- Source: Laoling
Laoling (simplified Chinese: 乐陵; traditional Chinese: 樂陵; pinyin: Làolíng), 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 (1999) and is under the jurisdiction of Dezhou City.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this City is divided to 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 4 townships.
Subdistricts
Towns
Townships
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.
Industry
The main industries in Laoling include agricultural and sideline processing and seasoning industry, auto parts industry and sports equipment industry mainly led by Taishan Sports Group. In addition to traditional industries, there are also cultural industries such as film and television bases.
Food
Laoling is famous for Chinese date. Also Boiled Fried Chicken(HuangMianJi, 黄面鸡) 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.
References
External links
Laoling official website