingdao City. Changwei District administers: Weifang City (county level) and 11 counties of Yidu, Changle, Anqiu, Linqu, Weixian, Shouguang, Changyi, Gaomi, Zhucheng, Wulian and Pingdu.
In July 1981, Changwei District was renamed Weifang District, and the counties (cities) under its jurisdiction remained unchanged.
In October 1983, the establishment of Weifang district was abolished, and the provincial (prefecture-level) city was reconstructed, following the name of Weifang and implementing the city management and county system. At the same time, Pingdu County was assigned to Qingdao City, and the former Weifang City (county-level) and Weixian County were divided into three districts of Weicheng, Hanting and Fangzi, and 9 counties of Yidu, Shouguang, Changle, Linqu, Changyi, Gaomi, Anqiu, Zhucheng and Wulian.
In March 1986, Yidu County was abolished and Qingzhou City was established; Zhucheng County was abolished in July 1987 and Zhucheng City was established; in 1992, Wulian County was transferred to Rizhao City; in June 1993, Shouguang County was abolished and Shouguang City was established; In January 1994, Anqiu County was abolished and Anqiu City was established; in May 1994, Gaomi County was abolished and Gaomi City was established; in May 1994, some villages were demarcated from Weicheng and Hanting and Kuiwen District was added; and Changyi County was abolished in June 1994 to establish Changyi City.
As of 2018, Weifang Has jurisdiction over Weicheng District, Kuiwen District, Fangzi District, Hanting District, Qingzhou City, Zhucheng City, Shouguang City, Anqiu City, Gaomi City, Changyi City (the above are all county-level cities), Changle County, Linqu County 4 districts, 6 cities and 2 counties. There are also four development zones: High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Binhai Economic and Technological Development Zone, and Xiashan Ecological Economic Development Zone.
Geographical environment
Location realm
Weifang City is located in the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula, spanning latitudes 35°32' to 37°26 N and longitudes 118°10 to 120°01 E. It is bordered by the Taiyi Mountains in the south, Laizhou Bay in the bohai Sea in the north, Qingdao and Yantai in the east, and Dongying and Zibo in the west, leading to the throat of the peninsula from the hinterland of Shandong, and the Jiaoji Railway runs through the east and west of the city. The straight-line distance is 183 kilometers west to the provincial capital Jinan and 410 kilometers northwest to the capital Beijing.
terrain
Weifang is high in the south and low in the north, and the low hilly area in the south has a total area of 15,646 square kilometers, accounting for 35.6% of the total area of Weifang City. It is distributed in the southwest and south, with an altitude of 100 to ~200 meters above sea level, and the southwest is the northern foothills of Lushan mountain and Yishan Mountain in the Taishan Mountains, with the highest altitude, and is the source of the main rivers in Weifang. The highest point of the terrain is the jade emperor peak of the main peak of Linqu Yi Mountain, with an altitude of 1023 meters. To the southeast is the remnant of the Laoshan Mountains. The central flood and alluvial plain area covers an area of 6597 square kilometers, accounting for 41.6% of the total area of the city. It is formed by the long-term alluvial accumulation of the Mi River, Dan River, Bailang River and Weihe River. It is mainly distributed in the central and eastern parts, and the terrain slopes from south to north, at an altitude of 7 to 100 meters. The northern coastal area covers an area of 3,516 square kilometers, accounting for 22.8% of the total area of the city. The area is bordered by Laizhou Bay to the north, and the terrain is low and flat, with an altitude of less than five meters. Vast strips along the beach.
climate
The city is located in the northern temperate monsoon zone, back to land and facing the sea, and the climate is a warm temperate monsoon type semi-humid continental type. Its characteristics are: cold winter and hot summer, four distinct seasons; spring wind and rain less; summer hot and rainy, warm and humid; autumn days are high and cool, late autumn is more arid; winter is dry and cold, cold wind blows frequently. The average annual temperature is 12.3 °C, and the average annual precipitation is about 650 mm.
natural resources
From south to north, Weifang is distributed with five major soil types: brown soil, brown soil, fluvo-aquic soil, mineral ginger black soil and saline soil. Weifang is located in the connection between the second uplift zone and the second sedimentation zone of the Xinhuaxia system in eastern China, and 58 kinds of minerals such as gold, silver, iron, coal, petroleum, sapphire, barite, zeolite, bentonite, granite and so on have been discovered, 36 kinds of proven reserves, 42 kinds of mining and utilization, and 12 kinds of mineral reserves rank first in the province.
Ethnicity of the population
In 2018, the permanent population of Weifang City, Shandong Province, was 9.363 million, and the registered population was 9.0801 million. The annual birth population 157391, an increase of 7.7%, the legal fertility rate was 97.5%, and the sex ratio at birth was 105.8.
Household population: There are 2,693,900 households in the permanent population, and the household population is 9,080,100 people, with an average household population of 3.15 people, which is 0.22 fewer than the 3.37 people in the fifth national census in 2000.
