Which province is Taian from?

Taian is located in the middle of Shandong Province, bordering Jinan, the provincial capital in the north, Qufu, Confucius' hometown in the south, Zibo, the porcelain capital in the east, and the Yellow River in the west. It has a total area of 7,765 square kilometers and a population of 5.33 million. Tai 'an City has jurisdiction over Taishan District and its suburbs, two county-level cities of Xintai and Feicheng, and two counties of Ningyang and Dongping. Taicheng, located at the southern foot of the world-famous Mount Tai, is a scenic and cultural tourist city with beautiful scenery, developed culture and beautiful environment.

Taian is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Humans existed as early as 500 thousand years ago, and Xintai people 50 thousand years ago have entered the stage of Homo sapiens; Five thousand years ago, splendid literature and culture were bred here, which became an important milestone in the history of Chinese civilization. Due to the ancient people's worship of the sun and mountains, from Yao and Shun to Qin and Han Dynasties to Ming and Qing Dynasties, Mount Tai has been a sacred mountain for emperors to worship Zen and heaven for thousands of years. With the meditation of the emperor, Mount Tai was deified, and two schools of Buddhism and Taoism emerged, with an endless stream of literati and scholars leaving many places of interest through Mount Tai and Tai 'an. Tai 'an is also named after Mount Tai, which means "Mount Tai is full of dangers", symbolizing the peace of the country and the people.

Taian has a warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, hot rainy season, dry and windy spring, high temperature and rainy summer, crisp autumn days, cold and little snow in winter, annual average temperature 13oC, annual average precipitation of 700-800 mm and frost-free period of more than 200 days.

Taian has excellent geology and rich natural resources. There are more than 50 kinds of proven mineral deposits, including gypsum reserves of 30 billion tons and natural sulfur of 300 million tons, ranking first in the country. Rock salt is 7.5 billion tons, which is one of the largest salt mines in China. Raw coal reserves rank second in Shandong Province. Potassium salt, potash feldspar, lead soil, limestone and granite all occupy an important position in the province. There are more than 1.5 million industrial enterprises in Taian, and there are more than 1.5 million main products. 1997, the city's GDP reached 310.40 billion. The total agricultural output value is 8.8 billion yuan, and Taian is the main production base of agricultural and sideline products in Shandong. It mainly produces wheat, corn, sweet potato, soybean, cotton, hemp, silkworm, meat, eggs, poultry and fresh water products, and is the main production and transit base in Shandong Province. The total industrial output value is 654.38+03.3 billion yuan. At present, the industry has formed a modern industrial system with complete categories such as gold, coal, electric power, chemicals, machinery, building materials, light industry, textiles and food processing. The annual output value of the tertiary industry reached 9.3 billion yuan, and services such as transportation, post and telecommunications, culture and education, finance and insurance, scientific and technological information, radio and television, and medical and health services flourished. Especially the tourism industry in Tai 'an has become the leading and pillar industry of the tertiary industry in Tai 'an. 1997, tourism revenue reached 65.438+0.5 billion yuan, accounting for 5% of GDP and 654.38+0.7% of tertiary industry.

The traffic in Taian extends in all directions. Beijing-shanghai railway, the north-south traffic artery of China, runs through the north and south. Taixin, Taifei and Lai Ci railways run through the city. More than 40 pairs of express trains and through trains arrive at Taian Station every day. There are two expressway, four national highways, 12 provincial highway and many city and county highways, forming a transportation network extending in all directions.

Taian has unique tourism resources. Mount Tai is the symbol of Chinese national spirit and the epitome of China culture. Mount Tai is listed as a world natural and cultural heritage by UNESCO, and it is located on the tourist route of one mountain, one water and one holy place in Shandong. Tai 'an's tourism centers on Mount Tai, radiating to surrounding counties and cities, and promoting the development of tourist areas such as Culai Mountain, Lashan Mountain, Lotus Mountain, Niu Shan and Dongping Lake. Taishan tourism has basically become a tourism pattern that both the moon and the stars have.

Taian has become a perfect tourism service system in food, shelter, transportation, travel, shopping and entertainment. There are 9 star-rated hotels, 4 foreign-related hotels/kloc-0, with 5,320 beds, and more than 300 hotels and guest houses with 30,000 beds. There are 26 travel agencies, including 2 international travel agencies, 24 domestic travel agencies, travel car companies 1 home, more than 40 luxury cars for domestic and foreign tourists, and 4 foreign-related shopping malls for tourists.

The advantage of Tai 'an tourism industry is to lay a good brand of Mount Tai, radiate around Mount Tai as the center, and drive the development of surrounding tourist attractions. The tourism activities in Tai 'an mainly include the "Taishan International Mountaineering Festival" held from September 6 to 9 every year, during which tourism commodities are displayed and seminars are held. Since 1990, Taian Tourism Bureau has launched a simple farmhouse tour in Buyang. A large-scale emperor meditation ceremony was held in Dai Temple. Next year, there will be a trip to Qishan Gu Song, a trip to Guotai Min 'an, a trip to climb the mountain by Emperor Luozhong Road in Taishan, and a trip to return to nature on Taishan East Road.

Besides Shandong, Tai 'an tourist cities mainly include Beijing, Jiangsu, Henan, Hebei, Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Guangdong. Taian 1995 received 3.32 million domestic and foreign tourists, 1996 3.76 million, 1997 4 million.