1、Weifang (simplified Chinese: 濰坊; pinyin: Wifng) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, Peoples Republic of China. It 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.

2、Weifang is a historical city with well known figures. Emperor Shun of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, the politician Yan Ying (晏嬰) of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan of the Estern Han Dynasty and the agriculturist Jia Simiao of the Northern Wei Dynasty w

3、ere all from Weifang. Kong Rong, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Dongpo, Zheng Banqiao, et al. have worked in Weifang historically. In more recent years, revolutionists, litterateurs and artists, such as Wang Jinmei, Chen Shaomin, Wang Yuanjian, Wang Tongzhao, Zang Kejia are well known in China. Weifan

4、g also boasts of historical relics and other tourist sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing Dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song Dynasty), fossile sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park, Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spri

5、ng. Weifang is the world capital of kites. The woodcut new years paintings from Yangjiabu are well known.AdministrationThe prefecture-level city of Weifang administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 6 county-level cities and 2 counties. * Weicheng District (濰城區(qū)) * Kuiwen District

6、(奎文區(qū)) * Fangzi District (坊子區(qū)) * Hanting District (寒亭區(qū)) * Qingzhou City (青州市) * Zhucheng City (諸城市) * Shouguang City (壽光市) * Anqiu City (安丘市) * Gaomi City (高密市) * Changyi City (昌邑市) * Changle County (昌樂縣) * Linqu County (臨朐縣)GeographyNearby cities include Jinan and Zibo to the west, Yantai to the nor

7、theast and Qingdao to the southeast.EconomyWeifang is home to the large diesel engine company and factory Weichai. The village of Yangjiabu in Hanting district is famous for folk wood-block print (nianhua) and kite production. Weifang regards itself as the International Kite Capital and holds an int

8、ernational kite festival every year in the spring.Notable people * Zheng Xuan (127-200), Eastern Han Dynasty Confucian scholar * Liu Yong (劉墉; 1719-1805), renowned Qing Dynasty bureaucrat-Culture of WeifangKite-flying is a traditional custom among the people in Weifang in spring. It is the outstandi

9、ng handicraft skills of kites produced in Weifang, as well as the special atmosphere which is quite suitable for flying kites that make Weifang Kites more and more popular not only in China but also in the other countries.In 1984, the first International Kite Festival was held in Weifang. More than

10、ten thousand kite fans attended the opening ceremony. People from eleven different countries and regions, including the United States, Canada and so on, took part in the festival and performed flying kites. Since then, Weifang holds the International Kite Festival every year in April and is well-kno

11、wn as the “International Kite Capital” all over the world.Annual Broad of Yangjiabu (楊家埠木版年畫), which is one of the three most famous Chinese folk paintings in history, began from the end of the Ming Dynasty. It reached the peak of its development during the Qing Dynasty. People usually replace the o

12、ld Annual Broads with the new ones on the eve of Spring Festival, which is the most important festival in China, in order to give blessings to the family and friends for the following year. The subjects of Annual Broad of Yangjiabu are various, which include flowers, beauties, landscapes, characters

13、 from myths and legends. The architecture skills such as concise lines and bright colors reflect the distinctive characteristics of people in Weifang.Paper cutting in Gaomi (高密剪紙) has a long history for more than four hundred years. Mostly, women are good at paper cutting. This widely spread handicr

14、aft has the unique style, such as strong contrast in color, straight and simple line and exaggerated outline. The characters mostly come from the drama stories, flowers and birds, as well as some fantastic symbols. Weifang located in shandong peninsula, graceful natural landscapes, cloud gate mounta

15、in, the mountain, the mountain bloom.from predecessors, beautiful, fascinating. Weifang or historical and cultural cities, ouyang xiu, li qingzhao, etc, ZhengBanQiao fan zhongyan numerous historical cultural celebrities for weifang left many historical discourse. Weifang kite famous at home and abro

16、ad, the annual international kite festival held in this, called the kite. Weifang is a city in the center of Shandong province.It is a historical city with well known figures. Also, as an emerging industrial city, Weifang has developed a complete industrial system, like textile and clothes. Being th

17、e location of the headquarters of the International Kite Federation, Weifang is honored as the World Kite Metropolis. So it is a famous cultural and tourist city in China. Other traditional customs, such as Annual Broad of Yangjiabu(楊家埠木版年畫) and Paper cutting in Gaomi(高密剪紙) also have their long hist

18、ory in this city. As of now, Attracted by the desirable investment environment, preferential policies and great development potentials in Weifang, a number of multi-national companies have set up operation in Weifang, such as Caterpillar from US, Itochu from Japan and Bayer from Germany. By now, 16

19、World Top 500 companies have established operations in Weifang.Industry As an emerging industrial city, Weifang has developed a complete industrial system, mainly including six industries, such as machinery, textile and clothes, foodstuff and beverage, marine chemicals, paper making and packaging as

20、 well as electronics and information. As of now, enterprises with annual sales income above RMB 5 million have exceeded 3358 with more than RMB 200 billion of annual industrial sales income. Agriculture Weifang is an important production area of agricultural and side-line products in China. Shouguan

21、g, a county-level city in Weifang, is the largest “vegetable basket” of China and the export of chicken from Zhucheng city amounts to 1/10 of that of the country. Besides, the beef of Gaomi City, the duck of Changle county, the flowers of Qingzhou City, the vegetable processing industry of Anqiu Cit

22、y, the prawn and scallop breeding in Changyi City and Hanting District also play a leading role in China as well as in Shandong province. In recent years, a number of new technology agricultural “corridors” and production bases of quality agricultural and side-line products have been built. By now,

23、the annual agricultural added value has increased to RMB 18 billion with export value of USD 1 billion. Tourism Weifang is a famous cultural and tourist city in China. The paleontological fossils in Linqu county and the dinosaur fossils in Zhucheng City could be regarded as world wonders, the wood-c

24、ut painting of Yangjiabu Village is one of the three most famous wood-cut paintings in China. Being the location of the headquarters of the International Kite Federation, Weifang is honored as the World Kite Metropolis. Weifang International Kite Festival, an annual grand event, attracts thousands o

25、f visitors from home and abroad with its unique folk cultural features. At present, there are more than 20 star-level hotels in Weifang, receiving 30,800 overseas tourists and 7.71 million domestic tourists a year with total tourism revenues over RMB 428.4 million. Trade & Commerce Weifang has a lon

26、g trading history and it is an important distribution center in the east of Shandong province. Up to now, there are 36 specialized markets in Weifang, each with annual turnover of more than RMB 100 million. Shouguang Vegetable Wholesale Market, with annual trading volume of 3.6 billion kilograms, is among the top 10 specialized markets in China. The small commodity market, building materials market, farm machinery market and the auto market under which are under reconstruction wi