Laoling
Laoling, often mispronounced as Leling, is a county-level city in the northwest of Shandong province, China, bordering Hebei province to the north. Laoling has more than 640,000 inhabitants and is under the jurisdiction of Dezhou City.
Administrative divisions
, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 4 townships.;Subdistricts
- Shizhong Subdistrict
- Hujia Subdistrict
- Yunhong Subdistrict
- Guojia Subdistrict
- Yang'an
- Zhuji
- Huangjia
- Dingwu
- Huayuan
- Zhengdian
- Hualou
- Kong
- Xiduan Township
- Dasun Township
- Tieying Township
- Zhaitoubao Township
Climate
Transport
Laoling has no train station or airport. The nearest train station is about 80km away, and the nearest airport is about 110km away. However, there are many highways passing through Laoling, especially the famous G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, which runs through Laoling, making Laoling a city with well-developed road transportation.- Bus:
- * K912 Dezhou-Laoling bus system
- * Laoling Long-distance passenger transport center（乐陵长途客运中心）
Industry
Food
Laoling is famous for Chinese date. Also Boiled Fried Chicken is the local cuisine that often offers during the Spring Festival.Tourism and residence
Laoling City has a national 4A scenic area “Wanmu Zaolin Forest Tourist Area”, and Laoling Chinese-date museum which is a local museum of Jujube.There are a number of hotels in Laoling City that offer residential services to tourists from home and abroad.
Education and culture
Laoling has public and private primary and secondary schools and high schools, but no university.Laoling has a long history and traditional Chinese mainland culture. In 2024, Laoling Film Studio was established in Laoling, shooting wonderful movies and TV series, attracting film and television fans.