Is Xingtai and Linyi both from a province in China that borders each other?
yes
Linyi
Linyi () is a prefecture-level city in the south of Shandong province, China.
 As of 2011, Linyi is the largest prefecture-level city in Shandong, both by area and population, Linyi borders Rizhao to the east, Weifang to the northeast, Zibo to the north, Tai'an to the northwest, Jining to the west, Zaozhuang to the southwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the south.
 The city Linyi (临沂) literally means "close to the Yi River".
Xingtai
Xingtai () is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China.
 It has a total area of 12486 km2 and administers 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 15 counties.
 At the 2010 census, its population was 7,104,103 inhabitants whom 1,461,809 lived in the built-up ("or metro") area made of 2 urban districts and Xingtai and Nanhe Counties largely being conurbated now.
 It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
Xingtai Dalian Airport
Xingtai Dalian Airport () (IATA: XNT, ICAO: ZBXT) is an airport serving the city of Xingtai in Hebei Province, China.
 It is located near the town of Dalian () 15 kilometers from the city center.
 It is mainly a military airport, but the airport also served commercial flights between 1993 and 2001.
 In 2011 the Civil Aviation Administration of China approved the 300 million yuan expansion plan for the airport, and it is expected to resume commercial service within five years. Lanshan District, Linyi
Lanshan () is a district of Linyi City, Shandong Province, China.
 Lanshan District forms the center of Linyi and is the location of the city's government and cultural sites such as the Yinqueshan Han Tombs Bamboo Slips Museum.
 It was formerly the Linyi County and the Linyi county-level city, before Linyi was upgraded to a prefecture-level city and its urban center was renamed as Lanshan District. Xingtai County
Xingtai County () is a county of Xingtai City, in southwestern Hebei province, China, located in the suburbs just to the southeast of that city.
 Its seat of government is located in neighbouring Qiaodong District.
 The county has a population of 450,000 residing in an area of 1983 km2 . Linyi University
Linyi University (LYU, ) is a public university based in Lanshan district of Linyi, Shandong province, China.
 It offers studies in 62 different undergraduate degrees, organized among nine major disciplines: Economics, Law, Education, Literature, History, Science, Engineering, Agriculture and Management. Pingxiang County
Pingxiang County () is a county of Xingtai City, in southern Hebei province, China, located about 45 km from downtown Xingtai.
 It has a population of 280,000 residing in an area of 406 km2 .
 In the Han dynasty, Pingxiang County was known as Julu County (钜鹿县) and was the birthplace of Zhang Jue and his brothers Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang, who started the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the 180s. Linyi Town, Dezhou
Linyi () is a town in Linyi County, Dezhou, in northwestern Shandong province, China. Linyi Shubuling Airport
Linyi Shubuling International Airport () (IATA: LYI, ICAO: ZSLY) is an airport serving the city of Linyi in Shandong Province, China. 1966 Xingtai earthquake
The Xingtai earthquake () was a sequence of major earthquakes that took place between March 8 and March 29, 1966, in the area administered by the prefecture-level city of Xingtai in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China.