Taian tours

Taian is a historic and cultural city. The Dawenkou culture flourished in Taian around 5,000 years ago. In 200BC (early Western Han Dynasty), the Taishan Prefecture was established, and in ll36, the Taian Prefecture was set up. The word Taian comes from the saying " if Mount Tai is stable, so is the entire country" with "tai" and "an" implying peace and stability respectively. Since reform and opening up initiated in the late 1970s, Taian's economy has been developing rapidly and people's living-level has been improved greatly. The 2001 GDP amounts to 44.8 bil1ion Yuan, 12.2% above that of the previous last year. Taian's main industries cover machinery, electronics, chemicals, textiles, building materia1s, coal, electricity, instruments, etc. Agricultural produces includes oils, cereals, cotton, fruits, vegetables, livestocks, etc. Consultation and information systems are well built. Foreign trade and cooperation partners come from 91 countries and regions. Import and export commodities consist of more than 500 kinds, and investors from 30 countries and regions have started companies here.