Gender composition: Among the permanent population of Weifang City, 4.8704 million are males, accounting for 50.63% of the total population; 4.4858 million women, accounting for 49.37% of the total population, and the sex ratio of the total population (100 females, male-to-female ratio) has increased from 101.86 in 2000 to 102.56
Economic profile
In 2018, Weifang's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 651.678 billion yuan. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 39.052 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2%; the added value of the secondary industry was 216.617 billion yuan, an increase of 11.7%, of which the industrial added value was 195.243 billion yuan, an increase of 12.0%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 145.574 billion yuan, an increase of 10.5%. The proportion of the tertiary industry was adjusted from 10.14:55.38:34.48 in 2011 to 9.73:53.99:36.28.
In 2018, the gross domestic product (GDP) reached 651.678 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6% over the previous year at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 43.31 billion yuan, an increase of 3.3%; the added value of the secondary industry was 229.74 billion yuan, an increase of 11.5%, of which the industrial added value was 206.32 billion yuan, an increase of 11.7%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 169.02 billion yuan, an increase of 11.4%. The proportion of tertiary industries was adjusted from 9.73:53.99:36.28 in 2017 to 9.8:51.97:38.23, and the proportion of tertiary industries increased by 1.95 percentage points.
agriculture
In 2017, the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery was 77.46 billion yuan, an increase of 5.2% at comparable prices.
The grain sown area in Weifang Reached 12.046 million mu, which was basically the same as in 2015, and the total grain output in 2016 was 5.520 million tons, an increase of 3.4%; the cotton output was 49,000 tons, a decrease of 2.4%; the oilseed output was 244,000 tons, a decrease of 2.7%; the flue-cured tobacco output was 38,000 tons, an increase of 29.1%; the vegetable output was 11.530 million tons, an increase of 2.1%; and the fruit output was 895,000 tons, an increase of 1.2%.
In 2017, food and cash crop production was generally stable. According to a sample survey, the city's grain sown area was 10.851 million mu, a decrease of 1%, and the total annual grain output was 4.56 million tons, a decrease of 1.8%; cotton output was 25,000 tons, a decrease of 30.5%; oil production was 200,000 tons, a decrease of 6.1%; flue-cured tobacco output was 25,000 tons, a decrease of 9.7%; vegetable output was 12.359 million tons, an increase of 3%; and fruit output was 808,000 tons, a decrease of 7.9%.
New achievements have been made in forestry ecological construction. In the whole year, 316,000 mu of afforestation was completed, 28.16 million trees were planted on the four sides, 450,000 mu of young and middle-aged forests were nurtured, and 287,000 mu of seedlings were raised. The city's forest area reached 5.896 million mu, the accumulation of living standing wood was 14.79 million cubic meters, and the forest coverage rate was 35.5%.
The growth of livestock production has slowed. The city's total meat output was 1.338 million tons, a decrease of 4.6%; poultry egg production was 257,000 tons, an increase of 3.6%; dairy production was 250,000 tons, a decrease of 3.5%; large livestock were stored at the end of the year with 358,000 heads, a decrease of 5.6%; the pig year-end stock was 4.24 million heads, a decrease of 9.6%; poultry was 106.185 million at the end of the year, a decrease of 4.4%; the pig output was 8.063 million heads, a decrease of 4.5%; and poultry was 433.806 million, a decrease of 6.3%.
Fishery production grew steadily. The city's total fishery output value reached 4.96 billion yuan, an increase of 9.2% at comparable prices. The total output of aquatic products was 601,000 tons, an increase of 0.2%.
The level of agricultural mechanization has increased. The total power of agricultural machinery in the city was 13.8 million kilowatts, an increase of 0.6%; the combined harvester was 24884 units, an increase of 2.1%. In the whole year, a total of 9.64 million mu of machine tillage area, 14.92 million mu of machine sowing area, 13.56 million mu of machine harvest area, machine ploughing level, machine sowing level and machine harvest level reached 98.5%, 89.6% and 81.5% respectively, and the comprehensive mechanization level of tillage sowing and harvesting was 90.7%.
industry
At the end of 2018, there were 3848 industrial enterprises above designated size in the city, and the industrial added value increased by 8.4%. According to the type of economy, the added value of state-owned enterprises decreased by 1.3%, the added value of collective enterprises increased by 13%, the added value of joint-stock enterprises increased by 9.1%, and the added value of foreign, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan-invested enterprises increased by 4.5%. According to the light and heavy industries, the added value of heavy industry increased by 8.2%, and the added value of light industry increased by 8.7%. In 2015, among the 221 major products in the city's statistical range, 141 major products increased or remained flat year-on-year, accounting for 63.8%. Large tractors, primary form plastics, radial tire tires and other products increased by more than 30%, of which solar cells, lithium-ion batteries, industrial robots and other growth rates exceeded 50%.
