Left to right, top to bottom: Skyline viewed from the Fuwah Park Ferris Wheel, the Bailang River, Kuiwenmen Street, Weifang Middle Road with Weifang University visible to the left, Weifang Grand Theater
Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing Dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song Dynasty), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park, Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spring. Painted New Year woodcuts from Yangjiabu are also well known. The city is served by Weifang Nanyuan Airport to various cities across China.
Nearby major cities include Jinan and Zibo to the west, Yantai to the northeast and Qingdao to the southeast.
Weifang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season humid continental climate (KöppenDwa), with hot, humid summers, and cold but dry winters. Monthly daily average temperatures range from −2.8 °C (27.0 °F) in January to 26.3 °C (79.3 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 12.71 °C (54.9 °F). More than 70% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September, and sunshine is generally abundant year-round. A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in July to 62% in April, the city receives 2,536 hours of bright sunshine annually, sunshine is abundant except during the summer months.
Climate data for Weifang (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
The city is home to the large diesel engine company and factory Weichai, and Shengrui Transmission manufacturer.[5] The village of Yangjiabu in Hanting District is famous for folk wood-block print (nianhua) and kite production.
In the 1980s, many sapphire deposits were discovered in Changle County. According to released information, billions of carats of sapphire are estimated to lie under an area of 450 km2 (170 sq mi). Mining here has become one of the top four sapphire producers in the world. The main feature of this sapphire is the dark blue or close to black color because of the high iron content.
Established in August 1995, the Weifang Binhai Economic & Technological Development Area (BEDA) is a national economic and technological development area approved by the State Council. Covering an area of 677 km2 (261 sq mi), BEDA has a population of 100,000. BEDA possesses a large state-owned industrial land for use with an area of 400 km2 (150 sq mi). BEDA has been accredited as a National Demonstration Zone invigorating the Sea by Science and Technology, National Innovation Base for Rejuvenating Trade through Science and Technology and National Demonstration Eco-Industry Park.
A historic German train station in Euro Town, Weifang
Culture
Kite flying
Kite Museum in Weifang
Kite flying is a traditional custom among the people in Weifang in spring time. In 1984, the first international kite festival was held in Weifang. More than ten thousand kite fans attended the opening ceremony. People from eleven countries and regions, including the United States and Canada, took part in the festival, flying kites. Since then, Weifang holds the Weifang International Kite Festival each year. It is held each April.[6]
Painting
Annual Board of Yangjiabu (楊家埠木版年畫), one of the three most famous Chinese folk paintings in history, began from the end of the Ming Dynasty. It reached the peak of its development during the Qing Dynasty. People usually replace the old Annual Broads with the new ones on the eve of Spring Festival, which is the most important festival in China, in order to give blessings to the family and friends for the following year. The subjects of Annual Board of Yangjiabu are various, which include flowers, beauties, landscapes, characters from myths and legends. The architecture skills such as concise lines and bright colors reflect the distinctive characteristics of people in Weifang.
Papercutting
Chinese papercutting, in a style that is practically identical to the original 6th century form
Papercutting, the art of cutting paper designs, has a long history in the city of Gaomi. This widespread handicraft has unique styles, such as strong contrast in color, straight and simple line and exaggerated outline. The characters mostly come from the dramatic stories, flowers and birds, as well as some fantastic symbols.
Cuisine
There are three dishes representative of Weifang:
Ji-Ya Hele (鸡鸭和乐) Weifang Ji-Ya Hele is said to have originated in Shanxi province. Later on, it was brought to Weifang. The name "Hele" (和乐), a kind of noodle, was developed from the word "Helou" (河漏), a noodle name once used in history. Weifang Ji-Ya Hele is cooked with various ingredients, stewed with chicken and duck soup. To make delicious "Hele" Noodles, we need to put the "Hele" noodles into the pot. After it is fully boiled, chicken, duck, Sliced Meatball, salted vegetables or spicy oil is added into the noodles. In 1997, Ji-Ya Hele was honored as a "Chinese Famous Snack" by China Cuisine Association.
Rou Huo Shao (肉火烧; '"meat pie"')[citation needed] Meat Pie is the most famous cuisine in Weifang. Weifang Meat Pie has a long history and variety. "Mirror" recorded in Han Zhao Qi people living in the North Sea (i.e. Weifang) to sell Weifang Meat pie for a living. This is an example of an earlier business written records since the Meat pIe. Whether it is in the morning or at noon, in front of the shop is always a long row waiting for the pie. The shop is generally build along the street. Bite, coke dough rattling, in a high temperature furnace after repeatedly turning roast, pork moisten the green onion, egg, chopped dried shrimps fillings inside, aroma, mouth-watering produce the feeling, entrance juicy, full taste, people aftertaste.
