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Dongdu–Pingyi Railway
The Dongdu–Pingyi railway or Dongping railway (), is a railroad in northern China between Dongdu, near Xintai, and Pingyi central Shandong Province. The line, in length was built from 2009 to 2010 at the cost of 1.2558 billion Renminbi. The line is jointly owned by the Jinan Railway Bureau, Laiwu Iron & Steel Group, Xinwen Mining Enterprises Group and Port of Rizhao Joint Stock Company, and serves primarily to carry coal mined in central Shandong and imported iron ore to steel mills in Laiwu and exported steel products to the Port of Rizhao. History The railway opened on 22 November 2010. Rail connections * Pingyi: Yanzhou–Shijiusuo railway * Dongdu: Ciyao–Laiwu railway See also * List of railways in China The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in China. For the high-speed network, see List of high-speed railway lines in China. North–south direction Beijing–Harbin Corridor * Jingqin railway; Beijing– Qinhuang ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and rail freight transport, freight transport globally, thanks to its Energy efficiency in transport, energy efficiency and potentially high-speed rail, high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by Diesel locomotive, diesel or Electric locomotive, electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital intensity, capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North China
North China () is a list of regions of China, geographical region of the People's Republic of China, consisting of five province-level divisions of China, provincial-level administrative divisions, namely the direct-administered municipalities Beijing and Tianjin, the provinces of China, provinces Hebei and Shanxi, and the autonomous regions of China, autonomous region Inner Mongolia (although the four prefecture (China), prefectures east of the Greater Khingan Range are sometimes regarded as parts of Northeast China). Part of the larger region of Northern China (''Beifang''), it lies north of the Qinling–Huaihe Line, with its heartland in the North China Plain. Most inhabitants here speak variants of Northern Chinese languages such as Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin, which includes the Beijing dialect and its cousin variants. The Beijing dialect is largely the basis of Standard Chinese (or Standard Mandarin), the official language of the People's Republic of China. Jin Chinese an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xintai
Xintai () is a county-level city in the central part of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Tai'an and is located about to the southeast of downtown Tai'an. History Xintai has a long history dating back to the origins of the Chinese civilisation. In 1966, scientists concluded that a homo teeth fossil found in Xintai's Wuzhutai village belonged to a female teenager and that homo erectus were already living in the area five million years ago. Moreover, many primitive social sites belonging to ancient cultures were found on both sides of the Chaiwen River after archaeological excavations, such as the Dawenkou, Longshan and Yueshi cultures. This proves that the ancient Chinese had already created a prelude to the Oriental human civilisation in Xintai some four or five thousand years ago. In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Xintai served as the capital of the Qi (杞) state. In 219 BC, Qin Shi Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingyi
Pingyi County () is a county in the south of Shandong Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Linyi. It has a land area of and a population of in 2001. Its special local products are honeysuckle and granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo .... The second highest mountain in Shandong, Mount Meng, is located in Bianqiao Town. Administrative divisions Pingyi County consists of 14 towns and 2 townships. ;Towns ;Townships *Ziqiu Township () *Weizhuang Township () Climate It is a monsoon regional continental climate characterized by cold winters, hot summers, abundant light and long frost-free periods. Main tourist attractions Mengshan mountains. Mengshan Pingyi Guemeng Scenic Area is a national AAAAA level touri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shandong Province
Shandong is a coastal province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center for Taoism, Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and a site with one of the longest histories of continuous religious worship in the world. The Buddhist temples in the mountains south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. The city of Qufu was the birthplace of Confucius, and later became the center of Confucianism. Shandong's location at the intersection of ancient and modern north–south and east–west trading routes has helped establish it as an economic center. After a period of political instability and economic hardship beginning in the late 19th century, Shandong has experienced rapid growth in recent decades. Home to over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renminbi
