Why Weifang？A National Historical and Cultural City

大众网记者 梁小童 潍坊报道

人们认识潍坊，大多是因为风筝。听到过它穿越渤海湾的潮声和齐鲁大地的长空，向辽远世界讲述的潍坊故事。

但今年，或许更多人了解潍坊，是因为这座城市正式解锁全新身份——国家历史文化名城。

潍坊，是东夷文明核心、齐文化腹地、两汉经学重镇、明清金石学中心。8000多年人类文化史，约2200年建置史，1400余年建城史，铸就了独属于这片土地的稀缺性。

这里群贤汇聚，光耀古今。“三皇五帝”之虞舜“生于诸冯”，文祖仓颉在此创字纪事，高密人郑玄遍注群经，农圣贾思勰著成《齐民要术》，苏轼登临超然台，留下“明月几时有，把酒问青天”的千古绝唱……张择端、李清照、郑板桥、陈介祺、黄元御、莫言等古今名士，皆在潍坊落笔留痕，让文脉薪火绵延千年。

这里古迹长留，兼容中西。“鲁东明珠”十笏园藏身闹市，尽纳江南婉约与北地沉雄；万印楼承载起“金石之都”厚重底蕴，流传出“一楼藏万印”的奇迹；坊茨小镇留存大量德日近代建筑，保留国内罕见近代铁路工矿村镇原貌；廿里堡火车站-大英烟公司以及南大营等工业遗存，勾勒出近现代工业发展脉络。

这里，就是国家历史文化名城——潍坊。

我们期待着四海宾朋，都能通过这张名片走进这片土地，看到一个底蕴深厚、活力奔涌、未来可期的更好潍坊。

Most people know Weifang because of its kites.They have heard the tales of Weifang carried by kites across the tides of Bohai Bay and beneath the vast skies of Qilu Land, reaching out to the far‑flung world.

This year, however, many are discovering Weifang anew — as a National Historic and Cultural City.

Weifang is the heart of Dongyi civilization, the hinterland of Qi culture, a renowned center of Confucian classical studies during the Han era, and a leading hub of epigraphy through the Ming and Qing dynasties.With over 8,000 years of human cultural history, some 2,200 years of administrative heritage,and more than 1,400 years as a built city, this land possesses a historical rarity all its own.

Generations of distinguished figures have graced this place, shining through the ages.Emperor Shun of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors was born in Zhufeng. Cangjie,the legendary inventor of Chinese characters, created writing here.Zheng Xuan from Gaomi annotated the Confucian classics.Jia Sixie authored Qimin Yaoshu, the seminal agricultural treatise.Su Shi ascended the Chaoran Platform and composed the timeless verse"When will the bright moon appear? Wine cup in hand, I ask the sky."Zhang Zeduan, Li Qingzhao, Zheng Banqiao, Chen Jieqi, Huang Yuanyu, Mo Yan, and many othereminent figures have all left their marks on Weifang, keeping its cultural legacy alive for millennia.

Ancient sites abound here, where Chinese and Western influences meet.Shihu Garden, the "Pearl of East Shandong," nestles in the downtown area,blending the elegance of Jiangnan with the grandeur of northern China.Wanyin Lou embodies the profound heritage of the "Capital of Epigraphy," famed for its collection of thousands of ancient seals.Fangzi Town preserves numerous German and Japanese-era buildings, offering a rare glimpse of a well-retained modern railway and mining town.Industrial heritage sites including Nianlipu Railway Station,the British‑American Tobacco Company and Nandaying trace the course of China's modern industrial development.

This is Weifang，a National Historic and Cultural City.

We warmly welcome friends from around the world to explore this land through its cultural calling card,and to experience a better Weifang— one steeped in rich heritage,brimming with vitality, and promising a brilliant future.