Zibo
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noun
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The app has boosted lesser-known businesses and sent tourists in droves to unconventional locations such as Zibo, a quiet industrial city in Shandong, after its cheap, marinated barbecue skewers went viral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
He promised to boost the city’s nightlife with new bars, cafes and music lounges—efforts that paid off when Zibo became the center of a barbecue craze in 2023 that drew tourists from across China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
The Chinese vessels – the destroyer Zibo, frigate Jing Zhou and supply ship Qian Dao Hu – carry about 700 sailors and arrived at the Myanmar port Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
In May, the little-known industrial city of Zibo in Shandong province became an unexpected sensation on Douyin, or Chinese TikTok, drawing millions of visitors to its lively barbecue stalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Zibo, a sleepy industrial city of 4.7 million in eastern China, is not typically known as a tourist hot spot.
From BBC ● May 14, 2023
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