Laoling

{{Infobox settlement  | name = Laoling | official_name =  | native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|乐陵市}}}} | other_name = Loling | nickname = | settlement_type = County-level city | total_type =  | motto =  | image_skyline = Laoling TV tower.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Laoling TV tower in 2024 | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | image_map = ChinaDezhouLeling.png | map_alt = | map_caption = Laoling in Dezhou | image_dot_map = | dot_mapsize = | dot_map_caption = | dot_x = | dot_y = | coordinates = {{coord|37.730|N|117.232|E|format=dms|display=it|type:adm3rd_region:CN-37_source:Gaode}} | pushpin_map = China Shandong | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location of the city center in Shandong | pushpin_mapsize =  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = People's Republic of China | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Shandong | subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city | subdivision_name2 = Dezhou | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | seat_type = Municipal seat | seat = | parts_type = | parts_style =  | parts =  | p1 = | p2 =  | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = | leader_name2 = | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | established_title =  | established_date = | established_title1 =  | established_date1 = | established_title2 =  | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | founder = | named_for =  | area_magnitude =  | unit_pref =  | area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.hongheiku.com/xianjirank/ |script-title=zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com |publisher = hongheiku |language = Chinese |access-date = 2021-01-12}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 1173 | area_land_km2 =  | area_water_km2 = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 =  | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft =  | population_as_of = 2019 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.hongheiku.com/xianjirank/ |script-title=zh:最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com |publisher = hongheiku |language = Chinese |access-date = 2021-01-12}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 676000 | population_density_km2 =  | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 =  | timezone = China Standard | utc_offset = +8 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 253600 | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Laoling''' ({{zh|s={{linktext|乐陵}}|t={{linktext|樂陵}}|p=Làolíng<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/cgi-bin/cbdic/gsweb.cgi?o=dcbdic&searchid=W00000003298|script-title=zh:教育部重編國語辭典修訂本|quote=ㄌㄠˋ{...}山東省有樂陵。}}</ref>}}), often mispronounced as '''Leling''', is a county-level city in the northwest of Shandong province, China, bordering Hebei province to the north. Laoling has more than 640,000 inhabitants (1999) and is under the jurisdiction of Dezhou City.

==Administrative divisions== {{As of|2012}}, this city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 8 towns and 4 townships.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/182.html |script-title=zh:聊城市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org |publisher = XZQH |language = zh |access-date = 2012-05-24}}</ref> ;Subdistricts {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *Shizhong Subdistrict ({{lang|zh|市中街道}}) *Hujia Subdistrict ({{lang|zh|胡家街道}}) *Yunhong Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-hans|云红街道}}) *Guojia Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-hans|郭家街道}}) {{div col end}} ;Towns {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *Yang'an ({{lang|zh-hans|杨安镇}}) *Zhuji ({{lang|zh-hans|朱集镇}}) *Huangjia ({{lang|zh-hans|黄夹镇}}) *Dingwu ({{lang|zh-hans|丁坞镇}}) *Huayuan ({{lang|zh-hans|花园镇}}) *Zhengdian ({{lang|zh-hans|郑店镇}}) *Hualou ({{lang|zh-hans|化楼镇}}) *Kong ({{lang|zh-hans|孔镇}}) {{div col end}} ;Townships {{div col|colwidth=18em}} *Xiduan Township ({{lang|zh-hans|西段乡}}) *Dasun Township ({{lang|zh-hans|大孙乡}}) *Tieying Township ({{lang|zh-hans|铁营乡}}) *Zhaitoubao Township ({{lang|zh-hans|寨头堡乡}}) {{div col end}}

