Get to know Weifang
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Shandong
- Chinese name
- 潍坊市
- Local areas
- 12 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 16,143.14 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 9,386,705
- Administrative seat
- Kuiwen District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Weifang has numerous natural and historic sites, such as Shihu Garden (from the Late Ming and early Qing dynasty), Fangong Pavilion (from the Song dynasty), fossil sites (including dinosaur fossils, in Shanwang, Linqu), Mount Yi National Forest Park, Mount Qingyun and the Old Dragon Spring. Painted New Year woodcuts from Yangjiabu are also well-known. The city is served by Weifang Airport to various cities across China.
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Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Qingzhou Ancient City 青州古城
Qingzhou Museum 青州博物馆
Weifang World Kite Museum 潍坊风筝博物馆
Mount Yi Scenic Area 沂山景区
Shimenfang Scenic Area 石门坊
Weifang World Kite Museum 潍坊世界风筝博物馆
Qingyunshan Folk Amusement Park 青云山民俗游乐园
Shihu Garden 十笏园
Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum 诸城恐龙博物馆
Yunmen Mountain 云门山
Huanghua Stream 黄花溪
Weicheng District 潍城区
Hanting District 寒亭区
Fangzi District 坊子区
Kuiwen District 奎文区
Linqu County 临朐县
Changle County 昌乐县
Qingzhou 青州市
Zhucheng 诸城市
Shouguang 寿光市
Anqiu 安丘市
Gaomi 高密市
Changyi 昌邑市
Places to explore around Weifang
Ouyuan Street in Qingzhou Ancient City. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2021-11-14 15:44:01.Qingzhou Ancient City青州古城
Qingzhou’s old-town visitor area centres on the streets of the former Nanyang city. Dongmen Street provides a lively commercial approach, while Ouyuan introduces a more intimate garden landscape of rockwork, unusual stones and…
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Front facade of Qingzhou Museum, photographed in May 2026. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2026-05-04 09:08:23.Qingzhou Museum青州博物馆
Qingzhou Museum’s collection is especially rewarding for Buddhist sculpture and the material record of scholarly life. Figures recovered from the Longxing Temple hoard preserve delicate carving and traces of gilding and colour…
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Exterior of Weifang World Kite Museum. Photograph date recorded by the source: 22 November 2013 (original upload date).Weifang World Kite Museum潍坊风筝博物馆
Weifang’s World Kite Museum turns a local craft into both an exhibition subject and an architectural idea. Its roofline draws on the dragon-headed centipede kite, with blue glazed tiles and a ceramic dragon along the ridge…
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Mount Yi Scenic Area沂山景区
Mount Yi is the Linqu part of the wider Yimeng mountain landscape. Its forested slopes, Dongzhen Temple and Yuhuangding summit make it a distinct destination from Mount Meng farther south.
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Shimenfang Scenic Area · 石门坊Shimenfang Scenic Area石门坊
Shimenfang (石门坊) is a scenic area of more than twenty square kilometres about ten kilometres west of the Linqu county seat in Weifang, Shandong, known for images carved into its cliffs and for the smoke-tree foliage that reddens across its hills in late autumn.
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The entrance of the Weifang World Kite Museum, Kuiwen District · 潍坊市奎文区潍坊世界风筝博物馆入口 Source-recorded photograph date: 22 November 2013 (original upload date).Weifang World Kite Museum潍坊世界风筝博物馆
China's first specialist kite museum, opened in Weifang in 1989 in a building modelled on the local dragon-head centipede kite, with over 1,000 kites on show.
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Qingyunshan Folk Amusement Park · 青云山民俗游乐园Qingyunshan Folk Amusement Park青云山民俗游乐园
The Qingyunshan Folk Amusement Park is a large themed leisure complex built over the slopes of Qingyun Mountain in Anqiu, a county-level city under Weifang in Shandong. Its zones are constructed attractions on the hillside rather than a surviving settlement.
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Pond and pavilions inside Shihu Garden, Weicheng District, Weifang · 潍坊潍城区十笏园园内水榭 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-04-22 09:50:33.Shihu Garden十笏园
Pocket-sized 1885 private garden in Weifang's old city, with a central pond, six pavilions and carved stones of works by Zheng Banqiao.
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Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum · 诸城恐龙博物馆Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum诸城恐龙博物馆
The Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum stands in Dinosaur Park in the urban area of Zhucheng, a county-level city under Weifang in Shandong. Built in 1997, it displays fossils recovered from the city's Cretaceous dinosaur beds.
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Yunmen Mountain · 云门山Yunmen Mountain云门山
Yunmen Shan, Cloud Gate Mountain, is a 421-metre peak of the Tai-Yi range just south of Qingzhou in Weifang, Shandong. It carries Buddhist cave shrines, Daoist caves and a celebrated giant character for longevity carved into its north face.
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Huanghua Stream · 黄花溪Huanghua Stream黄花溪
Huanghuaxi is a steep-sided stream valley in the hill country of south-western Qingzhou, a county-level city under Weifang in Shandong. It is one of the two visitor zones of the Taiheshan scenic area.
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Weifang local specialties
潍坊市特色美食 · 12 specialties to discover
Weifang meat wraps and broth 潍坊朝天锅AI illustration · AI 示意图
Soft meat, firmer offal and a pliable pancake create a substantial bite, while scallions or sauce can add sharpness.