The industry runs smoothly. The city's industries above designated size achieved a main business income of 1,316.76 billion yuan, an increase of 6.2%; a total profit of 71.97 billion yuan, an increase of 4.9%; a total profit and tax of 111.52 billion yuan, an increase of 5.8%; and a product sales rate of 98.5% for the whole year. The top 100 industrial enterprises achieved a main business income of 489.15 billion yuan, an increase of 3.5%, accounting for 37.1% of the city's revenue; the total realized profit was 24.53 billion yuan, down 2.5%; and the total profit and tax realized was 36.42 billion yuan, down 1.4%. Emerging industries are developing well. Special equipment manufacturing, electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing and pharmaceutical manufacturing industry achieved main business income of 85.99 billion yuan, 31.56 billion yuan and 32.91 billion yuan respectively, an increase of 9.2%, 13.6% and 12.7%; the total profit of 5.35 billion yuan, 1.54 billion yuan and 2.51 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%, 12.4% and 21.2% respectively; the total profit and tax of 7.6 billion yuan, 2.33 billion yuan and 4.06 billion yuan, an increase of 10.9% and 13.9% respectively and 28.6%.
Fixed investments
Kite capital
In 2017, Weifang's fixed asset investment reached 301.29 billion yuan, an increase of 22.3% over 2011. 3,979 projects with a total investment of more than 10 million yuan in 3,979 investment projects, accounting for 98% of the total. According to the industrial classification, the primary industry investment completed 11.78 billion yuan, an increase of 18.1%; the secondary investment completed 117.8 billion yuan, an increase of 22.1%; the tertiary investment completed 171.72 billion yuan, an increase of 22.8%. By region, urban investment reached 239.10 billion yuan, an increase of 21.0%, and rural investment reached 62.19 billion yuan, an increase of 27.9%.
In 2018, fixed asset investment was 451.67 billion yuan, an increase of 13.9%. 5,830 projects with a total investment of more than 10 million yuan in 5,900 investment projects, accounting for 98.8% of the total. Among them, the primary industry invested 13.17 billion yuan, an increase of 21.7%; The investment in the secondary industry was 244.28 billion yuan, an increase of 21.1%; The investment in the tertiary industry was 194.22 billion yuan, an increase of 5.3%. Among them, private investment was 405.22 billion yuan, an increase of 13.6%, accounting for 89.7% of fixed asset investment; Investment in infrastructure construction was 55.1 billion yuan, an increase of 10%. Industrial investment has increased. Completed industrial investment of 240.44 billion yuan, an increase of 19.7%, the city's 2867 industrial projects under construction in 2014 projects completed and put into operation, planned to invest more than 50 million yuan in industrial projects 2045, of which 682 projects over 100 million yuan, completed investment of 120 billion yuan, accounting for 26.6% of fixed asset investment.
Real estate development investment rebounded slightly. Real estate development investment was 46.79 billion yuan, an increase of 4%, of which residential investment was 35.61 billion yuan, an increase of 10.5%. The sales area of commercial housing was 8.445 million square meters, an increase of 9.1%, of which the residential sales area was 7.567 million square meters, an increase of 9.8%. Sales of commercial housing were 38.08 billion yuan, an increase of 17%, of which residential sales were 32.97 billion yuan, an increase of 19.4%.
other
In 2017, Weifang achieved a total retail sales of consumer goods of 155.16 billion yuan, an increase of 15% over 2016.
In 2017, the total import and export volume was 14.98 billion US dollars, an increase of 6.3% year-on-year.
In 2017, the turnover of foreign contracted labor services was US$190 million, an increase of 30.6%.
In 2017, Weifang's public finance budget revenue reached 30.61 billion yuan, an increase of 20.6%, an increase of 3.1 percentage points higher than the provincial average, ranking third.
At the end of 2017, the balance of local and foreign currency deposits of financial institutions in Weifang Was 443.78 billion yuan, an increase of 68.89 billion yuan over the beginning of the year, an increase of 18.4%.
In 2017, the number of insurance institutions stationed at the Weiwei municipal level increased from 52 in 2016 to 58, and the number of insurance institutions in counties and urban areas increased from 241 in 2016 to 311. Weifang Achieved a premium income of 9.47 billion yuan, an increase of 5.6% year-on-year, and various compensation payments of 2.74 billion yuan, an increase of 16.2%.
In 2018, the growth of the domestic consumer goods market was stable. The total retail sales of consumer goods in the city totaled 227.75 billion yuan, an increase of 10.6%. According to the urban and rural attributes, urban retail sales reached 154.93 billion yuan, an increase of 9.3%; rural retail sales reached 72.82 billion yuan, an increase of 13.3%. According to the consumption pattern, the retail sales of goods were 206.11 billion yuan, an increase of 10.3%; the catering revenue was 21.64 billion yuan, an increase of 13.4%.
