Tengzhou () is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. It is the site of the feudal vassal State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn period.

Tengzhou was likely the birthplace of the philosopher Mozi, and the city hosts the Mozi Memorial Hall () to commemorate him.

The mayor of Tengzhou is Liu Wenqiang, and the Tengzhou Party Committee Secretary is Shao Shiguan.

Tengzhou has an area of , As of the end of 2022, the resident population of Tengzhou was 1,553,200.

History

The settlement of Tengzhou is said to date back to the Yellow Emperor.

After the collapse of the Shang dynasty, present-day Tengzhou became the center of the independent Teng state.

Administrative divisions

thumb|left|Map including Tengzhou (labeled as 滕縣 T'eng-Hsien (walled)) ([[Army Map Service|AMS, 1954)]]

The county-level city of Tengzhou administers 21 township-level divisions: 5 subdistricts and 16 towns. These township-level divisions then administer 1,226 village-level divisions. 56,200 hectares of vegetables were harvested, representing a 0.7% increase from 2018. However, The Wall Street Journal reported in July 2015 that innovation, particularly in manufacturing, had revitalized the local economy.

Lu Ban Memorial Hall – there are the Hall of Sacred Ancestors, the Hall of Public Ceremonies, the Hall of Woodworking Instruments, the Hall of Stone Weapons, the Hall of Weapons, the Hall of Architecture, the Hall of Boats and Bridges, the Hall of Science and Technology Education for Youths, and the Hall of Achievements of Luban's Successors. mutton soup, pancakes, vegetable pancakes, spicy soup, Zhang Wang dried salted duck, Wang Kai pork head, and so on.

Famous people

Ancient times

  • Teng Wengong
  • Mo Zi
  • Lu Ban
  • Xi Zhong
  • Shusun Tong
  • Gongsun Hong

Modern times

  • Liu Ziheng
  • Wang Xuezhong
  • Yang Guangli
  • Liu Shutian

References

  • Government website of Tengzhou (in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean)
  • Tengzhou Daily on Net (in Simplified Chinese)
  • Tengzhou Mobile (in Simplified Chinese)()