Feicheng

Feicheng
肥城市
County-level city

Location in Tai'an
Feicheng
Location in Shandong
Coordinates: 36°11′10″N 116°46′19″E / 36.18611°N 116.77194°E / 36.18611; 116.77194Coordinates: 36°11′10″N 116°46′19″E / 36.18611°N 116.77194°E / 36.18611; 116.77194
Country People's Republic of China
Province Shandong
Prefecture-level city Tai'an
Area[1]
 • Total 1,277.3 km2 (493.2 sq mi)
Dimensions[1]
 • Length 48 km (30 mi)
 • Width 37.5 km (23.3 mi)
Highest elevation[1] (Mount Jianyun (翦云山)) 607.7 m (1,993.8 ft)
Lowest elevation[1] 57.7 m (189.3 ft)
Population (2017)[1]
 • Total 992,000
 • Density 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website www.feicheng.gov.cn

Feicheng (Chinese: 肥城; pinyin: Féichéng) is a county-level city under the administration of Tai'an City in the west of Shandong province, China. As of 2017, the population was 992,000.[1] Part of the Great Wall of Qi starts here, and is listed on the People's Republic of China's list of cultural artifacts.

Billionaire businessman Xiao Jianhua grew up in Feicheng.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 肥城市情概况. Feicheng People's Government. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. ↑ Barboza, David; Forsythe, Michael (June 3, 2014). "With Choice at Tiananmen, Student Took Road to Riches". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2017. He grew up in Feicheng, a poor farming village in a mountainous region of the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, one of six children born to a middle school teacher and his wife.
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