Foreign trade grew steadily. The city's total import and export volume was 18.93 billion US dollars, an increase of 6.5%. Among them, exports were 13 billion US dollars, an increase of 5.4%, and imports were 5.94 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.8%. Backbone enterprises have a strong pulling effect. The city's 40 key export enterprises exported 5.03 billion US dollars, accounting for 38.8% of the city's total exports, and 40 key import enterprises imported 4.5 billion US dollars, accounting for 75.8% of the city's total imports. Trade in emerging markets is growing rapidly. Imports and exports to South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam, Russia and the United Arab Emirates increased by 62.8%, 57%, 28.4%, 23% and 19.8% respectively.
Social undertakings
educate
At the end of 2017, there were 13 general colleges and universities with 126,000 students; 33 secondary vocational schools with 126,000 students; 52 general high schools with 195,000 students; 274 junior high schools with 268,000 students; 868 primary schools with 570,000 students; and 1,751 kindergartens with 217,000 children.
At the end of 2018, there were 14 ordinary colleges and universities with 157,000 students in the city; 34 secondary vocational schools with 94,000 students; 54 ordinary high schools with 180,000 students; 265 junior high schools with 252,000 students; 818 primary schools with 592,000 students; and 1,712 kindergartens with 222,000 children in kindergartens. The city's 12 counties and municipalities have passed the inspection and acceptance of the basic balanced development of compulsory education organized by the State Council. Implement the construction and upgrading project of primary and secondary schools in urban areas, invest 1.45 billion yuan, and start construction of 37 primary and secondary schools, of which 15 were completed and put into use. With an investment of 470 million yuan, 168 kindergartens were newly built, renovated and expanded, with a construction area of 239,000 square meters and 24,000 new degrees. The State Education Reform Office will print and promote the city's comprehensive education reform experience to the whole country. Our city was commended by the Central Civilization Commission as "the national advanced city for the ideological and moral construction of minors".
Shandong Vocational College of Science and Technology, Weifang College, undergraduate college (one of the six national demonstration vocational colleges in Shandong)
Weifang Nursing Vocational College (Qingzhou) Weifang Medical College Shandong Information Vocational and Technical College Weifang Technician College Qingdao University of Science and Technology (Gaomi Campus) Shandong Economic and Trade Vocational College Weifang Technician College Zhucheng Branch Weifang Science and Technology College Weifang Vocational College Weifang City Technician College Gaomi Branch Shandong Normal University Lishan College (Qingzhou) Shandong Maritime Vocational College Weifang City Technician College Changyi Branch
Shandong Traffic Vocational College Weifang Technician College Changle Branch
Shandong Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Vocational College (National Backbone Vocational College) Shandong Industrial Technician College
Weifang Industry and Commerce Vocational College Shandong National Technician College (Qingzhou)
Weifang Engineering Vocational College (Qingzhou) Weichai Vocational College
Healthcare
At the end of 2017, weifang had 1,834 medical and health institutions of various types and 75,937 health technicians.
Among them, there are 31,654 doctors and 32,091 registered nurses. The level of guarantee of the new agricultural cooperative has been further improved, and the participation rate of farmers in Weifang City has reached 99.98%, with a total of 2.15 billion yuan raised and 18.655 million reimbursements. Strive for 44 investment and construction projects within the central budget, and the central and provincial subsidies are 44.86 million yuan. 27 medical consortiums were formed. The per capita basic public health funding standard was raised from 25 yuan to 30 yuan.
In 2018, the deepening of medical reform progressed smoothly. Two hospitals in our city were selected into the list of "County-level Hospitals in the First Phase of the National Comprehensive Improvement of the Comprehensive Capacity of County-level Hospitals". The per capita subsidy standard for basic public health services has been raised from 35 yuan to 40 yuan. The city's 27 midwifery medical institutions were created as national baby-friendly hospitals. Weifang People's Hospital was created as one of the 7 "provincial regional medical centers" in the province. Weifang Maternal and Child Health Hospital won the title of "National 100 Excellent Baby-friendly Hospitals". 81 digital vaccination clinics have been built and 12 psychological assistance hotlines have been opened. The traditional Chinese medicine system has been continuously improved, and 134 "three halls and one room" such as "Chinese Medical Hall" have been built, and the whole area of Weifang City and 5 counties and municipalities have been created as "National Advanced Units for Grassroots Traditional Chinese Medicine Work".
Cultural undertakings
11 public libraries in Weifang City have been rated as national second-level or above libraries, and 22 towns have built standardized libraries. 1,000 rural bookstores have been digitally upgraded, and 24 county-level urban digital cinemas have been built. There are 50 municipal non-genetic heritage institutes, 10 non-genetic inheritance demonstration bases, 6 non-genetic inheritance education bases, and 16 intangible cultural heritage exhibition halls and museums are planned to be built; 20 provincial intangible cultural heritage projects are listed, and 7 counties (towns) have been rated as "folk culture and art towns in Shandong Province".
