Pingyi County


Pingyi County is a county in the south of Shandong Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Linyi. It has a land area of and a population of in 2001. Its special local products are honeysuckle and granite. The second highest mountain in Shandong, Mount Meng, is located in Bianqiao Town.

Administrative divisions

Pingyi County consists of 14 towns and 2 townships.
;Towns
  • Pingyi
  • Zhongcun
  • Wutai
  • Baotai
  • Bailin
  • Bianqiao
  • Difang
  • Tongshi
  • Wenshui
  • Liuyu
  • Zhengcheng
  • Baiyan
  • Linjian
  • Fengyang
;Townships
  • Ziqiu Township
  • Weizhuang Township

    Climate

It is a monsoon regional continental climate characterized by cold winters, hot summers, abundant light and long frost-free periods.

Main tourist attractions

Mengshan mountains. Mengshan Pingyi Guemeng Scenic Area is a national AAAAA level tourist area, national geopark and national forest park.
Tianyu Nature Museum. It is a national 4A-level tourist area with a display area of 28,000 square meters. The museum has one scientific research hall, one 4D kinetic theater, 28 exhibition halls and more than 390,000 exhibits. It has been named as "Shandong Province Science Education Base" and "China Paleontology Science Education Base".