RESOURCE SUPERIORITY

  
      Linyi abounds in natural resources. The output of honeysuckle ranke the top position in the country. The output of ginkgo, garlic, Chinese chestnut and husbandry products ranks the top position in Shandong Province.The outputs of grain,fruits and peanut rand the second position in Shandong Province As for the production of vegetables,Linyi is called the "south vegetable garden of Shandong" due to its large scale,good quality and non-pollution .Other special local products,such as Pingyi honeysuckle,Cangshan garlic,Tancheng ginkgo and eight-treasure fermented soybean,are well-known at home and abroad as well
　　The water resources of Linyi are very rich.The water quality is fine as well.For many years runing,the average annual precipitation and runoff has kept 824.8 mm The total amount of water resources reaches 59.6 billion cubic m. The amount of groundwater exploitable can reach 18 billion cubic m.36 medium-and large-sized reservoirs are constructed in the city.So Linyi is one of the richest areas in Shandong Province in terms of freshwater resources.
　　As a booming commercial city emerging after the reform and opening,the city proper of Linyi is distributed with numerous commercial mansions and many businessmen gather here.In the city,999 markets of various kinds have been constructed In 2001,the total volume of business hit 423billion yuan,among which 255 billion yuan was turned over in Wholesale City.Linyi Wholesale city ranks the top position among the industrial products wholesale markets of Shandong Province in terms of comprehensive returns and ranks the third position among the 10 big industrial products wholesale markets in China It has preliminarily become an import and circulation center of talent,materials and fund in southeast Shandong as well as the biggest collection and distribution spot of commodities of such regions as Shandong,Jiangsu,Henan and Anhui.In addition,in the city proper of Linyi,there are 10-odd large-large-sized plazas and numerous supermarkets.