Fifth place-Jining City (8,299,200)

Jining, located in the southwest of Shandong Province, governs 2 districts, 9 cities and counties with a population of 8,299,200 (20 15). Jining has a long history and culture, and is one of the important birthplaces of Dongyi culture, Huaxia civilization, Confucian culture, Shuihu culture and Canal culture. Confucius, Mencius, Yan Hui and Zuo Qiuming were all born here. Scenic spots include Sankong, Ancient Canal, Weishan Lake, Taibailou, Yishan and Liangshan.

Jining

Jining

Heze

Fourth place-Heze City (8,500,300)

Heze, located in the southwest of Shandong Province, governs 2 districts and 7 counties with a population of 8.5003 million (20 15). Heze, with a long history and profound cultural heritage, enjoys the reputation of being the best in the world. It is a famous peony capital, hometown of martial arts, hometown of calligraphy and painting, hometown of traditional Chinese opera and hometown of folk art in China.

Heze

Heze

Qingdao

Third place: Qingdao (9.097 million)

Qingdao, located in the southeast of Shandong Peninsula, governs 6 districts and 4 cities with a population of 9.097 million (20 15). Qingdao, a leading city in Shandong Peninsula, an important coastal city in central China and a coastal holiday tourist city. Scenic spots include Laoshan, May 4th Square, Badaguan, Zhanqiao, Olympic Sailing Center, Golden Beach and Dazhu Mountain.

Qingdao

Qingdao

Weifang

Second place-Weifang City (9,277,200)

Weifang, located in the east of Shandong Province, governs 4 districts, 8 cities and counties with a population of 9,277,200 (20 15). Weifang, a second-tier city, an important hub of JD.COM ancient road, and an emerging economic power with the most investment potential and development vitality in China, is known as the "Kite Capital of the World".

Weifang

Weifang

Linyi

No.: 1- Linyi City (1 1.24 million)

Linyi, located in the southeast of Shandong Province, governs 3 districts and 9 counties with a population of 1 1.24 million (20 15). Linyi, a central city in the southeast of Shandong Province, a modern industrial and trade city and a commercial and logistics center, has successively won the reputation of "China's logistics capital", "national civilized city" and "world water skiing city".

Linyi

Linyi