Weifang Travel Guide
Weifang, renowned as the World Capital of kites, is a rising tourism city located at East China’s Shandong Province. It is the headquarters of International Kite Federation and hosts the International Kite Festival every year. The city is tranquil and clean. It is the transport juncture of Shandong Peninsula, 183 kilometers west from Jinan (the capital city of Shandong Province), 410 kilometers northwest from Beijing. It is against Yi Mountain to the south, and faces Bohai Sea to the north and borders famous coastal cities Qingdao and Yantai to the east.
Weifang has a long history. The human inhabitation of Weifang dates back to Neolithic Period. It is the hometown of many well known figures, including Emperor Shun of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, the politician Yan Ying of the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC to 476 BC), the Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 AD to 220 AD), the agriculturist Jia Simiao of the Northern Wei Dynasty（386 AD to 534 AD）and the artist Zhang Zeduan of North Song Dynasty (960 AD to 1127 AD), whose masterpiece Along the River during the Qingming Festival is displayed in the Imperial Palace of Beijing. more about Weifang »
- Chinese Name: 潍坊
- Chinese Pinyin: wéi fǎng
- English Name: Weifang
- Location: East of China
- Province: Shandong
- Area: 15,898 sq. km. ( 6123 sq. mi.)
- Latitude: 36° 03' N
- Longitude: 109° 29' E
- Area Code: 0536
- Population: 8.6 million
- Time Zone: (UTC+8)
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Shihu Garden
Shihu Garden is the main part of Shihu Ancient Building Complex, located at 49 Hujia Paifang Street, Weicheng District of Weifang city, was the private garden of Ding Shanbao, a rich landlord of Weifang during Qing Dynasty (1616 AD to 1911 AD). It was built in 1885 and has a history of over one hundred years.... more about Shihu Garden
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Shopping in Weifang
As the fourth largest city in Shandong, Weifang has long been famous for its handicrafts. It is the largest production and distribution area for kites and the Annual Board of Yangjiabu in China. Moreover, Weifang boasts many agricultural products, such as hawthorn, walnut, and juicy peach, which you can buy in the markets. In Weifang, buying a kite...more info about Weifang Shopping »
Hi, do you want to go from Shanghai to Weifang? It's suggested you take flight from Shanghai to Weifang directly. Please kindly visit the website below. Yo could check about flight schedule and book directly.
there are only trains to HongKong from Beijing and Shanghai. You need to get to Beijing or Shanghai first and then take the direct train to HongKong.
You should fly to Jinan then take airport bus to Jinan train station then take train to Weifang. you can buy flight from Shenzhen to Jinan on http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-flights/
As far as I had checked, train is more convenient from Weifang to Qingdao.
It is only 1.2hour’s drive. The ticket price is around CNY80 per person. The information in the train station is in Chinese only. However there is English subtitle for the train schedule right on that day at the station.
Hello Alvin, you could take train(G222) or flight from Shanghai to Weifang.
Dear Giri,
There is no train from Mumbai to Weifang. The best way is to take a flight. You should take a flight to Beijing and then take a flight to Weifang (about 1 hour). According to the international flight, you'd better ask airlines in your country. As we can't provide a good price. About the flight from Beijing to Weifang, you can check the details and book it on our website. Click here: http://www.chinahighlights.com/china-flights/flight-list.asp?QueryID=4228661&fcook=2011112010014436&star=PEK&dest=WEF&rDate=2011-11-29
Hi Baska, The train from Beijing to Jinan cost US$50 per person for second class seat. Please click here to see the train tickets price and book it online. http://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-tools/china-trains/
Take the train k1184/k1181 about 28.5 hours.
Hi Gaurav
There is no direct train from Weifang to Yiwu, you may need to transfer to express bus at Jinhua city, which is the closest city to Yiwu.
There is one train from Yantai to Jinhua, which will pass Weifang. It is 2584/2581, the soft sleeper cost:CNY432 pp, hard sleeper: CNY280 pp, hard seat:CNY150 pp. It take 20.5hours. You could get off at Jinhua west station, which is the last station.
Out of Jinhua west station, you could take K11 bus to Jinhua east bus station, or take a taxi to there. There are lots of buses to Yiwu, departs every 6 minutes from 6am to 6pm, and cost CNY16, takes one hour.
William Huo
Travel Advisor
Hello atul nagar, the shortest and economical flight route shoud be Beijing to Shanghai to Guangzhou.
Dear Anuj Mittal,
You can take Line 2 subway to Shanghai Hongqiao railway station, and then take a High speed train to Weifang directly. It takes about 5.5 hours and it costs about US$120 for the soft sleeper.
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