Tengzhou (Chinese: 滕州; pinyin: Téngzhōu) is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China, and is the site of the feudal vassal State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn period.
[1] Tengzhou is located in the southern edge of the warm temperate zone, the average temperature of the coldest month is -0.2 °C.
[3] In addition to the city's Han Chinese population, 30 ethnic minorities live in Tengzhou, the largest of which is the Hui people.
[9] Major industries in Tengzhou include chemicals, minerals, petroleum, coal, food processing, Chinese medicine, electronic components, and cement.
[9] In the early 2010s, Tengzhou, which had been a major manufacturing area, was experiencing an economic downturn which closed many local factories.
[10] However, The Wall Street Journal reported in July 2015 that innovation, particularly in manufacturing, had revitalized the local economy.
[9] Mozi Memorial Museum, – set academic seminars, library collection, science and technology education, visits in one of the comprehensive courtyard building groups.
The west courtyard is the office area of Tengzhou Mozi Research Center of Shandong University.
The west courtyard is the office area of Mozi Research Center of Tengzhou City, Shandong University, which is equipped with a gallery of celebrities' inscriptions and a collection of domestic and foreign Mozi research books and materials.
[11] Wang Xuezhong Art Gallery – Inside the hall, there are Strider Garden, Strider Academy, Poetry Monument Gallery, Double Pond Lotus Cui, Stone Bridge Maple Forest, and Academy Corridor.
In the scenic spot, there are mainly Wengong Ancient Platform, Teng Wengong Building, Ancient City Wall, Li Bai Spectacular Stone Carving, Lv Zu Pavilion and other historical landscapes.
[1] Tengzhou's special food is spicy chicken,[12] mutton soup,[13] pancakes, vegetable pancakes, spicy soup, Zhang Wang dried salted duck,[14] Wang Kai pork head,[15] and so on.