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Zibo

American  
[-baw] / ˈzœˈbɔ /
(Older Spelling) Tzepo,

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in central Shandong province, in northeastern China.


Zibo British  
/ ˈdzɪˌbɔː /

noun

  1. a city in NE China, in Shandong province. Pop: 2 775 000 (2005 est)

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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

Jiang, the former Zibo party chief, appeared at first to be fulfilling the party’s wishes.

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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