Weifang International Kite Festival: Weifang is the birthplace of kites. On April 1, 1984, with the help of american friend David Chekle and the strong support of Shandong Provincial Tourism Bureau, the first Weifang International Kite Festival was kicked off. On April 1, 1988, the Fifth Weifang International Kite Association held a presidium meeting. At the meeting, the delegates unanimously passed and determined Weifang City as the "Kite Capital of the World". In 1989, during the Sixth Weifang International Kite Festival, the "International Kite Federation" was established with the participation of kite organizations from 16 countries and regions such as Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom, and decided to set up its headquarters in Weifang. The opening time of the Kite Festival has been adjusted from 2012 to The third Saturday of April every year. From 1984 to 2015, it has been successfully held for 32 years.
In 2016, the 33rd Weifang International Kite Festival is scheduled to open on April 16 in Binhai District.
The Weifang Cup U18 International Football Championship is co-sponsored by the Chinese Football Association and Weifang City. Held annually since 2006, it is the only traditional youth tournament in Asia that has the strongest continuity throughout the year.
China Weifang Binhai International Kitesurfing Invitational: China Weifang Binhai International Kitesurfing Invitational (changed to open in 2011) is currently the world's highest level and largest kitesurfing top event.
China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo: China (Shouguang) International Vegetable Science and Technology Expo (hereinafter referred to as "Vegetable Expo") was founded in 2000, jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the People's Government of Shandong Province, and is regularly held in Shandong Shouguang Vegetable High-tech Demonstration Park from April 20 to May 20 every year. The Vegetable Expo is an annual meeting officially approved by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, and is the only international vegetable professional exhibition in China.
China (Qingzhou) Flower Expo Fair: Qingzhou Flower Expo is one of the famous flower exhibitions in China, which has been successfully held for nine sessions since 2001. The theme of the exhibition is "Scientific Development, Flowers and Tourism". On September 26, 2010, the 10th China (Qingzhou) Flower Expo Fair North China Flower Trading Center was opened.
China (Changyi) Northern Greening Seedling Expo: Changyi Green Expo is China (Changyi) Northern Greening Seedling Expo, which is a comprehensive display of the latest development achievements in the greening seedling and garden industry in northern China. It is held every year in September.
China (Gaomi) Red Sorghum Cultural Festival: The China (Gaomi) Red Sorghum Cultural Festival is organized by the Propaganda Department of Weifang Municipal Party Committee and Gaomi Municipal Government. Founded in 2010.
Chinese Painting Capital - Weifang, Shandong: On April 21, 2013, the 3rd China Painting Festival , China (Weifang) 6th Cultural and Art Exhibition Fair, sponsored by the Chinese Painting Society, the China Artists Association, the Propaganda Department of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and the Weifang Municipal People's Government, opened at the Lutai Convention and Exhibition Center in Weifang, Shandong. At the opening ceremony, the Chinese Painting Society presented Weifang City with the plaque of "Chinese Painting Capital, Shandong Weifang".
Sports career
In the 12th National Games, Weifang won 12 gold medals, 17 silver medals and 7 bronze medals. Participated in the 2013 Provincial Championships and Championships, winning 227.5 gold medals, 117 silver medals and 119 bronze medals. Successfully held the 21st China-Japan-Korea Youth Games, the "Hope Cup" International Youth Football League, the "Weifang Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament and China Binhai Kitesurfing and other large-scale events, and the "Hope Cup" International Youth Football League was rated as "2013 Top Ten Sports Marketing Cases in Chinese Cities". It has hosted the National Junior Athletics (16-17) Championships, the National Soft Tennis Championships, the Provincial Tennis League and the Rugby Championships.
In 2015, the "Weifang Cup" International Youth Football Invitational Tournament (Women's Group) was successfully held, and the "Weifang Cup" was elevated to a national competition. The team participated in the first national youth games and achieved excellent results of 2 gold and 4 bronze, of which the Weifang men's volleyball team won the championship and achieved a historic breakthrough. 922 athletes were organized to participate in the 2015 Shandong Provincial Championships in 26 major events, and achieved excellent results of 115 gold, 59 silver and 63 bronze. Mass sports have flourished, carrying out more than 700 mass fitness activities, directly participating in 200,000 people, completing physical fitness monitoring for 6,000 people, and building 1,384 mass fitness projects.
social security
In 2018, consumer prices in Weifang Rose by 1.6%, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from the previous year.
The per capita disposable income of urban residents in Weifang City was 28,386 yuan, an increase of 10.0% over the previous year; the per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 17,482 yuan, an increase of 8.6%, and the proportion of food consumption expenditure in total consumption expenditure (Engel coefficient) was 30.3%. The per capita housing construction area of urban residents reached 34.7 square meters. The per capita net income of farmers was 13,273 yuan, an increase of 12.5 percent; the per capita living expenditure of peasants was 8,556 yuan, an increase of 14.3 percent; and the proportion of food consumption expenditure in total consumption expenditure (Engel coefficient) was 29.3 percent. The per capita living area of rural residents is 38.2 square meters.
