Get to know Zhangqiu District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Jinan
- Chinese name
- 章丘区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 1,721.29 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 1,075,784
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
History
Yangqiu County (阳丘县) was set up here in 153 BC; the Liu Song state later set up Gaotang County (高唐县), and in 596 the Sui renamed it Zhangqiu. From the Northern Song to the Qing it belonged to Jinan prefecture. Zhangqiu became a county-level city in 1992 and, with State Council approval in September 2016, a district of Jinan.
What to see
The Chengziya Site (城子崖遗址) lies on a rectangular rise beside the Wuyuan River (武原河) in Longshan subdistrict. The archaeologist Wu Jinding (吴金鼎) found it in 1928 and the culture it represents was named Longshan after the place. It was on the first national list of protected sites in 1961, and a rammed-earth town wall about 450 m by 390 m has been found around it. Other national sites include the Han-dynasty city of Dongpingling (东平陵故城) on the west bank of the Juye River (巨野河) and the Neolithic Jiaojia site (焦家遗址).
Baimai Spring (百脉泉), one of Jinan's 72 named springs, sits inside Longquan Temple (龙泉寺) in Baimai Spring Park, laid out around it in 1986; a garden in memory of Li Qingzhao stands at its north-west corner. Zhujiayu village (朱家峪村) in Guanzhuang keeps several Qing buildings that Jinan listed as protected sites in December 2013, among them the Wenchang Pavilion (文昌阁), the Zhu family ancestral hall (朱氏家祠) and the former Shanyin Primary School (山阴小学).
Food and local products
Local products include Zhangqiu scallions (章丘大葱), Mingshui fragrant rice (明水香稻), Longshan millet (龙山小米) and Huangjia roast meat (黄家烤肉); local iron goes into Zhangqiu iron woks (章丘铁锅). Zhangqiu xinzi (章丘芯子), a Spring Festival parade in which costumed children are carried on raised iron frames, is on the national intangible-heritage list; it dates from the Ming and is performed in places including Sandefan village (三德范村) of Wenzu (文祖).
Getting oriented
Zhangqiu Station, on the Qingdao-Jinan (Jiaoji) railway, lies west of the town centre. Zhangqiu North, about 10 km north, is on the Jinan-Qingdao high-speed line, and Zhangqiu South, about 10 km south, is on the Jinan-Laiwu high-speed line. Jinan Metro Line 8 links western Zhangqiu with eastern Jinan.
Highlights
- Chengziya Site 城子崖遗址: Type site of the Longshan culture, found in 1928; national protected site since 1961.
- Baimai Spring 百脉泉: One of Jinan's 72 named springs, at the centre of a park laid out in 1986.
- Zhujiayu Village 朱家峪村: Village with several Qing buildings listed by Jinan in 2013.
- Zhangqiu Xinzi 章丘芯子: Ming-era parade of costumed children on raised frames; national intangible heritage.
- Zhangqiu Scallions 章丘大葱: Local product listed with Mingshui fragrant rice and Longshan millet.
Sources for this guide
章丘区 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
城子崖遗址 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
章丘区各级文物保护单位列表 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
百脉泉 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Wikipedia (Chinese) · CC BY-SA 4.0
抬阁（芯子、铁枝、飘色）（章丘芯子） - 中国非物质文化遗产网·中国非物质文化遗产数字博物馆 · China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-25.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Zhangqiu District
Chengziya Site Museum (城子崖遗址博物馆), Zhangqiu District. Photograph: "Chengziya museum 2009 03 08".Chengziya Site Museum城子崖遗址博物馆
The Chengziya Site Museum (城子崖遗址博物馆) stands at Longshan in Zhangqiu District, Jinan, on the prehistoric walled settlement where Longshan culture was first identified and from which it takes its name.
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Zhujiayu Old Village · 朱家峪古村Zhujiayu Old Village朱家峪古村
Zhujiayu (朱家峪) is an old stone-built village in Guanzhuang Subdistrict, Zhangqiu District, on the eastern edge of Jinan. A Shandong provincial publicity article calls it the first ancient village of Qi and Lu.
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Pavilions and bubbling spring water in Baimai Spring Park, Zhangqiu, Jinan · 济南章丘百脉泉公园亭台与涌泉 Source-recorded photograph date: 2008-10.Baimai Spring百脉泉
Karst spring in Longquan Temple, Zhangqiu, one of Jinan's 72 famous springs, with Mo Spring and the Li Qingzhao garden beside it.
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Getting there
Zhangqiu District is about 45 km in a straight line from central Jinan. Search for 章丘区 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
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Chengziya Site Museum and Zhujiayu Old Village are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 章丘区 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 城子崖遗址 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 章丘区各级文物保护单位列表 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 百脉泉 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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