Lanling County Explained

Lanling County
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:China Shandong
Pushpin Label:Lanling
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates:34.85°N 122°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Shandong
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Linyi
Subdivision Type3:Township-level divisions
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1724
Elevation M:43
Elevation Ft:140
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1201000
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:China Standard
Utc Offset1:+8
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:277700

Lanling County formerly Cangshan County is a county of southern Shandong province, bordering Jiangsu province to the south. It is under the administration of Linyi City.

The population was in 1999.[3] As of 2021, the resident population of Lansing County is 1,459,000 people.[4]

Administrative divisions

As 2017, this County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 15 towns and 1 township.[5] As of October 2019, Lanling County has 2 subdistricts, 14 towns and 1 township.County government in Bianzhuang street.

Subdistricts
Towns
  • Dazhongcun (Chinese: 大仲村镇)
  • Lanling (Chinese: 兰陵镇)
  • Changcheng (Chinese: 长城镇)
  • Moshan (Chinese: 磨山镇)
  • Shenshan (Chinese: 神山镇)
  • Chewang (Chinese: 车辋镇)
  • Shangyan (Chinese: 尚岩镇)
  • Xiangcheng (Chinese: 向城镇)
  • Xinxing (Chinese: 新兴镇)
  • Nanqiao (Chinese: 南桥镇)
  • Zhuangwu (Chinese: 庄坞镇)
  • Lucheng (Chinese: 鲁城镇)
  • Kuangkeng (Chinese: 矿坑镇)
  • Luzuo (Chinese: 芦柞镇)
Townships

Climate

Lanling County has a warm temperate monsoon regional continental climate.It is characterized by long, dry and cold winters and hot, rainy summers.[6]

Main tourist attractions

The ruins of the old city of Xiangyi,In the site has been collected half tube tile, half tiles, ceramic bean dish, gray ceramic spinning wheel, etc., is the Spring and Autumn period of cultural relics.[7]

Dazongshan Langgong Temple,is located in the mountain and has a long history of being built in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.In addition, there are many relics and attractions in the scenic area, such as the Ten Thousand Years Old Pine, the Red Child Bridge, the Fairy Pond, and the Pavilion of Gathering Immortals.The temple fair activity on the eighth day of the third month of the lunar calendar every year has become the main program of the scenic spot.[8]

Wenfeng Mountain,there are the Monument to the Martyrs of the Yinchang Tragedy, the Tomb of Martyr Zeng Mingtao, Director of the Political Department of the Eighth Division of the Shandong Military Region, and the Tomb of Martyr Guo Yunfang, the leader of the Cangshan Riot, and so on.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com . hongheiku . Chinese . 2021-01-12.
  2. Web site: . zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com . hongheiku . Chinese . 2021-01-12.
  3. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
  4. Web site: People's Government of Lanling County . 2021-12-30 . 兰陵县概况 . Overview of Lanling County . 2024-05-18 . www.lanling.gov.cn.
  5. Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2017/37/13/371324.html . zh:2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:兰陵县 . zh. . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 371324001000 卞庄街道办事处 371324101000 大仲村镇 371324102000 兰陵镇 371324103000 长城镇 371324104000 磨山镇 371324105000 神山镇 371324106000 车辋镇 371324107000 尚岩镇 371324108000 向城镇 371324109000 新兴镇 371324110000 南桥镇 371324112000 庄坞镇 371324114000 鲁城镇 371324115000 矿坑镇 371324116000 金岭镇 371324117000 芦柞镇 371324202000 下村乡. 2017. 2018-11-16.
  6. Web site: People's Government of Lanling County . 2022-07-04 . 兰陵县自然条件 . Natural conditions in Lanling County . 2024-05-18 . www.lanling.gov.cn . zh.
  7. Web site: People's Government of Lanling County . 2018-02-19 . 向邑故城遗址 . The ruins of the old city of Xiangyi . 2024-05-18 . www.lanling.gov.cn . zh.
  8. Web site: Linyi Today . 2017-05-13 . 临沂古寺盘点 . Linyi Ancient Temple Inventory . 2024-05-19 . www.lynow.cn . zh.
  9. Web site: Lanling County Government . 2013-04-04 . 文峰山概况 . Overview of Wenfeng Mountain . 2024-05-19 . www.cangshan.gov.cn . zh.