Zibo Cultural Center [Photo by Jiao Xuejun]
Zibo is located in the middle of East China's Shandong province, with Mount Tai to its south. It backs onto the Yellow River to the north, neighbors the spring city of Jinan to the west, and is adjacent to Weifang and Qingdao to the east.
As a Shandong Peninsula economy opening zone city approved by China's State Council, Zibo has local legislative power. With a total area of 5,965 square kilometers and a population of 4.7 million, it governs five districts – Zhangdian, Zichuan, Boshan, Zhoucun and Linzi – and three counties – Huantai, Yiyuan and Gaoqing – and the Zibo High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Zibo Economic Development Zone and Wenchang Lake Provincial Tourism Resort.
The GDP of Zibo topped 440.26 billion yuan ($65.2 billion) in 2022, an increase of 4.7 percent compared with 2021. The added value of Zibo's primary, secondary and tertiary industries hit 18.86 billion yuan, 219.37 billion yuan and 202.03 billion yuan, respectively – increases of 5 percent, 4.9 percent and 4.4 percent.
