What are the third and fourth tier cities in Shandong?

As of June 2019.

Third-tier cities: Weifang City, Linyi City, Jining City, Zibo City, Tai'an City;

Fourth-tier cities: Liaocheng, Tai'an City, Dezhou City, Zaozhuang City, Dongying City , Rizhao City, Binzhou City.

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First and third lines:

1. Weifang

, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, was called " "Weizhou", "Weixian", also known as "Kite City", is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, adjacent to Qingdao, Rizhao, Zibo, Yantai, Linyi and other places.

The climate is a warm temperate monsoon semi-humid continental climate, and the urban landscape forms several steps from north to south, from low to high. As of 2016, it governs 4 districts, 6 cities and 2 counties. The total population in 2017 was 9.363 million.

Weifang City is the world's kite capital, a national environmental protection model city, a national sanitary city, a national garden city, China's outstanding tourism city, a national advanced city for scientific and technological progress, a national circular economy demonstration city, and won the China Human Settlements Environment Award. .

In 2018, Weifang achieved a gross product value (GDP) of 615.68 billion yuan, an increase of 6.5% based on comparable prices [2]. In 2017, Weifang City was selected as the fifth national civilized city.

On April 2, 2018, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission released a list to support a new batch of cities in developing innovative cities. 17 cities across the country were selected, and Weifang was among them.

In January 2018, Weifang was selected into the first batch of demonstration cities for social credit system construction. In December, Weifang ranked sixth among the best prefecture-level cities in mainland China in 2018.

2. Linyi

A prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, located in the southeast of Shandong Province, the junction point of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle and the Bohai Rim Economic Circle, the East Longhai National Key Development Area and Shandong Port Industrial Belt.

It is close to the Yellow Sea, connected to Rizhao to the east, Zaozhuang, Jining and Tai'an to the west, Zibo and Weifang to the north, and Jiangsu to the south. Linyi is a famous commercial city and logistics capital, and an important logistics turnover center and commercial wholesale center in the country.

It is also a regional central city in Shandong Province, a core city in Linri Urban Area, a modern industrial and trade city with waterfront characteristics, and a business and logistics center.

Linyi was named after the Linyi River and was called Langya and Yizhou in ancient times.

In ancient times, the Yishu area was the core birthplace of Dongyi culture. During the Yuxia Dynasty, Yu divided the nine states, and the territory of Yimeng was formed into Xuzhou. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, it was merged into Qingzhou and built as a city and capital. Qiyang City was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Langya County.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the Xuzhou Governor's Department was established to govern Tan County. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Langya Kingdom moved its capital to Kaiyang. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, North Xuzhou was renamed Yizhou. In the Sui Dynasty, Linyi County was established.

In the Qing Dynasty, it was promoted to Yizhou Prefecture. In modern times, the Chinese Communist Party established the Yimeng Revolutionary Base in Linyi area, established the Shandong Provincial Government and the East China Military Region, and in 1994 reorganized Linyi area into prefecture-level Linyi City.

As of the end of 2016, Linyi has a total area of ??17,191.2 square kilometers and a population of 11.24 million. It is the largest and most populous city in Shandong Province. It governs the three municipal districts of Lanshan, Luozhuang and Hedong and the nine counties of Tancheng, Lanling, Yishui, Yinan, Pingyi, Feixian, Mengyin, Junan and Linshu.

3. Jining:

Jining City is located in the southwest of Shandong Province, bordering Linyi District to the east, Heze to the west, Zaozhuang City and Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province to the south, and Tai'an City to the north. junction. Jining is one of the central cities in the Huaihai Economic Zone, a famous historical and cultural city, and a waterfront eco-tourism city.

Jining has a warm temperate monsoon climate, with an area of ??11,000 square kilometers and a population of 8.3544 million in 2016.

Jining area has a long history and culture and is one of the important birthplaces of Dongyi culture, Chinese civilization, Confucian culture, Water Margin culture and canal culture. The founder of Confucianism, the sage Confucius, the sub-sage Mencius, the fusheng Yan Hui, and the historian Zuo Qiuming were all born here.

During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal promoted the prosperity of Jining’s commodity economy, making Jining an important industrial and commercial city along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. In 2016, the city achieved a regional GDP of 430.182 billion yuan and fiscal budget revenue of 39.152 billion yuan, an increase of 9.0%.

The 11 counties and cities in Jining City are rich in cultural tourism resources. Qufu Confucius Temple, Confucius Mansion and Confucius Forestry, as well as the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the territory, are included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO.