249,000 people were employed in urban and rural areas, of which 125,000 were newly employed in cities and towns, 124.9% of the annual plan was completed, 124,000 people were transferred to rural labor, 123.8% of the annual plan was completed, and the registered unemployment rate in cities and towns was controlled at 2.98%.
9,600 new beds for the elderly have been added, and 726 mu of construction land for provincial-level pension institutions has been set. The urban minimum guarantee standard in the central urban area has been raised to more than 450 yuan per person per month.
In 2018, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 31,060 yuan, an increase of 8.3%; The per capita consumption expenditure of urban residents was 19,325 yuan, an increase of 10.5%. The per capita housing construction area of urban residents reached 41.5 square meters. The per capita disposable income of rural residents was 14,890 yuan, an increase of 9.2%; The per capita consumption expenditure of rural residents was 9,099 yuan, an increase of 12.4%. The per capita housing construction area of rural residents is 41 square meters.
The net expansion of the five social insurances of enterprises increased by 192,000 people, and the total income of the social security fund was 23.6 billion yuan. The monthly per capita pension of 342,000 retired employees of enterprises in the city increased by 261 yuan; The basic pension for urban and rural residents was raised to 85 yuan per person per month. Adjust and improve the medical insurance policy, increase the number of outpatient special chronic diseases to 72, reduce the minimum payment standard for hospitalization in the first-level hospital of resident medical insurance, and enjoy a total of 4240 long-term care insurance treatment in the city.
The average standard of urban minimum guarantee in the city reaches 491 yuan per person per month, and the average standard of rural minimum guarantee reaches 3400 yuan per person per year. A "one-stop" settlement service platform for medical assistance has been built, and the proportion of medical assistance has increased to 70%. Invested 290 million yuan to renovate and upgrade 146 community service facilities and train 4,147 community workers.
At the end of 2018, the urbanization rate of the city's permanent population reached 55.8%, an increase of 2.23 percentage points. Breakthroughs have been made in the construction of rural communities. A total of 200 new rural communities have been built, and 500,000 rural residents have realized the communityization of life.
traffic
aviation
Weifang Civil Aviation Airport began construction in July 1993, was completed in June 1995, and was approved as a military-civilian joint airport by the State Council and The Central Military Commission Document No. 118 on December 11, 1995, and was officially accepted by the Civil Aviation Administration of the People's Republic of China on January 14, 1996, and officially opened to traffic on April 4 of the same year. The flight area of Weifang Airport is a 4D class of civil aviation, with a total construction area of 19,182 square meters and a total investment of 249 million yuan. It can meet the needs of 150 passengers in peak hours and an annual throughput of 320,000 passengers. On December 18, 2003, Weifang Municipal Government and HNA Group Co., Ltd. signed the Cooperation Agreement. On April 19, 2004, Weifang Nanyuan Airport Co., Ltd. was officially established after the reorganization and restructuring. Weifang Airport now opens passenger routes such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Ningbo, Harbin, Shenzhen Dalian and other passenger routes, and Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Quanzhou, Wuxi and other freight routes. Weifang Airport is also one of the four major air mail processing centers in China. [4]
In 2018, air transport completed passenger traffic of 465,000 passengers, an increase of 18%, and cargo and mail throughput of 21,000 tons, an increase of 1.4%.
railway
Passenger Station: Weifang Station: Located at No. 1 Heping Road, Weicheng District, Weifang City, it is now a first-class station.
Freight stations: Weifang East Station, Weifang West Station, Huangqibao Station, Dawa Station, Fangzi Station.
The main railway lines in the territory: Jiaoji Railway, Jiaoji Passenger Dedicated Line, Great Lailong Railway, Deda Railway, Jiaoxin Railway, Yiyang Railway, Qinglin Railway.
ocean shipping
Weifang Port: Located at the bottom of Laizhou Bay, west of the mouth of the Bailang River, it was founded in 1985, approved as a national class II open port in October 1996, passed the national first-class port opening acceptance on April 17, 2009, and officially opened to the public on July 28. Weifang Port has 7 berths of 3000-5000 tons, 2 engineering ship terminals, the new 3x10,000-ton berths will be completed and put into trial operation at the end of the year, and the 3x20,000-ton berths have begun construction and are expected to be completed by the middle of next year. There are two existing anchorages, namely 3# anchorage and dangerous goods anchorage. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, the port throughput was 5.62 million tons, 8.5 million tons and 10.016 million tons respectively, and 5.01 million tons were completed in the first half of 2009. Export goods mainly include loose salt, soda ash, coke, fuel oil, petroleum coke, liquid alkali (sodium hydroxide solution), etc., imported goods mainly include fuel oil, clay, coal, aluminum vanadium, etc., of which loose salt and fuel oil are the main goods.
On June 28, 2012, the 10,000-ton terminal project of Weifang Port (Zhonggang District) passed the completion acceptance. A few days ago, the completion and acceptance committee of the 10,000-ton terminal project of Weifang Port (Zhonggang District) approved that the terminal project has been completed according to the approved construction scale and main construction content. The 10,000-ton terminal project of Weifang Port (Zhonggang District) has the conditions for completion acceptance and agrees to pass the completion acceptance. According to the relevant regulations, the terminal has been put into use since the date of completion and acceptance.
