The History of Linyi Scholar Culture Festival

From 2003 to 2005, Linyi Scholar Culture Festival was held three times in a row, and "Linyi Scholar Culture Festival in China" was rated as "Top 50 Festivals in China". Accordingly, Xizhi's former residence has also become the best place for China's traditional calligraphy culture and art to find its roots.

In 2006, the theme of the 4th Linyi Scholar Culture Festival was "Charming Linyi, the hometown of scholars", covering cultural exchanges, economic and trade negotiations, tourism promotion, song and dance parties, laying the foundation for cultural industry projects, etc., aiming at prospering Linyi's excellent traditional culture and modern culture, transforming cultural resources into cultural industries, making festival culture and festival economy sing on the same stage, and cultural exchanges and economic and trade cooperation win-win.

In 2007, the fifth Linyi Scholar Culture Festival was based on the principle of "government guidance, market operation and social participation", with "cultural activities, economic and trade activities and tourism activities" as the main contents. Through market operation, the industrialization of festival activities was realized, which further promoted the prosperity and development of Yimeng characteristic culture and Linyi cultural industry, fully demonstrated Linyi's brand-new image, promoted economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation with domestic and foreign countries, and made great contributions to building a prosperous and beautiful Linyi.