main cities of shandong: jinan , yantai , weifang , penglai , qingdao , zibo , zaozhuang , jining , dongying , qufu , tai'an.
qufu is an ideal tourist resort since ancient times; a cultural garden for studying the confucianism; known as "the city of etiquette". qufu situated between north latitude 3529' - 3549' and east longitude 11651' - 11713' in the south of shandong province; it is 6 kilometers away from its provincial capital - ji'nan, 45 kilometers away from ji'ning to southwest. its neighboring areas are jiangsu, anhui, henan, and hebei provinces.
qufu has a population of 620,000, including lots of minority nationalities: hui, manchu, buyi, zhuang, korean, mongolian, yi, miao, bai, li, zang, tujia and russian.
qufu has a history of more than 5000 years; the center of the oriental culture since the ancient times; used to be the onetime capital of shengnong where huangdi lived; in the shang and yin dynasty, the capital of lu state; during the spring and autumn period as well as the warring states, the birth place of mencius; and also used to be an educational center at that time.
climatic features: warm temperate continental monsoon climate; 4 distinct seasons; sunshine of 2433.3 hours annually; frost-free period of 199 days
the main mountains of qufu are: mt. nishan, mt. jiulongshan, mt. jiuxianshan, mt. shimenshan, mt. fenghuangshan; main rivers: sihe river, nishui river, liaohe river, xianhe river.
local highlights: confucius cultural festival, qufu 3 treasures: sweet paddy, guodan apricot, mineral water; five unique handicrafts in central lu: kongfujia wine, s-shaped ornamental object by carving of kaishu, wool carpet, walking stick with dragon head, rubbings from stone inscriptions and nishan inkstone.
locations: situated between north latitude 3529' - 3549' and east longitude 11651' - 11713' in the south of shandong province; it is 135 kilometers away from its provincial capital - jinan, 45 kilometers away from ji'ning to southwest
neighboring areas: jiangsu, anhui, henan, and hebei provinces
physical features: the ratio between hills and plain is 3:7; the land descending from northeast to southeast
population: 620,000
area: 895.93 sq km
nationalities: han, hui, manchu, buyi, zhuang, korean, mongolian, yi, miao, bai, li, zang, tujia and russian
history: a history of more than 5000 years; the center of the oriental culture since the ancient times; used to be the onetime capital of shengnong where huangdi lived; in the shang and yin dynasty, the capital of lu state; during the spring and autumn period as well as the warring states, the birth place of mencius; and also used to be an educational center at that time
climatic features: warm temperate continental monsoon climate; 4 distinct seasons; sunshine of 2433.3 hours annually; frost-free period of 199 days
average temperature: average annual of 13.6c; 26.8c in july and -1.7c in january; daily difference of 10.2-11.5c
rainfall: average annual of 666.3 mm; 441.7mm totally in summer and 27.8 mm in winter
mountains: mt. nishan, mt. jiulongshan, mt. jiuxianshan, mt. shimenshan, mt. fenghuangshan
rivers: sihe river, nishui river, liaohe river, xianhe river
local highlights: confucius cultural festival, qufu 3 treasures: sweet paddy, guodan apricot, mineral water; five unique handicrafts in central lu: kongfujia wine, s-shaped ornamental object by carving of kaishu, wool carpet, walking stick with dragon head, rubbings from stone inscriptions and nishan inkstone
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