Chao Tian Guo (朝天锅). Chao Tian Guo is a local specialties of Weifang. This food is known as created by Zheng Banqiao in Qianlong period of Qing dynasty. The main materials of Chao Tian Guo is thin pancake, meat ball, pig offal, tofu, and soy with the soup. The merchants use a huge pot to cook these materials and the customers can sit around this pot. The reason why it called Chao Tian Guo is "Chao Tian" in Chinese means the pot has no cover and the pot is facing to the sky ("Guo" in Chinese is means pot).
^"Shandong company launches 8AT automatic transmission". shandong.chinadaily.com.cn. The Information Office of Shandong Provincial People’s Government. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^Pictures of the 22nd Weifang Kite Festival May 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
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Look up Weifang or Wei-fang in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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Government website of Weifang (in Simplified Chinese)
Official website of the Weifang International Kite Festival (in Simplified Chinese)
Yangjiabu Nianhua (in Simplified Chinese)
Weifang Medical University students website (in Simplified Chinese)
Weifang News (In Simplified Chinese)
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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 Its population was 9 386 705 at the 2020 census of whom 3 095 520 lived in the built up or metro area made up of four urban districts Kuiwen Weicheng Hanting and Fangzi and Changle County largely being urbanized Weifang 潍坊市Prefecture level cityLeft to right top to bottom Skyline viewed from the Fuwah Park Ferris Wheel the Bailang River Kuiwenmen Street Weifang Middle Road with Weifang University visible to the left Weifang Grand TheaterLocation of Weifang City jurisdiction in ShandongWeifangLocation in ChinaShow map of ShandongWeifangWeifang China Show map of ChinaCoordinates Weifang municipal government 36 42 29 N 119 09 43 E 36 708 N 119 162 E 36 708 119 162CountryPeople s Republic of ChinaProvinceShandongMunicipal seatKuiwen DistrictSubdivisionsList DistrictsWeichengKuiwenFangziHantingCounty level citiesQingzhouZhuchengShouguangAnqiuGaomiChangyiCountyChangleLinquGovernment Party SecretaryLiu Yun MayorLiu JianjunArea Prefecture level city16 143 14 km2 6 232 90 sq mi Urban2 646 1 km2 1 021 7 sq mi Metro3 746 6 km2 1 446 6 sq mi Elevation32 m 106 ft Population 2020 census 1 Prefecture level city9 386 705 Density580 km2 1 500 sq mi Urban2 511 721 Urban density950 km2 2 500 sq mi Metro3 095 520 Metro density830 km2 2 100 sq mi Major nationalitiesHan ChineseTime zoneUTC 8 China Standard Postal code261000 Urban center 261300 261500 262100 262200 262400 262700 Other areas Area code536ISO 3166 codeCN SD 07License plate prefixes鲁G amp 鲁VGDPCNY 478 67 billion 2014 Coastline113 kilometres 70 mi Websitehttp www weifang gov cn Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites such as Shihu Garden from the Late Ming and early Qing Dynasty Fangong Pavilion from the Song Dynasty fossil sites including dinosaur fossils in Shanwang Linqu Mount Yi National Forest Park Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spring Painted New Year woodcuts from Yangjiabu are also well known The city is served by Weifang Nanyuan Airport to various cities across China Contents 1 Administration 2 Geography and Climate 3 Economy 4 Military 5 Culture 5 1 Kite flying 5 2 Painting 5 3 Papercutting 5 4 Cuisine 6 Education 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External linksAdministration EditThe prefecture level city of Weifang administers 12 county level divisions including four districts six county level cities and two counties Map Weicheng Hanting Fangzi Kuiwen LinquCounty ChangleCounty Qingzhou city Zhucheng city Shouguang city Anqiu city Gaomi city Changyi city Subdivision Chinese PinyinWeicheng District 潍城区 Weicheng QuHanting District 寒亭区 Hanting QuFangzi District 坊子区 Fangzǐ QuKuiwen District 奎文区 Kuǐwen QuLinqu County 临朐县 Linqu XianChangle County 昌乐县 Changle XianQingzhou 青州市 Qingzhōu ShiZhucheng 诸城市 Zhucheng ShiShouguang 寿光市 Shouguang ShiAnqiu 安丘市 Anqiu ShiGaomi 高密市 Gaomi ShiChangyi 昌邑市 Changyi ShiGeography and Climate EditNearby major cities include Jinan and Zibo to the west Yantai to the northeast and Qingdao to the southeast Weifang has a monsoon influenced four season humid continental climate Koppen Dwa with hot humid summers and cold but dry winters Monthly daily average temperatures range from 2 8 C 27 0 