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Weifang pressed noodles 潍坊和乐AI illustration · AI 示意图
The noodles are resilient and filling, contrasting with tender meat and the softer ingredients in the soup.
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Hele Noodles in Chicken and Duck Broth 鸡鸭和乐AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Hele Noodles in Chicken and Duck Broth (鸡鸭和乐) is a Weifang (潍坊) speciality made with flour-and-starch noodles and a stock cooked from both birds. The noodles are thicker than ordinary noodles, with a supple, chewy texture.
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Pork-Stuffed Baked Flatbread 肉火烧
Pork-Stuffed Baked Flatbread (肉火烧) is a Weifang (潍坊) breakfast food with a golden, crisp layered shell and a juicy pork filling. Thick savoury porridge or soft tofu accompanies it.
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Chicken with Mustard Sauce 芥末鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Chicken with Mustard Sauce (芥末鸡) is a cold dish of Weifang (潍坊), Shandong, where it is known as Weixian mustard chicken (潍县芥末鸡) after Weixian (潍县), the old name of the city area.
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Zhucheng Smoked Pork 诸城烧肉
Zhucheng Smoked Pork (诸城烧肉) is pork cooked in broth and then smoked in Zhucheng (诸城), Shandong (山东). Pork heads, trotters and intestines are among the cuts used.
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Gaomi Pan-Baked Buns 高密炉包
Gaomi Pan-Baked Buns (高密炉包) are large white buns cooked in a pan until the base turns golden and crisp, a local speciality of Gaomi (高密) in Weifang (潍坊), Shandong.
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Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork 景芝小炒
Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork (景芝小炒) comes from Jingzhi Town (景芝镇) in Anqiu (安丘). CCTV’s Xiangcun Da Shijie (乡村大世界) identifies four versions, pairing pork with coriander, Chinese chives, garlic flower stems or gongcai (贡菜).
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All dish names · 全部菜名 (12)
- Weifang meat wraps and broth · 潍坊朝天锅
- Weifang pressed noodles · 潍坊和乐
- Hele Noodles in Chicken and Duck Broth · 鸡鸭和乐
- Pork-Stuffed Baked Flatbread · 肉火烧
- Chicken with Mustard Sauce · 芥末鸡
- Zhucheng Smoked Pork · 诸城烧肉
- Gaomi Pan-Baked Buns · 高密炉包
- Jingzhi Quick-Fried Shredded Pork · 景芝小炒
- Shouguang Hutou Chicken · 寿光虎头鸡
- Linqu Whole Goat Banquet · 临朐全羊宴
- Gangzitou Hard Flatbread · 杠子头火烧
- Weifang Stewed Meat with Radish · 潍坊萝卜炖肉
More dishes from across Shandong are in the Shandong food guide.
Counties & districts in Weifang
12 areas belong directly to Weifang.
12 areas
Weicheng District 潍城区
Weicheng District (simplified Chinese: 潍城区; traditional Chinese: 濰城區; pinyin: Wéichéng Qū) is a district of Weifang, Shandong, China.
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Hanting (simplified Chinese: 寒亭区; traditional Chinese: 寒亭區; pinyin: Hántíng Qū) is an urban district of the city of Weifang, Shandong province, China, bordering the Laizhou Bay in its far north.
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Fangzi is a district of the city of Weifang, Shandong province, China.
Explore the area →DistrictKuiwen District 奎文区
Kuiwen is an urban district of the city of Weifang, Shandong province, China.
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Linqu County 临朐县
Linqu County (simplified Chinese: 临朐县; traditional Chinese: 臨朐縣; pinyin: Línqú Xiàn) is a county, originally known as "Pianyi", located in the southwest of Weifang and the middle of Shandong Peninsula…
Explore the area →CountyChangle County 昌乐县
Changle County (simplified Chinese: 昌乐县; traditional Chinese: 昌樂縣; pinyin: Chānglè Xiàn) is under the administration of Weifang, in Shandong Province.
Explore the area →County-level cityQingzhou 青州市
Qingzhou Wade–Giles: Tsing-chou, sometimes written as Ching-chow-fu, formerly Yidu County (Yitu, 益都县), is a county-level city, which is located in the west of the prefecture-level city of Weifang, in the…
Explore the area →County-level cityZhucheng 诸城市
Zhucheng (simplified Chinese: 诸城; traditional Chinese: 諸城; pinyin: Zhūchéng) is a county-level city in the southeast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China.
Explore the area →County-level cityShouguang 寿光市
Shouguang (simplified Chinese: 寿光; traditional Chinese: 壽光; pinyin: Shòuguāng) is a county-level city in the north-central part of Shandong Province, China, situated on the southwest shore of Laizhou Bay.
Explore the area →County-level cityAnqiu 安丘市
Anqiu (simplified Chinese: 安丘; traditional Chinese: 安邱; pinyin: Ānqiū) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Weifang in the south of Shandong province, China.
Explore the area →County-level cityGaomi 高密市
Gaomi is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of…
Explore the area →County-level cityChangyi 昌邑市
Changyi is a county-level city of Weifang, Shandong province, People's Republic of China. The city is 1627.5 square kilometers in area, with a household population of 581,000 as of 2010.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Qingzhou Ancient City and Qingzhou Museum are about 2 km apart in a straight line. 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.
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