In 2022, the GDP of Zibo topped 440.26 billion yuan ($65.2 billion), an increase of 4.7 percent compared with 2021. The revenue from the general public budgets reached 40.18 billion yuan, up 6.2 percent year-on-year.
Zibo has introduced talent policies to make the city a tourist destination, a heaven for foodies, entertaining, and easy to start a business.
Zibo is an important transportation hub in Shandong province.
As the birthplace of Qi culture, Zibo has a history of over 3,000 years and produced many notable historical and cultural figures.
Zibo 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.
