Xintai city, the hinterland of Tai'an and Linyi, is in the middle of East China's Shandong province. It lies to the south of Mount Tai, to the north of Qufu, the hometown of Confucious and adjoins the coastal cities of East Shandong province.

In the first three quarters of 2023, Xintai city, a county-level city of Tai'an, generated 46.76 billion yuan ($6.5 billion) in gross regional product (GDP), an increase of 6.5 percent year-on-year. (Economic figures updated on March 14)

A bird's-eye view of Xintai city [Photo/WeChat account: SDTXTA]

Xintai has profound cultural deposits. The excavation of teeth fossil of the Wuzhutai Homo sapiens (living 30000-50000 years ago), proves that the city is among the earliest civilized ones of the ancient Dongyi region (or Eastern Yi, developed mainly from Shandong Peninsula from Neolithic to the Zhou Dynasty). Dongyi created Dawenkou Culture, Longshan Mountain Culture and Yueshi Culture around Mount Tai. In Xintai, people can find the relics of cultures mentioned above. 

Xintai boasts splendid sceneries. The water systems of the Yellow River and Huaihe River diverge here. On this ancient earth, there is beautiful view of mountains, valleys and rivers. The ancient pines on the Culai Mountain, the long Wen River, the old cedars on the Xinfu Mountain, the greenwaves of the Qingyun Lake, the terrace of Jindou Mountain, the peak of Aoshan Mountain striking to the sky, the famous annals of Liangfu Mountain, the ginkgo trees at Baima Temple towering to the cloud and the fantastic legend of Longnv Temple are all scenery spots with distinctive features. Lotus Mountain is named as the Mount Putuo (one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China) in the North. The mountain is full of particular stones, waterfalls and deep valleys, with the feature of solemnity of mountains in North China and the soft atmosphere of water in South China. The mountains are natural, harmonious, peaceful and unsophisticated. Therefore, this is the best place for leisure. 

Xinfu Mountain [Photo/WeChat account: SDTXTA]

There are numerous resources in Xintai. The reserves of coal proved-up presently are 1.6 billion tons. The recourses of limestone, potash feldspar, granite, and marble are of high taste, large reserves and being buried shallowly, favorable for development and exploitation. Gold, copper, iron and mineral water are all of high value of exploitation. The agricultural products such as wheat, corn, sweet potato, peanut and various kinds of nuts and fruits with high quality are abundant. 

The infrastructure of Xintai is well-equipped. The county has initially taken shape the ecological modern landscape garden city with the unity of mountain, water and city. The construction area of the city is 43.6 square kilometers with a planning and controlling area of 208 square kilometers. The population of the city area is 325,000 with the percentage of urbanization level reaching 43.5 percent. In 2004, the county was made the City Fit for Living by Shandong government.

The investment environment in Xintai is superior, making the solid carrier for the investment of traders. In 1991, authorized by the provincial government, Xintai planned and constructed the economic and high technological development zone, of 19 square kilometers. There is complete infrastructure with good equipment in the zone. The municipal government offers the largest-percentage favorable policies in aspects of tax, administrative fee and expenses on making up complete sets for the investing traders.