Why visit Binzhou
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 7 parks and trails, 2 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Binzhou
Binzhou (Chinese: 滨州, bin-joe), formerly Putai, is a prefecture-level city in northern Shandong Province in the People's Republic of China. The city proper sits on the northern bank of the Yellow River, while its administrative area straddles both sides of its lower course before its present delta. As of the 2020 Chinese census, its population was 3,928,568 inhabitants (3,748,474 in 2010), and its built-up (or metro) area made of Bincheng and Zhanhua urban Districts was home to 1,188,597 inhabitants.
From the Wikipedia article Binzhou (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes2
History
Human settlement dates to at least the Chinese Neolithic. During the Shang, the area around Binzhou was held by the Pugu, who were counted among the "Eastern Barbarians" or Dongyi. Pugu joined the Shang prince Wu Geng's failed rebellion against the Zhou and was destroyed c. 1039 BCE, with its lands given to the minister Jiang Ziya as the march of Qi. The Bamboo Annals suggest the Pugu continued to trouble the Zhou for another decade and state they were again destroyed c. 1026 BCE. Qi became one of the most powerful of China's Warring States but was ruled from Yingqiu (modern Zibo), except for a brief hiatus under Duke Hu. He relocated to Bogu but was overcome by the revolting people of Yingqiu; his successor restored the former capital.
The name Binzhou arose under the Five Dynasties period because its land then bordered the Bay of Bohai. The deposition of silt from the Yellow River—which assumed its present course after the disastrous floods of the 1850s—has since moved the site well inland. The city itself was known as Putai into the 20th century, but Putai County was abolished in March 1956 and the name now survives only as the town's Pucheng Subdistrict.
From the History section of Binzhou on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging4
Schools, colleges and libraries20
Healthcare5
Map of Binzhou
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Getting there and nearby towns
DongYing Shengli Airport (DOY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 70 km away.
- Dongying 43 km east, about 43 min by car
- Suozhen 47 km south, about 47 min by car
- Zibo 64 km south, about 1 h by car
- Zhoucun 64 km south, about 1 h by car
- Taitou 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Xindian 68 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nanding 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hualong 69 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Heguan 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Qingzhou 85 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 滨州市, 起名字好费劲, CC BY-SA 4.0
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