In 2017, Weifang Port completed a cargo throughput of 30.176 million tons, an increase of 15.9%.
highway
National highways: G309, G206
Expressways: G20 Qingyin Expressway, G18 Rongwu Expressway, G25 Changshen Expressway, G22 Qinglan Expressway, S16 Rongwei Expressway, S21 Xinwei Expressway, Weiri Expressway (under construction)
Bus Station: Weifang Bus Terminal, Weifang Intermodal Passenger Terminal, Weifang North Bus Station, Weifang East Bus Station, Weifang South Bus Station
In 2018, the total investment in highway construction was 5.63 billion yuan.
The city's highway mileage is 26269.1 km, the highway density is 162.7 km/100 square kilometers, and the secondary and above highway mileage is 4459 km. There are 95,889 commercial motor vehicles in the city, including 2,768 line buses (including tourism), 88,219 trucks and 4,902 taxis. The distribution pattern of "one main and two vice" port areas of Weifang Port has basically taken shape, with 29 productive berths, including 8 berths of more than 10,000 tons, and the total port passing capacity of 17.88 million tons.
The city's road transport completed 70.67 million passengers, down 5%, and the passenger turnover volume was 4.9 billion person-kilometers, an increase of 1%; The completed road freight volume was 230 million tons, an increase of 4.2%, and the cargo turnover volume was 49.02 billion tons-kilometers, an increase of 0.5%. The freight volume of water transportation was 14.753 million tons, an increase of 5.2%, and the turnover of goods was 10.63 billion tons, an increase of 5.1%.
Planning for development
The weifang north station of the high-speed rail is initially located in the northeast of the urban area of our city, and the station yard is about 4 kilometers east of Weixian Road and about 4 kilometers north of the north outer ring, covering an area of about 1200X250 meters. The Weifang-Yantai intercity line leads eastward at this station, and the Jinan-Qingdao high-speed railway, urban rail transit Line 1, and the intended planning of The Weifang-Rizhao Intercity Railway, the Weifang-Binhai-Dongying Intercity Railway, and the Weifang Urban-Binhai Light Railway intersect here, which will form an important transportation hub in the north of the city, enhance the status of the city's comprehensive transportation hub, and drive the development of the northeast of the urban area.
Weifang North Station of high-speed rail undertakes the function of connecting Weifang and surrounding counties and cities with other provinces and cities in China, and the existing Jiaojike Weifang Station will serve as a stop station for intercity railways and ordinary railways, mainly serving the inter-city passenger flow in the province.
It is planned that the high-speed rail station and the current Weifang station will be connected by Rail Line 1.
At present, Weifang Station and the new airport are connected by Track 1 interchange With Track Line 3, and direct vehicles can be opened in the long term.
It is planned that the high-speed rail station and the new airport will be connected by track 1 interchange with track line 3, and direct vehicles can be opened in the long term, and can also be connected through the intercity railway from Weifang to Binzhou.
The current Weifang Station is connected to the planned Intercity East Station by Rail Transit Line 2, and the long-term east reaches Xiashan Station.
Scenic spots
Weifang A-class tourist attractions have grown to 65, ranking first in Shandong Province, of which Yishan Scenic Area was officially promoted to a national 5A-level scenic spot on December 25, 2013; in addition, 17 national 4A-level tourist attractions, ranking second in Shandong Province. In 2013, Weifang received a total of 47.3526 million domestic and foreign tourists, achieving a total tourism income of 44.107 billion yuan, an increase of 11.26% and 14.70% respectively year-on-year.
In 2018, there were 91 A-class tourist attractions in the city, including 1 5A-class scenic spot and 23 4A-level scenic spots; There are 58 star-rated hotels, including 3 five-star hotels and 19 four-star hotels; There are 150 travel agencies. The city received a total of 56.115 million domestic and foreign tourists, an increase of 8%; The total tourism revenue was 55.94 billion yuan, an increase of 12%.
In 2018, the city received a total of 56.115 million domestic and foreign tourists, an increase of 8%; the total tourism revenue was 55.94 billion yuan, an increase of 12%. By the end of 2015, there were 91 A-class tourist attractions in the city, including 1 5A-class scenic spot and 23 4A-class scenic spots; 58 star-rated hotels, including 3 five-star hotels and 19 four-star hotels; 150 travel agencies, including 11 outbound tour agencies.
