Weishan County, Shandong
county in Jining, Shandong, China
Weishan County (simplified Chinese: 微山县; traditional Chinese: 微山縣; pinyin: Wēishān Xiàn) is a county of southwestern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangsu province to the south. It is under the administration of Jining City, and much of its area is occupied by Nansi, or Weishan Lake.
History
The formation of the county was quite recent, in December 1949, the Communist Party authorities of the Central and Southern Shandong established the Lakes Region Office to manage the four southern lakes (or Nansi Lake)—Weishan, Dushan, Zhaoyang, and Nanyang—and adjacent villages, under the jurisdiction of the Taizao District. The office was abolished in May 1950 and its territory redistributed among nearby counties. It was reestablished in June 1952 under Teng County, but permanently dissolved in 1953 with the creation of Weishan County under Jining Prefecture. Over the following decades, Weishan County underwent multiple administrative boundary adjustments, absorbing territories from neighboring counties in Shandong and Jiangsu provinces, including villages from Jiaxiang, Yutai, Xuecheng, Yi, and Pei County. Notably, large-scale reassignments occurred in 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1983, and 1984. Since 1983, following the dissolution of Jining Prefecture, Weishan County has been administered under the prefecture-level city of Jining.
Geography
Weishan County is located in the warm temperate zone with four distinct seasons, and its climate is primarily influenced by monsoon conditions. The annual average temperature is 14.3 °C in the Weishan Lake area and 13.8 °C on land.
The public source identifies “Weishan County, Shandong” as county in Jining, Shandong, China. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Weishan, County and Shandong.
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