Zibo.

Zibo lies in the middle of Shandong, where the Shandong hills meet the North China Plain; the ground is higher in the south and lower in the north. Its name was formed in the early 1920s out of the names of two places, Zichuan and Boshan. The city sits on the road between the central plains and the Shandong peninsula and is described as the home of the former capital of Qi, because Linzi, the great city of Qi, lies in its Linzi district. Linzi was said to have been so busy that a raised sleeve made shade and sweat fell like rain. Zibo is also known for ceramics and petrochemicals, and as the place where world football is said to have begun.