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Laoling, elevation {{convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1991–present) |Jan record high C = 17.1 |Feb record high C = 22.4 |Mar record high C = 29.9 |Apr record high C = 32.7 |May record high C = 37.7 |Jun record high C = 40.7 |Jul record high C = 40.2 |Aug record high C = 36.2 |Sep record high C = 34.9 |Oct record high C = 31.6 |Nov record high C = 25.9 |Dec record high C = 15.3 |Jan record low C = -21.7 |Feb record low C = -15.7 |Mar record low C = -10.4 |Apr record low C = -3.0 |May record low C = 2.5 |Jun record low C = 8.9 |Jul record low C = 16.5 |Aug record low C = 12.9 |Sep record low C = 4.4 |Oct record low C = -3.4 |Nov record low C = -13.2 |Dec record low C = -17.8 |Jan high C = 3.1 |Feb high C = 7.0 |Mar high C = 13.7 |Apr high C = 20.6 |May high C = 26.4 |Jun high C = 31.4 |Jul high C = 32.0 |Aug high C = 30.3 |Sep high C = 26.9 |Oct high C = 20.7 |Nov high C = 11.8 |Dec high C = 4.6 |Jan mean C = -3.1 |Feb mean C = 0.5 |Mar mean C = 7.1 |Apr mean C = 14.1 |May mean C = 20.1 |Jun mean C = 25.1 |Jul mean C = 27.0 |Aug mean C = 25.5 |Sep mean C = 20.8 |Oct mean C = 14.1 |Nov mean C = 5.8 |Dec mean C = -1.0 |Jan low C = -7.7 |Feb low C = -4.4 |Mar low C = 1.6 |Apr low C = 8.2 |May low C = 14.0 |Jun low C = 19.3 |Jul low C = 22.7 |Aug low C = 21.5 |Sep low C = 15.7 |Oct low C = 8.7 |Nov low C = 1.1 |Dec low C = -5.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 3.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 8.2 |Mar precipitation mm = 8.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 25.8 |May precipitation mm = 42.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 82.1 |Jul precipitation mm = 173.2 |Aug precipitation mm = 142.5 |Sep precipitation mm = 39.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 28.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 17.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 3.8 |Jan humidity = 61 |Feb humidity = 57 |Mar humidity = 53 |Apr humidity = 58 |May humidity = 64 |Jun humidity = 64 |Jul humidity = 77 |Aug humidity = 83 |Sep humidity = 76 |Oct humidity = 69 |Nov humidity = 67 |Dec humidity = 65 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.7 |Feb precipitation days = 2.6 |Mar precipitation days = 2.7 |Apr precipitation days = 5.1 |May precipitation days = 5.7 |Jun precipitation days = 7.9 |Jul precipitation days = 11.3 |Aug precipitation days = 9.8 |Sep precipitation days = 5.8 |Oct precipitation days = 5.0 |Nov precipitation days = 3.6 |Dec precipitation days = 2.3 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 161.3 |Feb sun = 166.9 |Mar sun = 217.7 |Apr sun = 237.8 |May sun = 268.1 |Jun sun = 242.4 |Jul sun = 203.9 |Aug sun = 207.6 |Sep sun = 207.7 |Oct sun = 199.7 |Nov sun = 165.5 |Dec sun = 155.3 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 53 | Feb percentsun = 54 | Mar percentsun = 58 | Apr percentsun = 60 | May percentsun = 61 | Jun percentsun = 55 | Jul percentsun = 46 | Aug percentsun = 50 | Sep percentsun = 56 | Oct percentsun = 58 | Nov percentsun = 55 | Dec percentsun = 52 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 2.8 |Feb snow days = 2.7 |Mar snow days = 1.0 |Apr snow days = 0.2 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 1.0 |Dec snow days = 1.9 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|title=Experience Template |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =12 August 2023}}</ref> }}

==Transport== Laoling has no train station or airport. The nearest train station is about 80km away, and the nearest airport is about 110km away. However, there are many highways passing through Laoling, especially the famous G2 Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, which runs through Laoling, making Laoling a city with well-developed road transportation.

* Bus: ** K912 Dezhou-Laoling bus system<ref>{{Cite web |title=德州汽车总站最新班次时刻表来了！_大众网德州 |url=https://dezhou.dzwww.com/news/202502/t20250211_15503154.html |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=dezhou.dzwww.com}}</ref> ** Laoling Long-distance passenger transport center（乐陵长途客运中心）

==Industry== The main industries in Laoling include agricultural and sideline processing and seasoning industry, auto parts industry and sports equipment industry mainly led by Taishan Sports Group. In addition to traditional industries,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Feature: China's sports equipment supplier rides Olympics wave to global prominence-Xinhua |url=https://english.news.cn/20240806/4a72d5e8220d4212b0a5e7f272eb48f6/c.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=english.news.cn}}</ref> there are also cultural industries such as film and television bases. == Food == <gallery> File:楽陵金糸小棗.jpg|Chinese date from Laoling File:黄面鸡.jpg|HuangMianJi </gallery> Laoling is famous for Chinese date. Also Boiled Fried Chicken (HuangMianJi, 黄面鸡) is the local cuisine that often offers during the Spring Festival.

== Tourism and residence == Laoling City has a national 4A scenic area “Wanmu Zaolin Forest Tourist Area”,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leling Wanmu Zaolin Forest Tourist Area - Opening Hours, Reviews & Photos [2024] |url=https://www.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/laoling/leling-wanmu-zaolin-forest-tourist-area-10795550/ |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=TRIP.COM |language=en-XX}}</ref> and Laoling Chinese-date museum<ref>{{Cite web |title=中国金丝小枣文化博物馆-德州市乐陵市中国金丝小枣文化博物馆旅游指南 |url=http://www.bytravel.cn/landscape/60/zhongguojinsixiaozaowenhuabowuguan.html |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=www.bytravel.cn}}</ref> which is a local museum of Jujube.

There are a number of hotels in Laoling City that offer residential services to tourists from home and abroad.

== Education and culture == Laoling has public and private primary and secondary schools and high schools, but no university.

Laoling has a long history and traditional Chinese mainland culture.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Laoling, China: "Old Crafts" Takes a "New Way" to Get Rich |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/laoling-china-old-crafts-takes-a-new-way-to-get-rich-301705071.html}}</ref> In 2024, Laoling Film Studio was established in Laoling, shooting wonderful movies and TV series, attracting film and television fans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A cultural and tourism powerhouse emerges in Dezhou |url=http://shandong.chinadaily.com.cn/2024-04/28/c_983384.htm |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=shandong.chinadaily.com.cn}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120513202818/http://www.china-laoling.gov.cn/ Laoling official website]

Category:Laoling Category:Cities in Shandong Category:County-level divisions of Shandong Category:Dezhou