Weifang — the database of addresses and phone numbers of companies and city objects Weifang

Explore the world with

Home / China / Weifang

Weifang

Population: 8500000 people.

Area: 15800 km².

Weifang (simplified Chinese: 潍坊; pinyin: Wéifāng) is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People's 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. Weifang is a historical city with well known figures. Emperor Shun of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, the politician Yan Ying (晏婴) of the Spring and Autumn Period, the confusion scholar Zheng Xuan of the Estern Han Dynasty and the agriculturist Jia Simiao of the Northern Wei Dynasty were 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. Weifang 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 Spring. Weifang is the world capital of kites. The woodcut new year’s paintings from Yangjiabu are well known.

Report about mistake (Ctrl+Enter)

Your review will be the first!

Add review

Name*:

Your mark:

I'm from:

E-mail:

Review*:

July, 7

• Guru Purnima (India)

• Tanabata (Japan)

• Asaha Puja (Thailand)

Hindus attach great importance to spiritual Teachers (Guru). They are often considered equate to the God and intermediaries between the person and Supreme.

Add your city

Add your object to the catalogue

Top 50

All countries

Cities