Linyi (临沂 Línyí) is a city in southeastern Shandong province, China, with a long history. It is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. Linyi is a second-tier city. It is a prefecture-level city in Shandong Province, and also a regional central city of Shandong Province as approved by the State Council, a livable city with waterfront features, a modern industrial and trade city, and a trade and logistics centre. Junan County, in the east of Linyi City, is covered in a separate article.
Linyi had a resident population of 11 million as of 2020. The climate of Linyi belongs to the temperate monsoon climate. Spring warms up quickly, with little rain and wind, and the climate is dry; summer is warm and humid, with abundant rainfall. In autumn, the temperature drops sharply, the rainfall decreases abruptly, and the weather is sunny and cool; in winter, it is cold and dry, and rain and snow are scarce.
From Linyi, take National Highway 206 to the southwest at the intersection of Cangshan and Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, south to Xinyi City, turn Xinyang Expressway to the south, to Xuyi County Huanghuatang Hub for a long and deep expressway.
Linyi Dam is the largest rubber dam in the world. There are small electric tour cars operat ing along the foreshore for a reasonable price. 1 Linyi Museum (临沂市博物馆), 10 Lanling Road, Lanshan District (兰山区兰陵路10号) (bus nos. K81 and K87 stop just outside the museum), ☏ +86 539 8600220. 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:00. Free. (updated Mar 2022) 2 Wang Xizhi's former residence (王羲之故居), 21 Xiyanchi Street, Lanshan District (兰山区洗砚池街21号) (take bus K5 to the north entrance or bus K6 to the south entrance), ☏ +86 539 2028834 (ticket enquiries), +86 539 8226345 (complaints). 08:30-17:00. ¥20.
1 Linyi Guantang Hot Spring Resort (临沂观唐温泉度假村), Intersection of Binhe East Road and Wensi Road, Hedong District, toll-free: +86 539-8018888. 10:00-22:00. Guan Tang Hot Spring is located in the ancient town of Millennium Hot Spring with beautiful scenery on the east bank of Yihe. Guantang Hot Spring is planned according to the national AAAA-level tourist attraction standard, mainly by "Jiangbei first, leading in the country" large open-air hot spring park. ¥100. (updated Sep 2023) 2 Tianfo Tourist Area (天佛旅游区), Tianqiao Road North Park Road No. 1, ☏ +86 53-9731-2273. 07:00-21:00. The Buddha landscape can be found in the northern region of Jian County.
Fried chicken in Linyi (临沂炒鸡). Mainly selected from the local loose-cultivated grass chicken, with a selection of spices, using the traditional farm fried chicken method to make，It's about US$17. Junan Donkey Meat (莒南驴肉) is a traditional local food in Junan Count. It's about US$15. Big store cold powder (大店凉粉) has a history of more than 300 years. Dadian cold powder used to be made of peas, ground into paste with stone mill, filtered out starch, heated and boiled, then put in a pot to cool to become cold powder.
Lanling Wine（兰陵酒） is produced in Lanling Town, Lanling County, and takes millet as raw material, paste with pure and sweet ancient deep well water, put malt saccharification, then add high-quality Daqu wine, then sealed in a porcelain jar. Its brewing history can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. Yishui green tea（沂水绿茶） is purely hand-processed Shandong inland mountain green tea. Its production base is scattered in the mountains of the Mengshan Mountain Range. In the 1950s and 1960s, the "South Tea and North" project planted hundreds of metres above sea level on the mountains.
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In Sep, Linyi typically sees ~26°C daytime highs and 16 rainy days.
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