There are 19 national key cultural relics protection units, including Meng Temple, Meng Mansion, Shuibo Liangshan, Weishan Lake, Baoxiang Temple, Yishan, and Shaohao Mausoleum, as well as four national forest parks. It has universities such as Qufu Normal University and Jining Medical College, as well as the Confucius Institute, a world center for Confucian research and exchange.

Second and fourth tiers:

1. Liaocheng

Liaocheng, a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, is located in the west of Shandong Province, bordering the Zhangwei River and Hebei Province in the west The province's Handan City and Xingtai City face each other across the water, are adjacent to Jining City, Tai'an City, Jinan City and Henan Province in the south and southeast across the Jindi River and the Yellow River, and border on Dezhou City in the north and northeast.

It is between 115°16′-116°32′ east longitude and 35°47′-37°02′ north latitude, with a direct distance of 114 kilometers from east to west and 138 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of ??8715 square kilometers.

More than 6,000 years ago, Liaocheng had the ancient city of Dawenkou Culture, which successively created prehistoric culture, canal culture, red culture, etc. Liaocheng is a national historical and cultural city with more than 2,700 scenic spots and historic sites and more than 470 landscapes with tourism development value.

There are 3 national key cultural relics protection units and 15 provincial key protection units. Liaocheng urban area has the unique characteristics of "Jiangbei Water City" and is known as the "Venice of Northern China".

As of the end of 2017, the total population of Liaocheng City was 6,396,921.

2. Dezhou

Dezhou, known as Ande in ancient times, or Dezhou for short, is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province. Located in the northwest of Shandong Province and the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, it is the northwest gate of Shandong Province. It borders Cangzhou City, Hebei Province to the north, Jinan City and Liaocheng City, the provincial capitals, to the south, Hengshui City, Hebei Province to the west, and Binzhou City to the east.

Dezhou City is an alluvial plain of the Yellow River. In history, there have been two great migrations of the Yellow River and thousands of breaches, creating a terrain that is high in the southwest and low in the northeast. The basic climate characteristics are significant monsoon influence and four distinct seasons. , the boundaries between hot and cold, dry and wet are obvious;

The administrative area covers an area of ??10,356 square kilometers, with a permanent population of 5.7958 million (at the end of 2017), and jurisdiction over 2 districts, 7 counties, and 2 county-level cities. The Municipal People's Government No. 1566, Dongfeng East Road, Zhude City District.

Dezhou is China’s Sun City, China’s Functional Sugar City, China’s Excellent Tourism City and the main national transportation hub city. It is located in the Bohai Rim Economic Circle, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Economic Circle, Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone and the Yellow River Delta high-efficiency ecological economic zone intersection area.

Local specialties such as Dezhou braised chicken, golden jujube, Baodian donkey meat, and Dezhou black pottery are famous at home and abroad. Among them, Dezhou braised chicken, Baodian donkey meat, and Leling golden jujube are known as Texas Sambo. In September 2016, Dezhou was selected as one of the "Top 100 Livelihood Development Companies at the Prefecture Level in China". Dezhou City was listed as the first batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization.

In 2018, Dezhou City achieved a regional gross product (GDP) of 338.03 billion yuan. In 2018, it was re-confirmed as a national sanitary city (district).

Extended information:

1. Third-tier cities:

Third-tier cities are based on city size, population, economic development level and GDP Large and medium-sized cities with strategic significance, relatively developed economy, and large economic aggregate that are comprehensively evaluated by multiple indicators such as total volume.

Most of the third-tier cities are large in scale. Most of the non-agricultural population in the central urban area is more than 1 million. Urban infrastructure, commercial supporting facilities and transportation facilities are relatively complete. Residents have certain spending power. The standard of living is generally relatively affluent. The city has certain pillar industries and the industrial structure is relatively reasonable. It is attractive to large enterprises in certain industries. However, the city's comprehensive competitiveness still needs to be further improved.

Third-tier cities are generally more economically developed cities in the eastern region, provincial sub-centers, regional centers or economically strong cities in the central region, and provincial capital cities in the western region.

2. Fourth-tier cities

Four-tier cities (Four-tier cities) are mostly medium-sized cities with relatively average city size, economic and social development level, and transportation construction. Most of the fourth-tier cities are prefecture-level cities, and also include autonomous prefectures in individual provinces and autonomous regions.

The economic and social development of fourth-tier cities often relies on local small and medium-sized enterprises or resource-based enterprises. The consumption level of residents is in the process of growth. In the regional strategic layout of large companies and brands, fourth-tier cities Cities often rely on the radiation of regional central cities, but fourth-tier cities have certain attractions for China's local medium-sized enterprises and second-tier brands.

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