LOCATION

      Linyi city is located at the southeast of Shandong Province, bordering Jiangsu Province in the south and facing the Yellow sea to the east Linyi has a temperate climate and rich precipitation, with mountain areas, hilly land and plains taking 1/3 respectively. 

　　Linyi exercises jurisdiction over 9 counties, including Linshu, Tancheng, Cangshan, Junan, Yishui, Pngyi, Feixian and Mengyin as well as three districts such as Lanshan,Luozhuang and Hedong. Linyi,with a total area of 17,184 sqkm and a total population of 10.0 million, is the largest administrative division of the whole province in terms of area and population.