Linqing
Sign in to savethumb|"Lincing". Nieuhof: ''L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine'', 1665 thumb|Junction of the "Lu Canal" and "Southern Canal" sections of the Grand Canal at Linqing Linqing () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng in western Shandong Province, China.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Linqing
- Settlement.other_name
- Lintsing, Lin-ch'ing
- Settlement.settlement_type
- County-level city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 20230623 Dongwanyuan Park, Linqing, Shandong 05.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dongwanyuan Park in Linqing
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- China Shandong
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Shandong
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Shandong
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Liaocheng
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipal seat
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 950
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_total
- 759100
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11 sectionsContents
- Geography and climate
- History and economy
- Administrative divisions
- Population
- Demographics
- Ecclesiastical history
- Ordinaries
- Notable natives
- See also
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thumb|"Lincing". Nieuhof: ''L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine'', 1665 thumb|Junction of the "Lu Canal" and "Southern Canal" sections of the Grand Canal at Linqing Linqing () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Liaocheng in western Shandong Province, China.
== Geography and climate == thumb|Map including Linqing (labeled as LIN-CH'ING (LINTSING) (Walled)) (Army Map Service|AMS, 1953) It is located north-northwest of Liaocheng. The city is situated at the confluence of the Wei River and the Grand Canal. It is from Beijing on the Beijing–Kowloon railway line to Hong Kong. Elevation within Linqing County ranges from above sea level. The area of the county is . The annual average temperature is , the highest recorded temperature , and the lowest recorded temperature . Annual mean precipitation is . There are 205 frost-free days per year on average and the average annual sunshine is 2661 hours.