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　　Zaozhuang

　　Zaozhuangisaprefecture-levelcityinsouthernShandongprovince,People'sRepublicofChina.Thesecondsmallestprefecture-levelcityintheprovince,itbordersJiningtothewestandnorth,Linyitotheeast,andtheprovinceofJiangsutothesouth.

　　Administration

　　Theprefecture-levelcityofZaozhuangadministers6county-leveldivisions,including5districtsand1county-levelcity.

　　ShizhongDistrict(市中区)

　　XuechengDistrict(薛城区)

　　ShantingDistrict(山亭区)

　　YichengDistrict(峄城区)

　　Tai'erzhuangDistrict(台儿庄区)

　　TengzhouCity(滕州市)

　　Thesearefurtherdividedinto62township-leveldivisions,including44towns,2townshipsand16subdistricts.

　　Notablepeople

　　Micius(ca.480BC-390BC),WarringStateseraphilosopherandthinker

　　MaoSui(毛遂),WarringStateseranegotiator

　　Externallinks

　　GovernmentwebsiteofZaozhuang(inSimplifiedChinese)

　　Population:3,650,000

　　Area:4,550squarekilometers(1,757squaremiles)

　　AdministrativeDivision:5districts(Shizhong,Xuecheng,Yicheng,Tai'erzhuang,Shanting);1county-levelcity(Tengzhou)

　　UsefulTelephoneNumbers:

　　TouristComplaints:0632-3350123

　　TaxiComplaints:0632-3367298

　　ZaozhuangHospital:0632-3316571

　　ZaozhuangRailwayStation:0632-4411127

　　ZaozhuangBusStation:0632-3396413

　　Location:LocatedinthesouthofShandong,ZaozhuangisneighbortoLinyi,JiningandTongshan,PizhoucountiesofJiangsuProvince.

　　History:ZaozhuangbelongedtotheChuStateintheSpringandAutumnPeriod(770BC-476BC).Duringthefollowingdynasties,itwasdividedintoseveralpartsbelongingtodifferentstates.IntheThreeKingdomPeriod(220-280),itwascombinedandcontrolledbytheWeiState.After550,ZaozhuangwasdividedintotwocountiesinthenorthandsouthwhichwerefinallycalledTengxianandYixianafterthenewRepublicofChinawasestablished.In1960,Yixianwaschangedintoacounty-levelcityZaozhuang,whichthenbecameaprefecture-levelcityin1961.TengxianwasturnedovertoZaozhuangin1978.

　　PhysicalFeatures:Zaozhuangismainlycoveredwithlowmountainsandhills.Itishighinthenorthandeastwhilelowinthesouthandwest.Severalplainsareamongthehills.ThewestpartalonglakesandthesouthpartalongtheGrandCanalarelowandmarshyground.

　　ClimaticFeatures:Zaozhuangbelongstothewarmtemperatemonsoonclimatezone.Itismildwithfourdistinctiveseasons.Winterisdryandcoldwhilesummerisrainyandhot.AprilandMayaretherainyseason.Theannualaveragetemperatureisabout15C(59F).

　　WhentoGo:SpringandautumnarebesttimetovisitZaozhuang,especiallywhenthePearFlowerFestivalisheldonMarch12thinChineselunarcalendar.

　　LocalHighlights:ZaozhuangisthehometownofafamousChinesephilosopherMozioftheWarringStatesPeriod(476BC-221BC).Mozi'sinfluentialwork'MohistCanon'enlightenedthefollowinggenerationsgreatly.ZaozhuangisalsoarevolutionarybaseofChineseAnti-JapaneseWar.Itiswheretherailwayguerillawasorganized.Tai'erzhuangBattlein1938wasanimportantturningpointofChineseAnti-JapaneseWar.Inaddition,ZaozhuangalsoboastsofitsChinesedatesandmegranates.IthasthelargestmegranatesorchardinChina.

　　SpecialLocalProducts:Chinesedatesandmegranates

　　FamousSpots:

　　RailwayGuerillaRedTourismSites:LocatedinXuechengDistrict,itiscomposedoftwoparts:RailwayGuerillaMonumentandRailwayGuerillaMemorialGarden.Itisamongthe100keyredtourismsitesinChina.

　　Tai'erzhuangBattleSites:LocatedinTai'erzhuangDistrict,itisrestoredonthesitewherethefamousbattlehappened.Thememorialhallshowsfilms,photosandotherbattlematerialwhichreappearthesceneofthebattle.

　　WanmuMegranatesOrchard:LocatedintheYichengDistrict,itisChina'slargestmegranatesorchardwith100thousandmu(about26squaremiles)area.Theancientsitesincludingtemplesandpavilionsaddmoreculturalflavorthere.

　　OtherSpots:Xiong'erMountainNationalGeologicPark,BaoduguNationalForestPark,RedChineseDatesOrchardsinShantingDistrict,MoziMemorialHall

　　TouristTips:Zaozhuanghasnoairportbutonly60kms(37miles)southtoXuzhouAirport.JinghuRailway(BeijingtoShanghai)goacrosswestZaozhuang,providingconvenientwaytoShanghai,Beijing,Qingdao,Jinan,Nanjing,Hangzhouandotherbigcities.HighwaysarewellconstructedinZaozhuang.Italmostcoversallthecountiesandtowns.LongdistancebuscanreachBeijing,Tianjin,ShanghaiandcitiesinotherprovincessuchasHebei,Henan,JiangsuandZhejiang.No.2citybushasstopsatthebusstation.

　　en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaozhuang

　　www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/shandong/zaozhuang