- Tengzhou
Tengzhou (zh-stp|s=滕州|t=滕州|p=Téngzhōu) is a
county-level city ofZaozhuang ,Shandong province of thePeople's Republic of China .Tengzhou is the legendary birthplace of
Micius andLu Ban . It served as the capital of theState of Teng during theSpring and Autumn Period .State of Teng was also called "Good State"(善国). According to Mencius,
Mencius ever addressed State of Teng, and the dukeT'eng Weng Kung consulted him for the government of the kingdom. Menicus praised the State of Teng as a "Good State".The Mayor of Tengzhou is
Du Yongguang . The Secretary of CPC Tengzhou Committee isNiu Qizhong .Administration
The
County-level city of Tengzhou administers 21 township-level divisions.Notable people
*
T'eng Weng Kung (滕文公,600 BC - 574 BC),Spring and Autumn era,duke ofTeng of State
*Lu Ban (鲁班,ca 507 BC - 444 BC), Spring and Autumnera famousarchitect andengineer
*Micius (墨子,ca. 480 BC - 390 BC),Warring States eraphilosopher and thinker
*Mao Sui (毛遂), Warring States era negotiatorExternal links
* [http://www.tengzhou.gov.cn/ Government website of Tengzhou] (in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean)
* [http://www.tzdaily.com.cn/ Tengzhou Daily on Net] (in Simplified Chinese)
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