Gaoqing County belongs to Zibo City, Shandong Province.

Gaoqing County, a county under direct financial management of Shandong Province. Affiliated to Zibo City, Shandong Province, it is located in the Lubei Plain and the northern end of Zibo City, with a total area of ??831 square kilometers. As of October 2021, Gaoqing County has jurisdiction over 2 streets and 7 towns. In 2021, Gaoqing County has a total population of 367,400 .

Qin established Di County. In 1990, Gaoqing County was placed under the jurisdiction of Zibo City. It is located in the depression area of ??the North China Plain and the south of the Jiyang Depression area. The terrain is higher in the west and lower in the east, sloping from northwest to southeast. It belongs to the north temperate continental monsoon climate zone with four distinct seasons. Gaoqing County is "China's Hot Spring City", "China's Famous Liquor City", "China's Black Cow City", "China's Happiest City", and a pre-pilot city for the construction of a four-star new smart city in Shandong Province.

In 2021, Gaoqing County’s regional GDP was 20.63 billion yuan, an increase of 8.4%. Among them, the added value of the primary industry was 4.18 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 8.17 billion yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 8.27 billion yuan.

Geographical environment

Gaoqing County is located in the Lubei Plain, at the northern end of Zibo City, bordering the Yellow River to the north, Xiaoqing River to the south, and separated from Binzhou City's Bincheng District and Huizhou City by the Yellow River to the north and northwest. Minxian faces each other. It borders Boxing County and Bincheng District in the east and northeast. It borders Zouping City in the southwest, and faces Huantai County in the south by Xiaoqing River. Gaoqing County is located in the North China Plain Depression and the southern part of the Jiyang Depression, and is part of a large sedimentary basin. The territory is characterized by the Cenozoic and its development, and is entirely covered by Quaternary loess.

Gaoqing County belongs to the north temperate continental monsoon climate zone. It is mostly affected by the westerly airflow in the westerly belt. The climate changes often proceed from west to east. It has four distinct seasons, rich light energy resources, long frost-free period, and a continental degree of 66.3, which is conducive to planting overwintering crops and summer crops. It is rainy in summer, dry in winter and spring, and dry in late autumn. Precipitation is uneven, and drought and flood disasters often occur. The temperature shows a slow rising trend and the wind does not change much.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Gaoqing County