The renminbi ( ; currency symbol, symbol: Yen and yuan sign, ¥; ISO 4217, ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB), also known as the Chinese yuan, is the official currency of the China, People's Republic of China. The renminbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the Central bank, monetary authority of China. It is the world's Template:Most traded currencies, fifth-most-traded currency as of April 2022. The Yuan (currency), yuan () is the basic unit of the renminbi. One yuan is divided into 10 Jiao (currency), jiao (), and the jiao is further subdivided into 10 Fen (currency), fen (). The word ''yuan'' is widely used to refer to the Chinese currency generally, especially in international contexts. Valuation Until 2005, the value of the renminbi was Fixed exchange-rate system, pegged to the United States dollar, US dollar. As China pursued its Chinese economic reform, transition from planned economy, central planning to a market economy and increased its participation in foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinan Railway Bureau
China Railway Jinan Group, officially abbreviated as CR Jinan or CR-Jinan, formerly, Jinan Railway Administration is a subsidiary company under the jurisdiction of the China Railway (formerly the Ministry of Railway). The railway administration was reorganized as a company in November 2017. It is responsible for the railway network within Shandong Province Shandong is a coastal province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center ..., with a total length of 8,283.9 kilometers, and consisting of 295 railway stations. Hub stations * Jinan ** , , (U/C) * Qingdao ** , Regional services C-train services * References {{Regional and commuter rail transit in China Ministry of Railways of China Rail transport in Shandong China Railway Corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laiwu Iron & Steel Group
Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd (), commonly known as Shandong Steel, is a Chinese steel company based in Jinan. 2015 it was ranked as 12th biggest steel producer of the world with a production of 21.7 million tonnes of steel. In 2009, it took a 67% stake in Rizhao Iron and Steel. SISG is controlled by the provincial government of Shandong. SISG was formed in March 2008 when the provincial government of Shandong merged two state-owned steel producers. History The State-owned Shandong Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd was created out of the restructuring of Jinan Iron and Steel Group Co and Laiwu Steel Group Corp – the sixth- and seventh-largest steel makers in the country – and Shandong Metallurgical Industry Corp. The three belong to the Shandong provincial state assets management commission. Shandong Iron and Steel has a registered capital of 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) and is fully state-owned. Under the provincial steel industry plan, the group has an annua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shandong Energy
Shandong Energy Group Co. Ltd. () is a state owned coal-mining company headquartered in Jinan, Shandong, China. It is among the seven largest Chinese coal companies. The group was created in March 2011 by merging six existing coal mining companies. These companies included Xinwen Mining Group, Zaozhuang Mining Group, Zibo Mining Group, Feicheng Mining Group, Linyi Mining Group and Longkou Mining Group. Shandong Energy and Yankuang Group merged in 2020, following a wave of mergers of state-owned companies throughout China. The new parent company kept the ''Shandong Energy Group'' name. Ownership The company is a Chinese state-owned enterprise. It is wholly owned by the Shandong Provincial SASAC, not to be confused with the central government's SASAC. Coal Shadong Energy owns 29 mines. In 2011, the company mined 108.2 million metric tonnes of coal and is planning to produce 120 million metric tonnes in 2012. In addition to the production in China, the compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laiwu
Laiwu () was a prefecture-level city in central Shandong Province (China), 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 (or metro) area made of 2 urban Districts and became part of Jinan in 2019 and 907,839 living in urban area. Administration The prefecture-level city of Laiwu administered two Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#County level, county-level divisions, both of which were District of China, districts. *Laiwu District, Laicheng District (; ) *Gangcheng District (; ) They were further divided into 19 Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China#Township level, township-level divisions, including 14 Town (China), towns, one Township (People's Republic of China), townships and four Subdistricts of China, subdistricts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanzhou–Shijiusuo Railway
The Yanzhou–Shijiusuo railway or Yanshi railway (), is a railroad in northern China between Yanzhou and Rizhao railway station (formerly known as Shijiusuo railway station) in Rizhao. The entire line, in length, is located in Shandong Province and was built from 1981 to 1985. The Yanshi railway is a major conduit for the shipment of coal from Shanxi Province. History The Yanzhou–Shijiusuo railway was funded by the first major installment of Japanese assistance loan that China received after embarking on economic reforms in the late 1970s.(Chinese"改革开放以来第一笔外国政府贷款"2009-09-19 In December 1979, the Chinese and Japanese governments agreed to a development assistance loan of 50 billion Japanese yen (about US$220 million at the exchange rates of the time) to build the ports of Qinhuangdao and Shijiusuo (Rizhao) and rail lines feeding the ports, the Beijing–Qinhuangdao and Yanzhou–Shijiusuo. Lee 1984: 114-116 Japan's development assistance loans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
