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QufuislocatedinthesouthwestofShandongProvince,Itcoversanareaof896sqkm.Andithasapopulationof630,000.Qufuisthehometownofthegreatthinker,statesmanandeducator.Itislistedinthefirstgroupof24nationalfamouscitiesofhistoricalandculturalrelicsdesignatedbytheStateCouncil.

QufuisalsothehometownofShenNong(Godofagriculture).HuangDi,ShaoHaoandMencius,andhasbeenthesiteforancientstatesandcapitalsliketheShangdynasty,theYinstate,theLustate,etc.Inthecity,therearenowover300historicrelicsunderprotection,amongwhichsixsitesareofnationallevel,elevenareofprovinciallevel.TheConfucianTemple,theConfucianMansionandtheConfucianCemeterywererankedasoneoftheworldculturalheritages.

Qufuenjoysaconvenienttransportation.Thereisanetworkofrailwaysandhighwayinit.Beijing-ShanghaiRailwayandBeijing-FujianExpresswayrunnorthandsouthofQufuandXinxiang-ShijiusuoRailwayandRizhao-DongmingExpresswaypenetrateQufueastandwest.AnditisalsotheintersectionofNo.104NationalRoadandNo.327NationalRoad.Qufuisrichinnaturalresources.Waterisplentifulandhighquality.Mineraldepositsaremainlycoal,limestone,marble,granite,phosphorousandsoon..ThecoalmininginQufuispartoftheYanzhouCoalfield,whichisoneoftheeightbiggestcoalfieldinChina.Anditsannualyieldis800thousandtons.

Qufuhasfavorableinvestmentpolicies.Qufueconomicdevelopmentzoneisofprovinciallevel.Inittherearehigh-techindustrialpark,aprivate-ownedenterprisepark,atourismindustrialparkandaninternationaltradepark,etc.angitiswellequippedwithwater,gasandelectricity.Toservedomesticandforeigninvestorswell,theMunicipalAdministrationsetupaninvestmentservicecenter,withitsaimofprovidingall-around,high-qualityservices.

Qufu`seconomyisprosperous,Ithasasolidbaseofagriculture.Itisthebaseofnationalcommoditygrainandagriculture..Industryrunssmoothlyanditsmainindustriesincludefoodprocessing,textile,constructionmaterials,chemistry,coalmianing,pharmacy,papermakingandmechanicalandelectricalmachineryandsoon.EducationinQufuisadvancedwith209schoolsofdifferentlevels.AmongthemisQufuTeacher`sUniversity,whichranksasoneofShandong`skeyuniversities.

Qufuisanoldcitywhileitisyoungwiththeages.Itshard-workingandhospitablepeoplearestrivingtobuilditintoaworld–famoushistoricalandculturalcity!