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Zhucheng (诸城, Zhū Chéng) is a city in Shandong Province in Eastern China. The most special feature of this city is that a large number of dinosaur fossils have been unearthed and have a long history.

Understand

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Zhucheng City, a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, is managed by Weifang City. It is named after the legend that Emperor Shun was born in Zhufeng Village in the north of the city. Famous for the discovery of the world's largest Tyrannosaurus rex fossil. It is also known as Dinosaurs City. It is located in the southeast of Shandong Peninsula, in the south of Weifang City, at the junction of Taiyi Mountains and Jiaowei Plain. It is adjacent to Jiaozhou and Huangdao in the east, Wulian in the south, Juxian and Yishui in the west, and Anqiu and Gaomi in the north, with a total area of 2182.7 square kilometers. Rice. [ 38] As of December 2022, Zhucheng City has jurisdiction over 3 streets and 10 towns. By the end of 2023, the resident population of Zhucheng City will be 1,066,200, and the household registration population will be 1.106 million.

Climate

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Zhucheng
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The climate belongs to the temperate monsoon climate, with more precipitation in summer and colder in winter. The average annual temperature is 13.2℃, the annual precipitation is 741.8 mm, and the number of days of precipitation is about 80 days. The average annual sunshine hours are 2402.9 hours, with an annual sunshine rate of 54%.

Get in

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Map

The cities are bordered by Qingdao in the east, Rizhao in the south, and Linyi in the west. It is an important transportation hub on the Shandong Peninsula. The Jiaoxin Railway and Qinglan Expressway run through the whole territory, and 6 national highways and provincial highways are connected in all directions. You can reach the two major ports of Qingdao and Rizhao and the two major airports of Qingdao and Weifang within 1 hour by car

  • 1 Zhucheng Railway Station.
  • 2 Zhucheng Bus Station.
  • 3 Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport.

Get around

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By bus The most common cars in Zhucheng, such as No. 10, No. 8, No. 2, No. 9, etc., can basically reach anywhere in the city. The car is equipped with air conditioning, which is very comfortable all year round.

By taxi Taxis in Zhucheng can be called through apps such as Didi Taxi or Gaode Map. The price is very cheap, and it will not exceed 20 yuan to travel in the city.

Ride an electric bicycle In Zhucheng, you can rent or ride an electric bicycle by scanning the QR code. The price is about two yuan for half an hour.

See

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  • 1 Chaorantai. Chaorantai is the foundation of the city wall built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was expanded by Su Shi, a writer in the eighth year of Xining of the Northern Song Dynasty (1075), when he knew Mizhou, as a place to climb high and look far away, drink and write poetry. In 1948, Chaorantai was unfortunately destroyed by the war. In January 2010, Chaorantai was completed and opened to the original site.
  • 2 The former site of the Great Wall of Qi The internal section of Zhucheng. the former site of the Great Wall of Qi, is basically well preserved. The section of the eastern foothills of the city wall has a balance of 1 to 4 meters and a residual width of 9 to 15 meters; the first section of Longwan, Huanghua Town, with a balance of more than 5 meters and a width of 15 meters; and a section of Taijiagou Nanling, Taoyuan Township, with a balance of 3 to 5 meters and a width of 12 to 15 meters.
  • 3 Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum. The Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum covers a area of 5,400 square meters and is the largest dinosaur museum in northern China. There are five living rooms and one room in the museum. At present, the world's tallest platypus dinosaur fossil skeleton - "Giant City Dragon" (9.1 meters high and 16.6 meters long) is displayed in the specimen hall.
  • 4 Qingyun Temple. Qingyun Temple is located in Linjia Village, Zhucheng City. The original Qingyun Temple faces north and south, and has three main halls. The temple enshrines Buddha statues. The temple is made of brick and wood, with blue bricks and black tiles. There are many ridge beasts on the roof, and there are also dragons on it. The gate of the temple is more than three meters high, and the two windows are very large, which is quite impressive. There are couplets carved on the pillars. Later, the temple was demolished as the product of the "four old", leaving only a thousand-year-old ginkgo tree in the south of the temple.
    On May 18, 1978, a batch of bronze statues were found in Qingyun Temple, which were stored in the Zhucheng Museum

Do

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It's a good choice to go to Zhucheng for a walk on Changshan Mountain or visit the Dinosaur Museum. The festival with local characteristics of Zhucheng is the God of Wealth Festival. On the 22nd day of the seventh lunar month, this festival carries people's desire to become richer.

Buy

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You can buy some specialties of Zhucheng. The big shopping malls in Zhucheng include Baisheng Mall and Jialejia Mall. Zhucheng's specialties include smoked pork, chestnuts, shredded mustard, and liquor, etc.

Eat

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The production process of Zhucheng braised chicken is exquisite. First of all, you should choose chicks with a plump shape and a weight of more than 1 catty. After slaughtering, scald the hair evenly with hot water, make a small mouth in the buttocks of the chicken, take out the internal organs, empty them and wash them. Then, bend the head and neck to the right, connect one wing of the mouth, and the other wing back. The legs are broken and the flesh is connected, and the claws are inserted into the cavoy, making the whole chicken oval. When cooking in the pot, use high heat at first. After boiling, remove the foam and switch to low heat until it is simmered. The same method can also be used to make pork, which can be tasted in many places in the city, and chestnut chicken can be eaten.

Sleep

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There are many clean and cheap hotels in Zhucheng, including chain hotels and star hotels.

  • 1 All Seasons(quanji 全季) Hotel. opened in November 2022, can be reached by taxi, free parking, about 280 yuan per night
  • 2 Blue Sea(蓝海). Hotel integrates catering and accommodation. It is located on the North Ring Road of Zhucheng City. The Aegean Shopping Center is downstairs, which is very convenient. There is also a buffet in the hotel. It is a business-type comfortable hotel, about 300 yuan a night.