Linqu County

Linqu County 临朐县 Linchu; Linchü; Pianyi; Zhuxu County
County
Gathering the spirit and the qi 灵气所钟 靈氣所鍾
Location of the seat in Weifang
Linqu Location of the seat in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°30′44″N 118°32′32″E / 36.51222°N 118.54222°E / 36.51222; 118.54222
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shandong
Prefecture-level city	Weifang
Area
• Total	1,831 km2 (707 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	925,567
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	262600, 262699
Website	www.linqu.gov.cn

Linqu County (simplified Chinese: 临朐县; traditional Chinese: 臨朐縣; pinyin: Línqú Xiàn) is a county, originally known as "Pianyi", located in the southwest of Weifang and the middle of Shandong Peninsula, Shandong Province, China. Linqu also has the name Zhuxu County. It covers an area of 1,834 km² (708 sq mi) and governs 937 villages which were grouped into eight townships and two subdistricts . Linqu has a population of 926 thousand(2020).^[1]

With a long history of over 2000 years since its establishment in the West Han dynasty, Linqu is well known for its beautiful sceneries and rich cultures, such as traditional operas, brush paintings and calligraphy, rare rock arts, Mount Yi National Forest Park, Shanwang National Geography Park, Old Dragon Spring and Shimenfang Park. Its over 210 archeology sites include Dawenkou culture and Longshan culture relics.^[2] It was also the site of the Battle of Linqu in 409