Qingzhou on the map of China
Qingzhou (Chinese: 青州; Pinyin: Qīngzhōu) is a county-level city, which is located in the west of Weifang City, Shandong Province, China. A Chinese character, also known as a Han character ( is a Logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi Japanese ( Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A county-level city ( is a county-level administrative division of Mainland China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Weifang administers 12 county-level divisions, including 4 districts, 6 county-level cities ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Qingzhou is a dynamic industry city, and also grows a great number of farm products. The local government holds an open policy of introduction of foreign capital, and has established strong business relationships with more than fifty countries and regions.
History
Qingzhou is a timehoured city, and its name initially appeared in a geography bookmaking called Classic of History chapter Yu Gong (禹贡) composed in the Warring States Period(403BC - 221 BC). The Classic of History ( is a compilation of documentary records related to events in ancient history of China The Warring States Period ( also known as the Era of Warring States covers the period from some time in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by the Nonetheless, the history of this centuries old city can date back to the ancient times (twenty two centuries ago) when it was one part of the Dongyi area. Dongyi (東夷 was a collective term for people in Eastern China and in the east of China.
Tourism
- Fan Gongting an ancient pavilion built in Song Dynasty. It was a private garden of Fan Zhongyan who was the most notable poet and prosiast in an age of lively literature prosperous.
- Muslim district, including at least two large and historic mosques. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The oldest one is called Zhenjiaosi. It can date from eight centuries ago, which is one of the three most well known mosques in Yuan Dynasty.
- Ou Yuan, a Ming Dynasty garden. It turned to be a combination of park and zoo, and is used as a performance area for citizens in the dawn and nightfall.
- Qingzhou Museum, featuring some of the Buddhist statues unearthed in 1996/1997
- Tuoshan/Yunmenshan ("Camel Mountain/Cloud Gate Mountain"), which includes an ancient collection of Buddhist grottoes under national protection. Tuoshan ( Chinese 驼山 Pinyin tuó shān; literally 'Camel Mountain' is a mountain located 4 km south-west of Qingzhou city Shandong Tuoshan ( Chinese 驼山 Pinyin tuó shān; literally 'Camel Mountain' is a mountain located 4 km south-west of Qingzhou city Shandong The mountain is located approximately 4 kilometers southwest of the city center (the coordinates of the peak are 36°38′54.9″N, 118°27′27.5″E). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
- Yang Tian, a natural park with marverlous surface features. It is covered by virgin forest, through which crystal rivers are flowing, and dotted with quantities of natural rock cavities. What makes this park more amazing is the so-called thousand Buddha's cave, which is considered as the first cave for the Buddhas. This is because of the huge volume of the cavern and the 1048 Buddhas in it that are in different postures and look extraordinarily vivid.
Special Products
- Tobacoos
- Hiemal Juicy Peaches
- Mihe Melons
- Flowers
- Dish Gardens
- Embroideries
Timeline
- 412: The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Faxian landed on the south of Shandong peninsula at Laoshan, and proceeded to Qingzhou to translate and edit the scriptures he had collected in India. Events By Place Western Roman Empire The Visigoths move into the south of Gaul, led by Alaric Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Faxian ( Traditional Chinese:法顯 Simplified Chinese:法显 Pinyin :Fǎxiǎn also romanized as Fa-Hien or Fa-hsien) (ca The Shāndōng Peninsula ( also known as the Jiāodōng Peninsula (胶东半岛 膠東半島 is a Peninsula in the Shāndōng Province of Laoshan ( ie Mount Lao is a famous Mountain in Qingdao Shandong province, China. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
- 1986: The name "Qingzhou" is recovered from "Yidu". Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
- 1996: The discovery of over 200 buried Buddhist statues at Qingzhou was hailed as a major archaeological find. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos The statues included early examples of painted figures, and are thought to have been buried due to Emperor Huizong's Song Dynasty repression of Buddhism (he favoured Taoism). Emperor Huizong ( November 2, 1082 – June 4, 1135) was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty of The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions
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