Get to know Zibo
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Shandong
- Chinese name
- 淄博市
- Local areas
- 8 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 5,965.00 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 4,704,138
- Administrative seat
- Zhangdian District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Zibo spans 5,938 square kilometres (2,293 sq mi).
Cuisine
Traditional Zibo cuisine is part of Shandong cuisine although Zibo cuisine is, in fact, not a real branch of the Lu Cuisine (Shandong cuisine), whilst Boshan Cuisine is. Boshan cuisine restaurants can only be found in Zibo, and nearby places. Featured local snacks, include Zhou Cun Pancake, Shi Ha Ma Dumpling, Vegetable Pancake, Sauced Mutton, pork feet stew with kelp lotus root and Chinese cabbage, pork intestine hotpot with fried beancurd, and Bean-curd Case (fried bean-curd stuffed with vegetables and meat).
In early 2023 Zibo's outdoor BBQ restaurants went viral on social media, attracting millions of visitors.
Tourism
Zibo enjoys abundant historical and cultural sites of interest. The Linzi Museum of Ancient Chariots, the Museum of the History of the State of Qi, the Zibo City Museum, the Zibo Museum of Ceramics, the Zhoucun Ancient Commercial Town, and the Thousand Buddha Temple in Zhoucun are the most recommendable places for tourists who want to learn about Zibo's long history and about the Qi Culture. Yuanshan National Forest Park, situated southwest of Baoshan District in Zibo, is a spot worth visiting. It consists of the Great Wall of the Qi State, the grass skiing field, Dinosaur Valley and a folk garden. The Great Wall of Qi was built by the Qi State during the Spring-and-Autumn and Warring States Periods over 2,500 years ago.
In 2023, Zibo became a popular tourist destination during the May Day holiday for its barbecue, which had gained popularity on the internet.
Explore Zibo
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Linzi 齐国故城
China Ceramics and Glazed Glass Museum 淄博陶瓷琉璃博物馆
Zhoucun Ancient Commercial Town 周村古商城
Qi Culture Museum 齐文化博物馆
Linzi Ancient Chariot Museum 临淄古车博物馆
Yuanshan National Forest Park 原山国家森林公园
Yanshen Ancient Town 颜神古镇
Lushan Mountain 鲁山
Pu Songling Memorial Hall 蒲松龄纪念馆
Zichuan District 淄川区
Zhangdian District 张店区
Boshan District 博山区
Linzi District 临淄区
Zhoucun District 周村区
Huantai County 桓台县
Gaoqing County 高青县
Yiyuan County 沂源县
Places to explore around Zibo
No. 3 drainage outlet remains at the ancient city of Linzi. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2013-02-17.Linzi齐国故城
Ancient Linzi survives as an archaeological landscape of the Qi capital, with earthen remains spread through the modern Qi-du area. Its plan combined a larger city with a smaller palace enclosure, and the raised platform called…
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China Ceramics and Glazed Glass Museum · 淄博陶瓷琉璃博物馆China Ceramics and Glazed Glass Museum淄博陶瓷琉璃博物馆
Zibo Ceramics and Glass Museum follows two crafts closely associated with the city: pottery and porcelain, and liuli glass. Its ceramics range from early archaeological material to industrial and artistic production. The celadon…
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Zhoucun Ancient Commercial Town (周村古商城), Zhoucun District. Photograph: "Zhoucun dajie".Zhoucun Ancient Commercial Town周村古商城
Zhoucun's old commercial streets preserve the setting of a northern trading town, with shopfronts, courtyards and sites associated with long-established businesses.
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Qi Culture Museum · 齐文化博物馆Qi Culture Museum齐文化博物馆
The Qi Culture Museum (齐文化博物馆) in Linzi District, Zibo, is a general museum of the ancient state of Qi, built on the basis of the former Qi Capital City Site Museum. It covers 35,000 square metres and holds more than 30,000 objects, of which over 4,100 items and sets are shown.
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Linzi Ancient Chariot Museum · 临淄古车博物馆Linzi Ancient Chariot Museum临淄古车博物馆
The Linzi China Ancient Chariot Museum (临淄古车博物馆) stands on the east bank of the Zi River at Houli, in Qiling Subdistrict, Linzi District, Zibo. It was built over a Spring and Autumn period pit of sacrificed chariots and horses and combines that excavation with galleries on the history of the Chinese vehicle.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Yuanshan National Forest Park原山国家森林公园
Forest park in south-western Boshan with Song and Ming temple buildings, a karst stone sea and nearly 5 km of the Qi Great Wall, partly rebuilt in 1993.
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Yanshen Ancient Town (颜神古镇), Boshan District. Photograph: "颜文姜祠".Yanshen Ancient Town颜神古镇
Yanshen Ancient Town (颜神古镇) is a conserved kiln village quarter in Shantou Subdistrict, Boshan District, Zibo. It was created out of the old kiln settlement there and opened to visitors on 24 September 2022.
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Lushan Mountain · 鲁山Lushan Mountain鲁山
Lushan (鲁山) is a mountain in Nanlushan Town, Yiyuan County, Zibo, whose main peak reaches 1,108.3 metres, the fourth highest in Shandong. It was the border mountain between the ancient states of Qi and Lu and is the source of the Yi, Zi, Mi and Wen rivers.
