Dongfeng Street in Downtown Weifang

Weifang (潍坊; Pinyin: Wéifāng) is an important city in central Shandong province, China. It is home to the large diesel engine company and factory Weichai. The village of Yangjiabu in Hanting district is famous for folk wood-block print (nianhua) and kite production. Weifang regards itself as the 'International Kite Capital' and holds an international kite festival every year in the spring. Weifang city is divided into 4 districts: Weicheng, Hanting, Kuiwen and Fangzi. Weifang county is divided into 2 smaller counties: Changle and Linqu; and 6 county towns: Qingzhou, Zhucheng, Shouguang, Changyi, Gaomi and Anqiu. Downtown Weifang, Shandong, China. ... Downtown Weifang, Shandong, China. ... Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... Shandong (Simplified Chinese: 山东; Traditional Chinese: 山東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern Peoples Republic of China. ... For other province-level divisions, see Political divisions of China. ... The word kite has a number of possible meanings: A kite is a man-made, heavier-than-air object, designed to fly by opposing the force of the wind with the tension of a line held by the operator. ...

Nearby cities include Jinan and Zibo to the west, Yantai to the northeast and Qingdao to the southeast. Location within China Jinan (Simplified Chinese: 济南; Traditional Chinese: 濟南; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chi-nan) is the capital and a sub-provincial city of Shandong province in China. ... Zibo (Chinese: 淄博; Pinyin: ) is a city in Shandong, China, east of Jinan. ... Yantai (Simplified Chinese: 烟台; Traditional Chinese: 煙台; pinyin: ), a Prefecture-level city in the Peoples Republic of China, is the largest fishing seaport of the northeastern Shandong Province and a nationally recognized centre of economy. ... Qingdao   listen? (Simplified Chinese: 青岛; Traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao; Postal System Pinyin: Tsingtao) is a port sub-provincial city in the Shandong province of China, a naval base, and a major industrial city located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula, in Jiaozhou Bay, facing the...

潍坊
Weifang, Shandong

Shandong (Simplified Chinese: 山东; Traditional Chinese: 山東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links This file is taken from the http://zh. ...

Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times. ... Shandong (Simplified Chinese: 山东; Traditional Chinese: 山東; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern Peoples Republic of China. ... A sub-provincial city (副省级城市), or vice-provincial city, in the Peoples Republic of China, is a prefecture-level city that is ruled by a province, but is administered independently in regard to economy and law. ... Location within China Jinan (Simplified Chinese: 济南; Traditional Chinese: 濟南; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chi-nan) is the capital and a sub-provincial city of Shandong province in China. ... Qingdao   listen? (Simplified Chinese: 青岛; Traditional Chinese: 青島; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-tao; Postal System Pinyin: Tsingtao) is a port sub-provincial city in the Shandong province of China, a naval base, and a major industrial city located at the southern tip of the Shandong Peninsula, in Jiaozhou Bay, facing the... A prefecture-level city (地级市 Pinyin: dìjí shì, literally region-level city) or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Dezhou is a city of around 400,000 people, located in the far North West of the Shandong province in China. ... Dongying (东营) is a city of China, located in the Shandong province. ... Heze is a city counting more than 100 000 inhabitants in the province of Shandong within the Peoples Republic of China. ... Jining (济宁) is a city with about half a million residents in Shandong province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Linyi (simplified Chinese: 临沂; traditional Chinese: 臨沂; pinyin: Línyí) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Taian (Chinese: 泰安; pinyin: ) is a city in central Shandong Province, China. ... Weihai (威海; pinyin: wēihǎi, also Weihaiwei) is a seaport city on the Bohai Gulf in north-east Shandong province, China. ... Yantai (Simplified Chinese: 烟台; Traditional Chinese: 煙台; pinyin: ), a Prefecture-level city in the Peoples Republic of China, is the largest fishing seaport of the northeastern Shandong Province and a nationally recognized centre of economy. ... Zaozhuang (Simplified Chinese: 枣庄; Traditional Chinese: 棗莊; pinyin: ) is a city in Shandong, China. ... Zibo (Chinese: 淄博; Pinyin: ) is a city in Shandong, China, east of Jinan. ...

External links

• The official website for the Weifang International Kite Festival. (Only in Chinese)