F in January to 26 3 C 79 3 F in July and the annual mean is 12 71 C 54 9 F More than 70 of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September and sunshine is generally abundant year round A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47 in July to 62 in April the city receives 2 536 hours of bright sunshine annually sunshine is abundant except during the summer months Climate data for Weifang 1981 2010 normals extremes 1971 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 17 6 63 7 24 2 75 6 31 5 88 7 34 9 94 8 40 7 105 3 41 4 106 5 39 5 103 1 37 3 99 1 39 0 102 2 35 8 96 4 26 3 79 3 22 6 72 7 41 4 106 5 Average high C F 3 3 37 9 6 6 43 9 12 7 54 9 20 4 68 7 25 9 78 6 30 2 86 4 31 3 88 3 30 2 86 4 26 8 80 2 21 1 70 0 12 7 54 9 5 6 42 1 18 9 66 0 Daily mean C F 2 8 27 0 0 1 32 2 5 8 42 4 13 3 55 9 19 2 66 6 23 9 75 0 26 3 79 3 25 3 77 5 20 8 69 4 14 5 58 1 6 4 43 5 0 3 31 5 12 7 54 9 Average low C F 7 2 19 0 4 8 23 4 0 3 32 5 7 0 44 6 12 8 55 0 18 2 64 8 22 1 71 8 21 2 70 2 15 6 60 1 9 2 48 6 1 5 34 7 4 7 23 5 7 6 45 7 Record low C F 17 2 1 0 17 9 0 2 11 6 11 1 6 8 19 8 0 9 33 6 6 3 43 3 12 9 55 2 13 0 55 4 4 0 39 2 4 3 24 3 11 7 10 9 16 5 2 3 17 9 0 2 Average precipitation mm inches 6 5 0 26 9 9 0 39 15 7 0 62 22 1 0 87 46 6 1 83 75 9 2 99 137 2 5 40 133 7 5 26 57 9 2 28 31 0 1 22 19 8 0 78 8 9 0 35 565 2 22 25 Average precipitation days 0 1 mm 2 9 3 2 3 3 5 3 6 6 7 7 11 4 11 5 6 0 5 2 4 6 3 9 71 6Average snowy days 3 8 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 7 12 2Average relative humidity 63 60 58 58 64 66 78 81 74 68 67 64 67Mean monthly sunshine hours 166 1 167 9 218 0 234 6 258 7 224 9 192 2 193 5 202 7 197 5 165 6 165 6 2 387 3Percent possible sunshine 54 55 58 59 59 51 43 47 55 57 55 55 54Source China Meteorological Administration precipitation days snow days sunshine 1991 2020 2 3 4 Economy EditThe city is home to the large diesel engine company and factory Weichai and Shengrui Transmission manufacturer 5 The village of Yangjiabu in Hanting District is famous for folk wood block print nianhua and kite production In the 1980s many sapphire deposits were discovered in Changle County According to released information billions of carats of sapphire are estimated to lie under an area of 450 km2 170 sq mi Mining here has become one of the top four sapphire producers in the world The main feature of this sapphire is the dark blue or close to black color because of the high iron content Established in August 1995 the Weifang Binhai Economic amp Technological Development Area BEDA is a national economic and technological development area approved by the State Council Covering an area of 677 km2 261 sq mi BEDA has a population of 100 000 BEDA possesses a large state owned industrial land for use with an area of 400 km2 150 sq mi BEDA has been accredited as a National Demonstration Zone invigorating the Sea by Science and Technology National Innovation Base for Rejuvenating Trade through Science and Technology and National Demonstration Eco Industry Park Military EditWeifang is the headquarters of the 26th Group Army of the People s Liberation Army one of the three group armies that comprise the Jinan Military Region responsible for defense of the Yellow River Plain A historic German train station in Euro Town WeifangCulture EditKite flying Edit Kite Museum in WeifangKite flying is a traditional custom among the people in Weifang in spring time In 1984 the first international kite festival was held in Weifang More than ten thousand kite fans attended the opening ceremony People from eleven countries and regions including the United States and Canada took part in the festival flying kites Since then Weifang holds the Weifang International Kite Festival each year It is held each April 6 Painting Edit Annual Board of Yangjiabu 楊家埠木版年畫 one of the three most famous Chinese folk paintings in history began from the end of the Ming Dynasty It reached the peak of its development during the Qing Dynasty People usually replace the old Annual Broads with the new ones on the eve of Spring Festival which is the most important festival in China in order to give blessings to the family and friends for the following year The subjects of Annual Board of Yangjiabu are various which include flowers beauties landscapes characters from myths and legends The architecture skills such as concise lines and bright colors reflect the distinctive characteristics of people in Weifang Papercutting Edit Chinese papercutting in a style that is practically identical to the original 