Dezhou, China Solar City
Dezhou is located in the northwest of the Shandong Province and lies in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has more than 2,000 years of history with an impressive culture. It's a developing medium city with total area of 10,356 square kilometers and a population of 5.6 million. It administers one district, two county-level cities, 8 counties and two economic development zones.
Dezhou enjoys superior locations and convenient transportation. It's a national key traffic hub and regional logistics center. Belonging to the continental monsoon climate of the warm temperate zone, Dezhou has four distinctly different seasons with separate dry and wet seasons and plenty of sunshine. Enjoying fertile land£¬sufficient sunshine and water from the yellow river, Dezhou has been an important agricultural production base for grain, cotton, fruits, vegetables and livestock products in the north of China.
Dezhou has rich underground resources such as petroleum, natural gas, coal and geothermal energy. After many years' development, Dezhou has formed four traditional industries---equipment manufacturing, chemicals, textiles and garments, agricultural and by-products processing, and four new industries which are new energy, new materials, biological technology and sports equipments. In recent years, Dezhou has got three state-level city brands: China's Solar City, Central Air-Conditioner City, China's Functional Sugar City. As to the education, there are one university, two vocational colleges and 46 secondary vocational schools.
Over the past years, Dezhou's economies, as well as its various social undertakings, have been in sustainable and rapid development with the environment well-preserved at the same time. Dezhou has become one of the China's top 100 powerful cities, best livable cities and outstanding tourist cities. The activities available our Municipality can offer range from charming farm markets, pristine golf courses and lush parks, to one-of¨Ca-kind shopping experiences, delightful restaurants, and live theatre performances! We welcome friends from all over the world to come to enjoy our activities and amenities that make our community one of the best places in China to live, work and play.
