Tengzhou

Tengzhou (simplified Chinese: 滕州; traditional Chinese: 滕州; pinyin: Téngzhōu) is a county-level city of Zaozhuang, Shandong province of the People's Republic of China.

Tengzhou is the legendary birthplace of Micius and Lu Ban. It served as the capital of the State of Teng during the Spring and Autumn Period.

State of Teng was also called "Good State"(善国). According to Mencius, Mencius ever addressed State of Teng, and the duke T'eng Weng Kung consulted him for the government of the kingdom. Menicus praised the State of Teng as a "Good State".

The Mayor of Tengzhou is Du Yongguang. The Secretary of CPC Tengzhou Committee is Niu Qizhong.

[edit] Administration

The County-level city of Tengzhou administers 21 township-level divisions.

[edit] Notable people

• T'eng Weng Kung(滕文公,600 BC - 574 BC), Spring and Autumn era,duke of Teng of State
• Lu Ban(鲁班,ca 507 BC - 444 BC), Spring and Autumnera famous architect and engineer
• Micius (墨子,ca. 480 BC - 390 BC), Warring States era philosopher and thinker
• Mao Sui (毛遂), Warring States era negotiator

[edit] External links

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

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Coordinates: 35°05′N 117°09′E / 35.083, 117.15