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Laiwu
Former prefecture-level city in Shandong, China

Laiwu

Laiwu was a prefecture-level city in central Shandong Province, China.

Bordered the provincial capital of Jinan to the north, Zibo to the east and Tai'an to the southwest, it was the smallest prefecture-level city in the province. It had a population of 1,298,529 as of the 2010 census, all living in the built-up area made of 2 urban Districts and became part of Jinan in 2019 and 907,839 living in urban area.

Get in

Getting to Laiwu

  1. 01
    Laiwudong Railway Station

    Laiwudong is the only passenger station in Laiwu.

  2. 02
    Laiwu

    If you are travelling from within Shandong Province, going by bus is probably the easiest way.

  3. 03
    Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport

    You can fly to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport and take the bus to Laiwu.

See

Worth seeing

It's usual for tourists who travel to Laiwu to focus on the downtown district area. Those who stay longer might spend time in the Xueye Tourist Area, with its distinct attractions, such as culinary specialties, beautiful scenery, and the aviation sports center. Of course, for those who come in winter, there is also a good ski resort.

  1. 01
    Redstone Park
  2. 02
    The West Sea Park

    25, Shunhe West Street, Laiwu District (take bus No.7 and K9 to Xihai Park Station).

  3. 03
    Lianhe Park

    69, Wenhua North Road, Laiwu District (take Bus No.

  4. 04
    Xueye Tourist Area
  5. 05
    Fanggan Eco Tourism Area
  6. 06
    Huashan National Forest Park
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Laiwu International Convention and Exhibition Center

    This is a large exhibition hall invested and built by Laiwu District Government, which usually holds automobile exhibitions, animation exhibitions and other activities.

  2. 02
    Yunye Xingchen Camping Base

    It is near Xiangshan International Tourism Resort, in the mountains, far from the noise of the city, and is the best choice for camping.

  3. 03
    Xueye Ski Resort
  4. 04
    Aero China Helicopter Tourism Base
Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Luzhong Food City

    Luzhong Food City has a collection of delicious traditional roast mutton from Laiwu.

  2. 02
    Qingcao River

    There are a variety of restaurants and snacks on the east and west sides of the north section of Qingcao River, also known as the "Food Street".

  3. 03
    The first house
  4. 04
    Ma Qing'an Mutton Soup Restaurant
  5. 05
    Laiwu Shunxiangzhai

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Charlie Qi (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.