Feicheng
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.
Feicheng city 肥城市 | |
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 Location in Tai'an | |
  Feicheng city Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°11′10″N 116°46′19″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Tai'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,277.3 km2 (493.2 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
| • Width | 37.5 km (23.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 607.7 m (1,993.8 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 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 |
Billionaire businessman Xiao Jianhua grew up in Feicheng.[2]
References
- 肥城市情概况. Feicheng People's Government. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- 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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