Linyi (simplified Chinese: 临沂; traditional Chinese: 臨沂; pinyin: Línyí) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo to the north, Tai'an to the northwest, Jining to the west, Zaozhuang to the southwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the south. The name of the city Linyi (临沂) literally means "close to the Yi River".
Linyi City, referred to as Yi, the ancient name of Langya, Yizhou. It is located in the transition zone between Shandong hilly Yimeng Mountain area and Yishu River alluvial plain, and the terrain is high in the north and low in the south. The three major mountain ranges of Yishan, Mengshan and Nishan are distributed in the north, with hills in the center and plains in the south. The Yi River, Shu River and Surabaya River all originate from the Yimeng Mountains and flow into the East China Sea. The municipal government is located at No.17 Beijing Road, Lanshan District. Linyi is one of the third batch of National Civilized Cities, China's Outstanding Tourist Cities, China's Garden Cities, China's Hygienic Cities, China's Model Environmental Protection Cities and National Forest Cities.The city recently expanded along the Yi River to Nanfang, now called the Beicheng New Area, under the slogan "Grand Linyi, Beautiful Linyi, New Linyi". Multiple recreational parks were built, along with new school campuses etc. The development is a consequence of a series of governmental projects, including relocate the city government, which is expected to stimulate the economy.The population was 11,018,365 at the 2020 census,The population was 10,993,100 at the 2022 census, of which 3,651,868 lived in the built-up area made up of Lanshan District, Luozhuang District and Hedong District, as well as Linyi National Hi-Tech Zone.
Linyi Dam is the largest rubber dam in the world. There are small electric tour cars operat ing along the foreshore for a reasonable price.
Lanling Wine（兰陵酒） is produced in Lanling Town, Lanling County, and takes millet as raw material, paste with pure and sweet ancient deep well water, put malt saccharification, then add high-quality Daqu wine, then sealed in a porcelain jar. Its brewing history can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period.
Yishui green tea（沂水绿茶） is purely hand-processed Shandong inland mountain green tea. Its production base is scattered in the mountains of the Mengshan Mountain Range. In the 1950s and 1960s, the "South Tea and North" project planted hundreds of metres above sea level on the mountains. The migration of these tea trees through decades of rain and wind, created a semi-wild quality of processing production unique characteristics of Shandong mountain green tea, brewing resistance, high aroma, excellent quality and pure taste, with a pleasant fresh fruit fragrance, flower bud fragrance.
Taisheng Plaza, Wuyue Plaza, Vientiane Hui, Ginza Plaza: these are four famous shopping malls in Linyi.
Home Like Hotel (Linyi Taisheng Plaza Tongda Road Store)
From Linyi, take National Highway 206 to the southwest at the intersection of Cangshan and Beijing-Shanghai Expressway, south to Xinyi City, turn Xinyang Expressway to the south, to Xuyi County Huanghuatang Hub for a long and deep expressway.
Linyi had a resident population of 11 million as of 2020.
