Linqu County

Linqu County (simplified Chinese: 临朐县; traditional Chinese: 臨朐縣; pinyin: Línqú Xiàn) is a county, originlly 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 1,834 km2 (708 sq mi) and governs 937 villages which were grouped into eight townships and two subdistricts . Linqu has a population of 926 thousand(2020).[1]

Linqu County

临朐县

Linchu; Linchü; Pianyi; Zhuxu County
County
Gathering the spirit and the qi
灵气所钟
靈氣所鍾
Location of the seat in Weifang
Linqu
Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°30′44″N 118°32′32″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShandong
Prefecture-level cityWeifang
Area
 • Total1,831 km2 (707 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total925,567
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
262600, 262699
Websitewww.linqu.gov.cn

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.[2]

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.[3]

Administrative divisions

After the township merger in 2007, Linqu has jurisdiction over 2 subdistricts, 8 towns, and a high-tech industrial park.[4]

Subdistricts
  • Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道)
  • Dongcheng Subdistrict (东城街道)
Towns
  • Wujing (五井镇)
  • Yeyuan (冶源镇)
  • Sitou (寺头镇)
  • Jiushan (九山镇)
  • Xinzhai (辛寨镇)
  • Longgang (龙岗镇)
  • Liushan (柳山镇)
  • Yishan (沂山镇)

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.[5]

Linqu's GDP
Year201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008
Billion30.8030.5528.0226.1124.4022.9020.5618.1416.2214.0612.2811.35

Sightseeing
Hongqiqu(红旗渠)
  • River Mi
  • Mountain Yi Dongzhen (东镇)
  • Guanhushan
  • Hongqiqu
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi
  • Mountain Yi

Notes
  1. "Shandong government Linqu County". Shandong government.
  2. "Official website of Linqu County Government". Linqu County Government.
  3. "彌河風景區 (Chinese)".
  4. 威海市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. "合肥工业大学MBA教学案例汇编(Chinese) (Word document)".
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