2026 Linyi Travel Guide: must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transport & travel experiences (updated in January)

Yimeng Mountain in Shandong's Linyi is a famous mountainous area in the southeastern part of Shandong. Mixing the beautifully raw scenery of northern China with the south's "fish and rice" (a Chinese way of saying "the Garden of Eden"), this is a stunning place. The rolling hills in the northern part are known as a natural oxygen bar. The southern part's Central Plain has sheaves of wheat that gently sway in the wind. A beautiful and elegant "Song of Yimeng Mountain” does an excellent job of evoking the imagery of Linyi with just a few words. Linyi is also a city with a profound historical and cultural heritage. Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum has ancient copies of Sun Tzu's “The Art of War” and Sun Bin's “Art of War”, which were unearthed in 1972. The Former Residence of Wang Xizhi and the Xunzhi Tomb are also famous cultural tourism sites in Linyi.