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Pu Songling Memorial Hall · 蒲松龄纪念馆Pu Songling Memorial Hall蒲松龄纪念馆
The Pu Songling Memorial Museum (蒲松龄纪念馆) is built around the writer's former house in Pujiazhuang village, Hongshan Town, Zichuan District, Zibo. It grew from a restored village courtyard opened in 1956 into a national first-grade museum of seven courtyards and ten exhibition rooms.
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Zibo local specialties
淄博市特色美食 · 10 specialties to discover
Boshan tender mixed casserole 博山酥锅AI illustration · AI 示意图
The result is tender, tangy and richly integrated, with different ingredients sharing a mellow sour-savory cooking liquid.
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Zhoucun sesame crisps 周村烧饼AI illustration · AI 示意图
The cake snaps into flakes rather than offering a bread-like crumb. Toasted sesame supplies much of the aroma, and the thin structure makes it fragile.
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Zibo barbecue wraps 淄博烧烤AI illustration · AI 示意图
Charred meat, a soft wrap and crisp scallion provide the characteristic texture combination. Sauce and dry seasoning can change each bite.
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Boshan stuffed tofu boxes 博山豆腐箱AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图
The outer tofu is resilient, the inside softer and moist, and the filling adds small contrasting pieces. Sauce softens the fried surface, so a properly finished box need not stay crunchy like freshly fried bean curd.
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Boshan Deep-Fried Pork 博山炸肉
Boshan Deep-Fried Pork (博山炸肉) includes several forms, among them soft-fried tenderloin, hard-fried pork and Guangdong-style fried meat (炸广东肉).
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Boshan Hard-Fried Pork 博山硬炸肉
Boshan Hard-Fried Pork (博山硬炸肉) uses lean pork with a thin coating. Writing in Luzhong Morning News, Wang Jiwu (王济武) distinguishes its thin coating from the thicker batter used for ordinary fried pork.
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Boshan Vegetable-Filled Pancakes 博山菜煎饼Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Boshan Vegetable-Filled Pancakes (博山菜煎饼) combine grain pancakes with a cooked filling of tofu, glass noodles, dried shrimp and chives or spring onion.
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Duck Squares in Brown Sauce 酱汁鸭方AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Duck Squares in Brown Sauce (酱汁鸭方) is a Boshan (博山) duck preparation with taro and peanuts, described by Zibo’s (淄博) commerce bureau as savoury with a little sweetness.
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (10)
- Boshan tender mixed casserole · 博山酥锅
- Zhoucun sesame crisps · 周村烧饼
- Zibo barbecue wraps · 淄博烧烤
- Boshan stuffed tofu boxes · 博山豆腐箱
- Boshan Deep-Fried Pork · 博山炸肉
- Boshan Hard-Fried Pork · 博山硬炸肉
- Boshan Vegetable-Filled Pancakes · 博山菜煎饼
- Duck Squares in Brown Sauce · 酱汁鸭方
- Linzi Pancake Rolled with Scallions · 临淄煎饼卷大葱
- Boshan Mixed Stew · 博山烩菜
More dishes from across Shandong are in the Shandong food guide.
Counties & districts in Zibo
8 areas belong directly to Zibo.
8 areas
Zichuan District 淄川区
The Zichuan District is one of eight divisions within the city of Zibo in the Chinese province of Shandong. As the largest district of Zibo, it is composed of an urban area of over 23 square kilometers, and…
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Zhangdian (simplified Chinese: 张店; traditional Chinese: 張店; pinyin: Zhāngdiàn) is the central urban district of Zibo city in Shandong province, China.
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Boshan is the southernmost district of the city of Zibo, in central Shandong province, China.
Explore the area →DistrictLinzi District 临淄区
Linzi District (simplified Chinese: 临淄区; traditional Chinese: 臨淄區; pinyin: Línzī Qū) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Zibo, in central Shandong province, China.
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Zhoucun District 周村区
Zhoucun district is a district in Zibo, Shandong Province, China. The district covers 307 km² (119 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 288,440 in 2013.
Explore the area →CountyHuantai County 桓台县
Huantai County (simplified Chinese: 桓台县; traditional Chinese: 桓台縣; pinyin: Huántái Xiàn) is a county of Zibo City in north-central Shandong province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →CountyGaoqing County 高青县
Gaoqing County (simplified Chinese: 高青县; traditional Chinese: 高青縣; pinyin: Gāoqīng Xiàn) is a county of northern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost division of Zibo City.
Explore the area →CountyYiyuan County 沂源县
Yiyuan County is a county in the centre of China's Shandong province and is located in the deep Tai-yi Mountains, and is the southernmost county-level division under the jurisdiction of Zibo City.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Where to stay →Build your route
Linzi and China Ceramics and Glazed Glass Museum are about 35 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Shandong →More in Shandong
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Zibo — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1365417849.
Photo: Linzi · Inhorw · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: China Ceramics and Glazed Glass Museum · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Zhoucun Ancient Commercial Town · 留守科学家 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; EXIF orientation normalized, proportionally resized to at most 800 pixels and converted to WebP. No generated pixels or subject changes. Cards may crop the display.
Photo: Qi Culture Museum · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Linzi Ancient Chariot Museum · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Yanshen Ancient Town · LXFY · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full frame retained; EXIF orientation normalized, proportionally resized to at most 800 pixels and converted to WebP. No generated pixels or subject changes. Cards may crop the display.
Photo: Lushan Mountain · 祝鱼贵 · CC BY-SA 4.0. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Pu Songling Memorial Hall · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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