Linqu County (simplified Chinese: 临朐县; traditional Chinese: 臨朐縣; pinyin: Línqú Xiàn) is a county, originally known as "Pianyi", located in the southwest of Weifang and the middle of Shandong Peninsula, Shandong Province, China. Linqu also has the name Zhuxu County. It covers an area of 1,834 km2 (708 sq mi) and governs 937 villages which were grouped into eight townships and two subdistricts . Linqu has a population of 926 thousand(2020).[1]

With a long history of over 2000 years since its establishment in the West Han dynasty, Linqu is well known for its beautiful sceneries and rich cultures, such as traditional operas, brush paintings and calligraphy, rare rock arts, Mount Yi National Forest Park, Shanwang National Geography Park, Old Dragon Spring and Shimenfang Park. Its over 210 archeology sites include Dawenkou culture and Longshan culture relics.[2] It was also the site of the Battle of Linqu in 409

Geography

There are many mountains in the county, such as Mountain Yi and Mountain Song. The River Mi originated from the foothills of Mountain Yi. It is the first water system the main irrigation river in the county. The Yeyuan Reservoir in the upper reaches of the River Mi is the largest water storage area in the county, with the reservoir capacity ranking among the top ten.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Linqu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6)
25.4
(77.7)
31.7
(89.1)
34.6
(94.3)
38.3
(100.9)
40.5
(104.9)
39.8
(103.6)
37.7
(99.9)
39.1
(102.4)
36.6
(97.9)
27.1
(80.8)
21.5
(70.7)
40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
7.5
(45.5)
14.0
(57.2)
21.0
(69.8)
26.5
(79.7)
30.6
(87.1)
31.6
(88.9)
30.1
(86.2)
26.8
(80.2)
21.0
(69.8)
13.0
(55.4)
5.9
(42.6)
19.3
(66.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)
1.2
(34.2)
7.4
(45.3)
14.4
(57.9)
20.1
(68.2)
24.5
(76.1)
26.6
(79.9)
25.2
(77.4)
20.7
(69.3)
14.5
(58.1)
6.9
(44.4)
0.3
(32.5)
13.3
(56.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9)
−3.8
(25.2)
1.7
(35.1)
8.3
(46.9)
13.9
(57.0)
19.1
(66.4)
22.4
(72.3)
21.2
(70.2)
15.7
(60.3)
9.2
(48.6)
2.0
(35.6)
−4.2
(24.4)
8.2
(46.8)
Record low °C (°F) −20.9
(−5.6)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−12.4
(9.7)
−5.9
(21.4)
−0.5
(31.1)
7.0
(44.6)
12.0
(53.6)
10.9
(51.6)
4.3
(39.7)
−4.4
(24.1)
−14.5
(5.9)
−23.8
(−10.8)
−23.8
(−10.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.0
(0.31)
13.8
(0.54)
13.6
(0.54)
28.2
(1.11)
55.5
(2.19)
86.9
(3.42)
147.5
(5.81)
160.4
(6.31)
53.9
(2.12)
29.9
(1.18)
28.5
(1.12)
10.8
(0.43)
637
(25.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.9 3.6 4.0 5.4 7.4 8.6 12.7 12.2 6.9 5.5 5.1 3.9 78.2
Average snowy days 4.3 3.6 1.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.8 13.2
Average relative humidity (%) 60 57 51 53 58 62 76 80 73 66 64 61 63
Mean monthly sunshine hours 166.3 171.0 220.3 239.5 263.1 229.1 201.6 197.8 200.5 197.9 167.3 164.9 2,419.3
Percent possible sunshine 54 55 59 61 60 52 46 48 54 57 55 55 55
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Administrative divisions

After the township merger in 2007, Linqu has jurisdiction over 2 subdistricts, 8 towns, and a high-tech industrial park.[6]

Subdistricts
  • Chengguan Subdistrict (城关街道)
  • Dongcheng Subdistrict (东城街道)
  • Yeyuan Subdistrict (冶源街道)
  • Xinzhai Subdistrict (辛寨街道)
Towns
  • Shanwang (山旺镇)
  • Liushan (柳山镇)
  • Yishan (沂山镇)

Economy

The current economy is dominated by aluminum alloy and stainless steel building materials.

Linqu Qinchi Winery once bought CCTV prime-time advertisements at a high price of 320 million yuan, making it a re-election for the second term.[7]

Linqu's GDP

Year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Billion 30.80 30.55 28.02 26.11 24.40 22.90 20.56 18.14 16.22 14.06 12.28 11.35

Sightseeing

Hongqiqu(红旗渠)

Notes

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