6th century formPapercutting the art of cutting paper designs has a long history in the city of Gaomi This widespread handicraft has unique styles such as strong contrast in color straight and simple line and exaggerated outline The characters mostly come from the dramatic stories flowers and birds as well as some fantastic symbols Cuisine Edit There are three dishes representative of Weifang Ji Ya Hele 鸡鸭和乐 Weifang Ji Ya Hele is said to have originated in Shanxi province Later on it was brought to Weifang The name Hele 和乐 a kind of noodle was developed from the word Helou 河漏 a noodle name once used in history Weifang Ji Ya Hele is cooked with various ingredients stewed with chicken and duck soup To make delicious Hele Noodles we need to put the Hele noodles into the pot After it is fully boiled chicken duck Sliced Meatball salted vegetables or spicy oil is added into the noodles In 1997 Ji Ya Hele was honored as a Chinese Famous Snack by China Cuisine Association Rou Huo Shao 肉火烧 meat pie citation needed Meat Pie is the most famous cuisine in Weifang Weifang Meat Pie has a long history and variety Mirror recorded in Han Zhao Qi people living in the North Sea i e Weifang to sell Weifang Meat pie for a living This is an example of an earlier business written records since the Meat pIe Whether it is in the morning or at noon in front of the shop is always a long row waiting for the pie The shop is generally build along the street Bite coke dough rattling in a high temperature furnace after repeatedly turning roast pork moisten the green onion egg chopped dried shrimps fillings inside aroma mouth watering produce the feeling entrance juicy full taste people aftertaste Chao Tian Guo 朝天锅 Chao Tian Guo is a local specialties of Weifang This food is known as created by Zheng Banqiao in Qianlong period of Qing dynasty The main materials of Chao Tian Guo is thin pancake meat ball pig offal tofu and soy with the soup The merchants use a huge pot to cook these materials and the customers can sit around this pot The reason why it called Chao Tian Guo is Chao Tian in Chinese means the pot has no cover and the pot is facing to the sky Guo in Chinese is means pot Education EditWeifang University and Weifang Medical University are universities in the city Notable people EditSee also Category People from Weifang Zheng Xuan 127 200 Eastern Han Dynasty Confucian scholar Liu Yong 1719 1805 renowned Qing Dynasty bureaucrat Mo Yan born 1955 real named Guan Moye renowned writer awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012 Wang Xiaoyun born 1966 cryptographer mathematician and computer scientist Sun Feifei born 1989 fashion model Emperor Shun of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period Yan Ying Spring and Autumn period politician Jia Sixie Northern Wei Dynasty agriculturistIn addition Kong Rong Fan Zhongyan Ouyang Xiu Su Dongpo Zheng Banqiao et al have worked in Weifang historically Examples of notable individuals from the city in more recent years include Wang Jinmei Chen Shaomin Wang Yuanjian Wang Tongzhao and Zang Kejia citation needed References Edit China Shandōng Prefectures Cities Districts and Counties Population Statistics Charts and Map 中国气象数据网 WeatherBk Data in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 12 August 2023 中国气象数据网 in Simplified Chinese China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 12 August 2023 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集 1971 2000年 China Meteorological Administration Archived from the original on 2013 09 21 Retrieved 2010 05 25 Shandong company launches 8AT automatic transmission shandong chinadaily com cn The Information Office of Shandong Provincial People s Government 8 March 2022 Retrieved 5 August 2023 Pictures of the 22nd Weifang Kite Festival Archived May 25 2009 at the Wayback MachineExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Weifang Look up Weifang or Wei fang in Wiktionary the free dictionary Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Weifang Government website of Weifang in Simplified Chinese Official website of the Weifang International Kite Festival in Simplified Chinese Yangjiabu Nianhua in Simplified Chinese Weifang Medical University students website in Simplified Chinese Weifang News In Simplified Chinese Weifang Information In Simplified Chinese Weifang Binhai In Simplified Chinese Doing business in China In Simplified English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weifang amp oldid 1170999513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
