青州市简介

青州市简介

青州为古“九州”之一，因位于中国东方，“东方属木，木色为青”，故名青州。青州市总面积1569平方公里，现辖4个街道、8个镇，1个省级经济开发区。总人口91.7万，其中少数民族人口近3万人，是山东30强县、全国百强县。

青州区位优势明显，地处山东半岛中部，西距济南国际机场120公里，东距青岛机场180公里，胶济铁路、羊临铁路、济青高速客运铁路、济青高速公路以及长深高速公路在境内交叉贯通。是山东半岛蓝色经济区、胶东半岛高端产业聚集区、黄河三角洲高效生态经济区“三区”的交汇点，也是沿海地区和中西部地区衔接配合的重要枢纽。

青州市历史悠久，文化灿烂。自两汉时期到明朝初年，青州一直是山东的政治、经济、军事、文化、贸易中心。

青州是“中国优秀旅游城市”,境内自然景观、历史人物等旅游资源十分丰富，通过整合区内旅游资源，形成了古城文化、佛寿文化、山地森林、东方花都、齐文化五大旅游片区。

青州市委市政府高度重视经济发展，牢牢把握发展实体经济这一坚实基础，全面提升工业经济竞争力。2012年，实现地区生产总值449.1亿元，年均增长11.5%。完成地方财政收入27.1亿元，年均增长24.6%。城乡居民储蓄余额302亿元，完成全社会固定资产投资312.6亿元。

Since Qingzhou locats in the east of China ,Oriental means wood, wood for green, that's why it calls Qingzhou.Covering a total area of 1569 square kilometers, Qingzhou exercises jurisdiction over 4 streets, 8 towns and 1 provincial level economic development zone. The total population is 917,000, the population of ethnic minorities are nearly 30,000.It is top 30 Countries in Shandong Province and top 100 Countries in China.

Qingzhou is the transpotation hub of Shandong Peninsula.It is 120km away from Jinan International Airport, 180km away from Qingdao International Airport.Jiaoji Railway, Yanglin Railway, Jinan-Qingdao high-speed passenger transport railway, Jinan-Qingdao Expressway, Dongying-Qingdao Expressway and Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway meet and crisscross in Qingzhou.Qingzhou is the intersecgtion of "three zone", which is Shandon Peninsula blue economic zone, Jiaodong Peninsula High-End industrial cluster and efficient ecological economic zone of the Yellow River Delt.It is also the important hub for coordination between coastal areas and the central and western regions.

Qingzhou has a long history and splendid culture.From the Han Dynasty to the early Ming Dynasty, Qingzhou is always the center of politics, economics, military, culture and trade in Shandong Province.

Qingzhou is "China Excellent Tourism City", which is abundant in

natural scenery and historical figure resources. It has formed five tourism zones including ancient city culture, Buddhism culture, mountain forest park, oriental flower city and The ancient state of Qi's culture.

Qingzhou Government pays high attention to the economic development，holds firmly the basis of developing the real economy, and enhances industry and economic competitiveness comprehensively.In 2012, the GDP of Qingzhou reached 44.91 billion Yuan with yearly average growth rate of 11.5 percent. The local finance revenue was 2.18 billion Yuan with a yearly average growth rate of 24.6 percent. The balance of savings deposits of urban and rural residents reached 30.2 billion Yuan, the total social investment in fixed assets achieved 31.26 billion Y uan.