Where is Zaozhuang?

Zaozhuang is located in the southern part of Shandong Province. It is the fourth prefecture-level city established by Shandong Province. It is bordered by Yimeng Mountain to the east, Weishan Lake to the west, Xuzhou, a cultural resort of the Han Dynasty, to the south, and Qufu, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, to the north. , Zoucheng. During World War II, the Battle of Taierzhuang broke out here. Zaozhuang is a modern city built and prospered because of coal. It has 7,300 years of ancestral culture, 4,300 years of city-state culture, 2,700 years of canal culture, and 130 years of industrial culture; it is located in the "one mountain, one water, two Han dynasties" , Three Holes" golden tourism line, it is a vibrant and unique emerging tourist city. It has the boldness of northern cities and the beauty of Jiangnan water towns. It is called "Jiangbei Water Town·Ancient Canal City" and is known as "Jiangbei Water Town·Ancient Canal City". It is known as the "Pearl of Lunan".

In ancient times, Shennong (Emperor Yan) built a manor here and planted jujube trees. The purpose of planting jujube is to make spear shafts, arrow shafts and axles. Considering that jujube trees mature very slowly, this place should be the hinterland of Yandi tribe. The "Yixian Chronicle" written during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty also contains: Zaozhuang was named because of the large number of jujube trees in the area. 138 years ago, Zhongxing Coal Mining Company was established here and gradually grew into the largest national capital enterprise in modern China, making great contributions to the development of modern China. After the founding of New China, the central government also attached great importance to Zhongxing Company. Premier Zhou once Followed many times. Because Zhongxing Coal Mine was established during the Republic of China, the Zhongxing Mining Area was renamed Zaozhuang Mining Area after the founding of New China. The word Zhongxing disappeared from then on, and the name Zaozhuang was used more often. By January 1960, Yixian County was abolished and the Yixian County government was moved to Zaozhuang. In September 1961, it was established as Zaozhuang City, the fourth prefecture-level city in Shandong Province.

Introduction to Zaozhuang

Zaozhuang City is located in the south of Shandong Province. The coordinates of the municipal government are 34.811081,117.31795. It is adjacent to Pingyi County, Fei County and Cangshan County of Linyi City in the east, and Jiangsu Province in the south. It borders Tongshan and Pizhou City in the province, Weishan Lake to the west, and Zoucheng City of Jining City to the north. The terrain is slightly flat and quadrilateral, with a maximum width of 56 kilometers from east to west and a maximum length of 96 kilometers from north to south. The total area is 4,550 square kilometers, accounting for 2.97% of the total area of ??the province. Zaozhuang has 7,300 years of ancestor culture, 4,300 years of city-state culture, 2,700 years of canal culture, and 130 years of industrial culture. Kuangheng of Light is the hometown of the great writer Jia Sanjin. The capitals of historical countries such as Teng State, Xue State, Xiaozhu State, Li State, Zuo State, Zhen State, and Biyang State were born here. It is one of the two cities in the country with the most historical ancient city-states. Zaozhuang is an emerging tourist city full of vitality and unique charm. It has the boldness of a northern city and the beauty of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. It is known as the "Pearl of Southern Shandong". It is rich in tourism resources, has numerous scenic spots and cultural relics, and contains profound potential for tourism development. The new tourism image is positioned as "Jiangbei Water Town·Ancient Canal City". Zaozhuang has beautiful mountains and rivers, numerous scenic spots and beautiful scenery, which can be summarized as the "four best": first, Weishan Lake Wetland, the largest and most beautiful national lake wetland in my country, with an area of ??63 square kilometers; second, the longest earthquake in China Great Rift Valley-Xiong'er Mountain National Geological Park. The Tancheng earthquake that occurred 400 years ago shook Xiong'er Mountain in half, forming a rift valley several hundred meters long. It was hailed by geological experts as a "miracle" among earthquake relics; third, it is the most prestigious and No. 1 earthquake in the world. Gu——Baodugu National Forest Park. Gu is one of the five major rock landforms and a unique geological phenomenon in southern Shandong. Among the seventy-two canyons in southern Shandong, the first is Baodu Gu in Zaozhuang; the fourth is the world's largest pomegranate orchard - the 120,000-acre "Glory of the World" pomegranate orchard. Pomegranates are native to the Western Regions. Zhang Qian was brought back to my country on his mission to the Western Regions. Kuang Heng, a famous Prime Minister of the Western Han Dynasty, brought them back to Zaozhuang from Chang'an for planting. It has a history of more than 2,000 years and is a world agricultural heritage. Zaozhuang has a long and splendid history and culture and many places of interest. It can be summarized as "four numbers": First, the ancestral culture of 7,300 years. As early as 7,300 years ago, humans thrived in Zaozhuang, creating the splendid "Beixin Culture", which is the oldest culture discovered by archeology in the Huanghuai region so far, and is also the source of Dongyi culture. The second is the city-state culture of 4,300 years. During the pre-Qin period, there were seven ancient city-states distributed in Zaozhuang, which was one of the two areas with the densest distribution of ancient capitals in my country. The third is 2,700 years of canal culture. The earliest canal in the territory was excavated in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the ancient city of Taierzhuang has the most distinctive features of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, where the cultures of the north and the south, and the fusion of Chinese and Western cultures, are the most distinctive. The fourth is 130 years of industrial culture. Zaozhuang is the birthplace of modern national industrial civilization. ZTE Corporation, the largest Chinese-owned enterprise in the history of our country, was born here, Jiangbei Water Town and Ancient Canal City

and issued the first stock in our country's history. Zaozhuang is also a hot spot for the Red Revolution. In modern times, there was the Taierzhuang War that shocked the world, the world-famous railway guerrillas, the heroes of the Canal Detachment, and the glory of the Lunan Battle. Zaozhuang earned the reputation of "China's Red Classic City". Today, the railway guerrilla monument and sculptures stand majestically by the beautiful Weishan Lake. The Taierzhuang War Memorial Hall, located on the banks of the picturesque ancient canal, recreates the magnificent scene of the bloody battle of the patriotic soldiers who participated in the Taierzhuang War. In 2005, the Railway Guerrilla Memorial Park and the Taierzhuang War Memorial Site were included in the country's 100 key red tourist attractions. Zaozhuang City, together with Jinggangshan, Xibaipo and Yan'an, was identified by the National Tourism Administration as one of the 20 key red tourist cities in the country.