Zaozhuang, abbreviated as Yizhuang and called Lincheng in the Republic of China, is a city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province. It is located in the south of Shandong Province, with Yimeng Mountain in the east, Weishan Lake in the west, Xuzhou, the gateway to East China, in the south, and Jining, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, in the north.

Zaozhuang City is in the mid-latitude warm temperate continental monsoon climate zone, both warm and wet climate in the south and the north of the dry and cold climate, by the natural geography, solar radiation and monsoon, with good light, high cumulative temperature, heat, abundant rainfall, rain and heat in the same period of the climate characteristics, light, heat, water, gas and other conditions are superior. Climate changes in the four seasons is obvious, spring climate change, more southwest wind, less precipitation, often drought. Summer is hot, the air is humid, and precipitation is concentrated. In the fall, there are fewer clouds and rain, and the autumn high is the main feature. Winter is cold and dry, with more northwesterly winds.In 2012, the average annual temperature in Zaozhuang was 14.6°C, 0.1°C higher than normal, and 0.2°C higher than 2011; the average number of hours of sunshine was 1947.6 hours, 173.4 hours lower than normal, and 170.6 hours higher than the same period of 2011; and the average precipitation was 581.5 millimeters, 205.9 millimeters lower than normal, and 106.6 millimeters lower than the same period of 2011; the average precipitation was 581.5 millimeters, 205.9 millimeters lower than normal, and 106.6 millimeters lower than the same period of 2011. The average precipitation is 581.5 millimeters, 205.9 millimeters less than normal and 106.7 millimeters less than the same period in 2011.