The history department of Linyi University belongs to the College of Literature. Founded in 1958, the College of Literature has four undergraduate majors: Chinese language and literature, history, cultural industry management and editing and publishing, and five specialized majors: Chinese education, history education, secretarial work, cultural career management and publishing and printing. Full-time students 1600. There are 82 faculty members, including professors 13, associate professors (29), tutors for master students (6) and doctors and postdoctoral students 16. Ceng Xianzi Education Foundation has 3 national excellent teachers, provincial famous teachers 1, provincial excellent teachers 1, and 5 municipal excellent teachers; Excellent teaching team at school level. The College of Liberal Arts attaches great importance to specialty construction and discipline construction, with brand specialty (Chinese language and literature) 1 and Shandong university-level specialty (history) 1. Key disciplines in Shandong Province (lexicography) 1 one, and two key research bases in Shandong Province (Red Cultural Industry Development Research Base and Yimeng Literature Research Base). There are 4 key disciplines (China ancient literature, special history, China philology, literature and art), and 8 academic research institutions, including Applied Writing Institute, Yimeng Culture Institute, Shandong Revolutionary Base Research Center, Sun Tzu's Art of War Institute, Linyi Dialect and Folk Culture Institute, Wang Xizhi Institute, and European and American Institute.