- For other places with the same name, see Linyi (disambiguation).
Get in
By plane
Linyi is relatively easy to get to by air with multiple flights daily coming in from Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. At the airport you can take a taxi into the city, be warned the local drivers will try to bargain. The airport is extremely close by Chinese standards, best bet is to point to the meter and pretend you don't know any Chinese.
By train
Linyi is relatively well connected by train with daily train services to Beijing, Jinan and Qingdao. Expect to pay approximately ¥200 for a hard sleeper each way to Beijing.
By bus
Linyi has at least two inter-city bus stations, most locals see to "show up" at the bus stations as there is no pre-booking system.
Get around
See
Linyi Dam, it's the largest rubber dam in the world. There are small electric tour cars operating along the foreshore for a reasonable price.
- 🌍 Linyi Museum (临沂市博物馆), 10 Lanling Road, Lanshan District (兰山区兰陵路10号) (bus nos. K81 and K87 stop just outside the museum), ☏ +86 539 8600220. 09:00-17:00, no entry after 16:00. Free.
Pingyi Town
Pingyi is a town that it is part of Linyi but is very distant to the north-west.
- 🌍 Tianyu Natural History Museum (天宇自然博物馆), Linyi, Pingyi, Lianhuashan Rd (平邑县城莲花山路西段), ☏ +86 539 4291666. Enormous museum of natural history across two large buildings. Built by a local billionaire to house his enormous personal collection of fossils and minerals. The museum holds the Guinness World Record for largest dinosaur museum in the world and there are numerous Guinness World Record awarded items inside, usually for being the largest. AAAA attraction. ¥80.
Do
Buy
Eat
Try the "Shandong wrap" you pay per item you want wrapped inside the tough bread, expect to pay ¥3-6.
Drink
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