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This article is about the city in Shandong. For the district in Inner Mongolia, see Jining District.
Jining
济宁— Prefecture-level city — 济宁市 Country China Province Shandong County-level divisions 12 Township-level divisions City seat Shizhong District
(35°24′N 116°34′E / 35.4°N 116.567°E)Government – CPC Secretary – Mayor Mei Yonghong (梅永红) Area – Total 10,685 km2 (4,125.5 sq mi) Population – Total 8,313,061 – Density 778/km2 (2,015/sq mi) Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area code(s) 537 GDP GDP per capita License Plate Prefix 鲁H Jining (simplified Chinese: 济宁; traditional Chinese: 濟寧; pinyin: Jǐníng) is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Jining, which is located right to the north of the Lake Nanyang (Chinese: 南阳湖; pinyin: Nányáng Hú), is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal of China.
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Administration
The prefecture-level city of Jining administers 12 county-level divisions, including 2 district, 3 county-level cities and 7 counties.
- Shizhong District (市中区)
- Rencheng District (任城区)
- Qufu City (曲阜市)
- Yanzhou City (兖州市)
- Zoucheng City (邹城市)
- Weishan County (微山县)
- Yutai County (鱼台县) - originally in Huxi prefecture
- Jinxiang County (金乡县) - originally in Huxi
- Jiaxiang County (嘉祥县) - originally in Huxi
- Wenshang County (汶上县)
- Sishui County (泗水县)
- Liangshan County (梁山县)
Economy
Jining is situated in a coal mining area in the southwest of Shandong. Jining is an industrial city. Jining has a coal-fired power station, the Jining Power Plant. The city is served by Jining Airport.
Notable people
- Confucius (551 – 479 BC), central Chinese thinker, founder of Confucianism (main temple and tomb in Qufu)
- Zengzi (505 BC - 436 BC), Chinese philosopher and author, principal lineage protector and promoter of Confucianism
- Mencius (372 – 289 BC), Chinese thinker, a principal interpreter of Confucianism (main temple in Zoucheng)
- Yan Hui (521 BC - 490 BC), one of the famous disciples of Confucius (temple in Qufu)
- Lu Ban (507–440 BC), Chinese engineer, philosopher, inventor, military thinker
- Zuo Qiuming (5th century BC), Chinese court writer of the State of Lu, and contemporary of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period.
- Xiaoting Pan (1982-), the first professional pool player from China to play full-time on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) tour.
- Kong Shangren (1648 - 1718), a Chinese Qing Dynasty dramatist and poet best known for his chuanqi play The Peach-Blossom Fan
Sister cities
- Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan (1984)
- Lawton, Oklahoma, USA (1995)
- Mulhouse, France (1996)
- Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan (2008)
- Taganrog, Russia (2009)
External links
- Government website of Jining (available in Chinese and English)
Shandong topics General Geography Cities • North China Plain • North China craton • Mount Tai • Shandong Peninsula • Yellow River • Hai He • Grand Canal of China • Weishan Lake • Laizhou Bay • Bohai Sea • Yellow SeaEducation Culture Cuisine Visitor attractions List of sites in Jinan • Baotu Spring • Daming Lake • Thousand Buddha Mountain • Lingyan Temple • Pizhi Pagoda • Great Wall of Qi • Penglai City • Qingdao beach resort city • Temple and Cemetery of Confucius • Shou QiuShandong Province county-level divisions Jinan: Shizhong District · Lixia District · Tianqiao District · Huaiyin District · Licheng District · Changqing District · Zhangqiu City · Pingyin County · Jiyang County · Shanghe County
Qingdao: Shinan District · Shibei District · Sifang District · Licang District · Laoshan District · Chengyang District · Huangdao District · Jimo City · Jiaozhou City · Jiaonan City · Pingdu City · Laixi City
Zibo: Zhangdian District · Linzi District · Zichuan District · Boshan District · Zhoucun District · Huantai County · Gaoqing County · Yiyuan County
Zaozhuang: Shizhong District · Shanting District · Yicheng District · Tai'erzhuang District · Xuecheng District · Tengzhou City
Dongying: Dongying District · Hekou District · Guangrao County · Lijin County · Kenli County
Yantai: Zhifu District · Muping District · Fushan District · Laishan District · Longkou City · Haiyang City · Laiyang City · Laizhou City · Penglai City · Zhaoyuan City · Qixia City · Changdao County
Weifang: Weicheng District · Hanting District · Fangzi District · Kuiwen District · Anqiu City · Changyi City · Gaomi City · Qingzhou City · Zhucheng City · Shouguang City · Linqu County · Changle County
Jining: Shizhong District · Rencheng District · Qufu City · Yanzhou City · Zoucheng City · Weishan County · Yutai County · Jinxiang County · Jiaxiang County · Wenshang County · Sishui County · Liangshan County
Tai'an: Taishan District · Daiyue District · Xintai City · Feicheng City · Ningyang County · Dongping County
Weihai: Huancui District · Wendeng City · Rongcheng City · Rushan City
Rizhao: Donggang District · Lanshan District · Wulian County · Ju County
Laiwu: Laicheng District · Gangcheng District
Linyi: Lanshan District · Luozhuang District · Hedong District · Tancheng County · Cangshan County · Junan County · Yishui County · Mengyin County · Pingyi County · Fei County · Yinan County · Linshu County
Dezhou: Decheng District · Leling City · Yucheng City · Ling County · Pingyuan County · Xiajin County · Wucheng County · Qihe County · Linyi County · Ningjin County · Qingyun County
Binzhou: Bincheng District · Zouping County · Boxing County · Huimin County · Yangxin County · Zhanhua County · Wudi County
Heze: Mudan District · Dingtao County · Cao County · Chengwu County · Shan County · Juye County · Yuncheng County · Juancheng County · Dongming CountyCategories:- Cities in Shandong
- Shandong geography stubs
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