Attractions
Qingzhou Fangongting Floating Smoke Mountain Weifang Jinbao Folk Customs Amusement Park Fuhua Amusement Park Jinbao Amusement Park (AAAA level) Weifang People's Park Laolongwan Scenic Area Yishan Scenic Area (AAAAA level) Qingyun Mountain Folk Amusement Park Yishan (AAAAA level) Qingzhou City Museum Qingzhou Even Garden ZhangmianHe an shangshifang Anqiu Shijiazhuang Folk Village Qingzhou Jingtang Ancient Village Qingzhou Zhaode Ancient Street Qingzhou Yunmen Mountain Weifang Kite Museum Ten Wat Garden Qingzhou Camel Mountain WanyinLou Qingzhou Yunmen Mountain Scenic Area Anqiu Han Portrait Stone Tomb Stone Tomb Stone Tomb Qingzhou Yangtianshan Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum (AAAA level) Longyunjian Scenic Area Qingzhou Ancient City Zhucheng Changshan Cultural Museum (AAAA level). Yangjiabu Folk Art Grand View Garden (AAAA level) Changyi Green Expo Park (AAAA level) Zhucheng Weihe Park (AAAA level) Bailang Oasis Wetland Park (AAAA level) Changle China Gem City (AAAA level) Shouguang Linhai Ecological Expo Park (AAAA level) Qingzhou Mihe Ecological Tourism Park (AAAA level) Qingzhou Yangtianshan National Forest Park (AAAA level) Qingzhou Yuntuo Scenic Area (AAAA level) Weifang Anqiu Qingyun Mountain Folk Customs Amusement Park (AAAA level) Anqiu City View Zhijiu Culture Museum (AAAA level) Qingzhou Taihe Mountain Scenic Area (AAAA level)
Qingzhou Blue Creek Valley Qingzhou distant village
AnchuQilu WineRy (AAAA grade)
History and culture
Folklore
Painting of the Year of the Fallen Grey: Originated in the early Ming Dynasty. After its production style is to make a good belly draft, the artist uses willow charcoal strips to start the draft, and then uses the drawing paper to copy the online draft, a draft can be thrown several pieces, because of this trick, it is also "throwing ash" name. After the ash draft is thrown, it is then hand-drawn, and a beautiful painting can be drawn through a whole set of processes such as "big shabu crazy painting", "careful and skillful painting", "stroke drawing", "pink face", "shabu hand", "color", "eyebrow opening", "hook line", "shabu flower", "salt cauliflower", "gold drawing", and "painting oil".
Gaomi paper-cutting: A large number of immigrants during the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty brought paper-cutting from other places, and the integration of host and guest gradually formed a unique style of high-density paper-cutting. First, the blocks and lines form black and white gray tones, which complement each other, have strong contrasts, and are full of rhythm. The second is that the paper is straight, thick and rough, and rich in heavy gold and stone meaning. The third is to be known for its ingenious ideas.
Linqu Strange Stone Antique Bronze Yangjiabu Woodblock Painting Splashing Grey New Year Painting Qingzhou Yunmen Mountain Customs Kite King Qingzhou Honey Peach Anqiu Cherry High Density Paper Cut Swing Anqiu Mung Bean Cake Qingzhou Silver Melon Niejiazhuang Mud Toy Linqu Iron Flower Kite Museum International Kite Club Anqiu Honey Peach Anqiu Big Ginger Peach Custom Qingzhou Beicheng Village Manchu Customs
specialty
Specialty snacks
Qingzhou whole scorpion chicken duck and Le red grilled sheep's head Weicheng fire oriental pipa duck Weicheng roast cake mung bean cake Ma Song cake Linqu whole sheep feast Chaotian pot Zhipan roast meat Weixian radish Qingzhou peach Qingzhou Blue Creek Valley blueberry
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Famous people
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City Honors
Chinese Living Environment Award Water Environment Governance Excellent Model City
National water-saving city
China's outstanding innovative city
"Top 50 Cities in China"
In 2008, it was one of the top 50 most innovative cities in China
Top 10 Most Innovative Cities in China in 2009
National Demonstration City for Intellectual Property Work
2018 China's Top 50 Urban Informatization
2017 China's Top Ten Cities with The Most Investment Potential
2016 China's Top Ten Characteristic Leisure Cities
2018 National Garden City
2016 Chinese Habitat Award
2017 Charming City with Chinese Characteristics
2018 National Civilized City
Travel Tips
Overview of the attractions
Brief introduction
Weifang City, formerly known as Weixian County, is the cradle of qilu land humanities and nature, like an emerald on the Shandong Peninsula, is the northern "Jiangbei Little Suzhou", the Bailang River runs through the city, the Oriental Unsinkable Lake known as the "Dead Sea of the East" is deeply loved by tourists, love books, float, go to the Grand View Garden to feel the local folk customs, find a stimulus in Weifang Fuhua Amusement Park, and finally visit the Bailang Oasis Wetland Park, FuyanShan Forest Park and Wanyin Lou, Guo Weiruo Art Memorial Hall and other cultural landscapes.
Best time to travel
Spring is the best. Every year in late April is the Weifang International Kite Festival
Recommended number of days to play
Local climate
Northern temperate monsoon zone
language
Weifang dialect, Jiaoliao dialect, Jilu dialect