Qingzhou City, county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, administered by Weifang City, is located in the central Shandong Peninsula, east of Changle County, west of Zibo City, Zichuan District, Linzi District, south of Linqu County, north of Dongying City, Guangrao County border, northeast of Shouguang City adjacent. Qingzhou city territory covers a total area of 1569 square kilometers, under the jurisdiction of 4 streets, 8 towns, a provincial economic development zone, 1124 natural villages, 977 administrative villages, 78 communities. 2022 end, Qingzhou city household population of 954,400 people.
Qingzhou City has left Beixin Culture, Longshan Culture and Dawenkou Culture sites in the process of human cultural development, and is called the birthplace of Dongyi Culture by historians. Qingzhou City is a national civilized city, a national historical and cultural city, a national sanitary city, a national garden city, a Chinese excellent tourist city, a national geopark, a hometown of longevity in China, the first batch of national demonstration zones for regional tourism, and a winner of the Comprehensive Prize of the China Habitat Environment Award. The Jinan-Qingdao high-speed railroad, Jiao-Jinan Passenger Dedicated Line, Jiao-Jinan Railway, Yanglin Railway and Qingyin Expressway, Changshen Expressway as well as the middle line of Jinan-Qingdao Expressway are intersecting in the territory.
In 2022, Qingzhou City will realize a regional GDP of 70.325 billion yuan, an increase of 3.1% over 2021 at comparable prices. Among them, the added value of primary industry is 7.484 billion yuan, up 2.7%; the added value of secondary industry is 28.878 billion yuan, up 3.2%; the added value of tertiary industry is 33.963 billion yuan, up 3.1%.