Zibo Hotels

Zibo is a group-style city. It comprises five districts (Zhangdian, Boshan, Zichuan, Zhoucun and Linzi) and three counties (Huantai, Yiyuan and Gaoqing), with the Jiqing highway runs through it. Zibo is one of the five major tour regions and eight tour cities in Shandong province, and is a coastal city open to the world authorized by the State Council. Also is renowned as “Capital of Ceramics "and" City of Petrochemical Industry ". Zibo covers an area of 5938 square kilometers with a total population of 4.1314 million. It is rich in cultural relics and historical sites, and the natural scenery is exquisite. Location: Zibo is in the center of Shandong Province, neighboring Taishan in the south and backing the Yellow River in the north. It is also bordered by hot coastal tourist cities, Qingdao, Yantai, and Weihai in the east, and the capital city of the province, Jinan in the west. History: Zibo was the capital city of Qi Kingdom, one of the five powers in the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC). The city of Zibo was the birthplace of Cuju, a game regarded as the origin of ancient football (the FIFA recognizes Zibo as football's place of origin). The city was given the name Zibo in the early 1920s, for the exploitation of coal mines in Zichuan and Boshan. Zibo is now a vital communication hub of Shandong.