Linyi is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, with a long history, and it was called as Langya or Yizhou in ancient times. As a prefecture-level city that is governed by Shandong Province, it is the central city of the southeast area of Shandong Province, which was approved and determined by the State Council modern industry and trade city and commercial logistics center with waterside cities' characteristics, as well as the crucial commodity grain base of Shandong Province. Linyi was selected as the first batch of national logistics hubs, the logistics capital of China, the food capital of China, one of China's top ten ecological and livable model cities, one of China's top ten cities with the largest investment value, the water-skiing city of the world, the green industrial platform of the United Nations, the national civilized city and other titles.