Liaocheng City is located in the economically developed Shandong Province, in the west of Shandong Province, near Henan and Hebei, and at the junction of three administrative regions: East China, North China and Central China. North-south linear distance 138 km, east-west linear distance 1 14 km. It has jurisdiction over six counties including Dongchangfu District, Linqing City, guanxian, Shenxian County, Yanggu, Dong 'e, chiping and Gaotang, 1 Economic and Technological Development Zone. Jurisdiction 126 townships (towns, offices) and 6596 administrative villages (neighborhood committees).

As early as the primitive society, our ancestors lived here and engaged in agricultural production. Eight Longshan cultural cities have been discovered in the city, about six or seven thousand years ago. They are the largest Longshan cultural city discovered in China so far. It can be seen that the west bank of Guji River was an extremely important political and cultural center at that time.

During the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Liaocheng's economy and society developed rapidly, and its agriculture and handicrafts were relatively developed. Yi Yin, a minister in the early Shang Dynasty, devoted himself to novelty and helped Shang Tang destroy Xia Jie, and was praised as a wise man by the world. One of the "Twenty-four Filial Pieties" flashed in the week.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Liaocheng was an important city in the west of Qi. Ji Ran, counselor. During the Warring States Period, Liaocheng was a place where princes fought. From time to time, Sun Bin, a famous strategist, and Lu Zhonglian, a famous scholar, are well known.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, economy and culture developed rapidly, and people's living standards improved greatly. Copper, iron and aluminum are the main production tools. Wells are used to solve drinking water and irrigation problems. Rich families travel by car and horse, and bronze mirrors and fuming stoves become necessities, which can make superb pottery. There are many celebrities, such as Yin Qi, an upright official in the Western Han Dynasty, and Xie Bi, the founding hero of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

During the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were frequent wars and many natural disasters. During the period of partial reunification, the society was relatively stable, and economic and cultural undertakings were restored and developed to a certain extent. Famous talents include Cao Zhi, the generals of the Three Kingdoms, Cheng Yu, Wei Xiang and Hua Xin.

In the fourth year of Sui Dynasty (AD 608), Yang Di dug the Grand Canal, which facilitated the traffic and water conservancy in the city and promoted the economic and cultural development. Linqing was an important transportation hub at that time. The Tang Dynasty was a period of all-round political, economic and cultural development, and many famous people emerged, such as Ma Zhou, Lv Cai, Zhang Gao, Cheng, Lu Sui,. Wang Dan, a famous minister in Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Lun, a loyal minister in Southern Song Dynasty, and Cheng Wuji, a medical scientist.

The Ming and Qing Dynasties were a glorious period in Liaocheng history. From the 26th year of Yuan Dynasty (1289) to the 9th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (14 1 1), Huitong River was opened many times. The Grand Canal, which runs through the north and south of China, has brought great vitality to the development and prosperity of Liaocheng, and Linqing and Liaocheng have become one of the nine commercial ports along the route. Liaocheng has "more than 100,000 fireworks in the city", where merchants gather, businesses flourish, sails are like forests, reeds meet, cars and horses flow endlessly, and goods pile up like mountains. The foreign businessmen's guild hall stands by the river, with tall buildings and famous temples. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty came to talk four times, and Emperor Qianlong stayed in Liaocheng nine times. Commercial trade in the city is prosperous, and agriculture, textile, printing, pen making, handicraft production, brick kiln, food, shipbuilding and water transportation are developed. At that time, the well-known folk handicrafts included woodblock New Year pictures, gourds, Liaocheng brush, chiping paper-cut, Linqing Hada, Dongzhuang nave paintings, gold and silver products, etc. At that time, there were eight batches of fruits, Wei's smoked chicken, melon, Beijing sufu, sweet pickled melon, Luohan cake in Gaotang, spiced donkey meat, jujube and so on. In the late Qing Dynasty, members of the League secretly organized people to carry out innovation. Liaocheng has developed education, and there are three modes of running a school: academy, private school and learning library. 1905, there were six academies in Liaocheng, namely Lindong, Guangyue, Longwan, Yangping, Wen Qi and Shexi. Yang Yi Zeng, one of the four great bibliophiles in China in Qing Dynasty, has a collection of 3,705 books and more than 224,600 books. People and things happened in Liaocheng are recorded in Water Margin, Jin Ping Mei, Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio and Travel Notes of Lao Can. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liaocheng was full of talented people, and many celebrities emerged, such as Yu He, Zuo Liangyu, a general in the late Ming Dynasty, Wang Chaozuo, an anti-tax leader, Mu Konghui, one of the "six gentlemen in Youjiang", Deng Zhongyue, a well-read calligrapher, Cui Ban, the champion of the Qing Dynasty, and a martial artist.

Around the 1920s, there were cotton research institutes, workshops and experimental factories, building roads, establishing automobile transportation companies, electric light companies, banks, weaving factories, hospitals, government middle schools and normal schools, which were the political and cultural centers of western Shandong. Later, due to the warlord melee and Japanese invasion, agriculture, industry, commerce and other industries were greatly damaged. 1937 After the July 7th Incident, the local Party organization in Liaocheng of the Communist Party of China cooperated with Fan Zhuxian, the inspector and security commander of the sixth district of the Kuomintang, to establish the earliest anti-Japanese base area behind enemy lines in North China, set up more than 60,000 anti-Japanese armed forces, fought against the Japanese for more than 80 times, defended and recovered a large area of land, and made great contributions and sacrifices for the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. During the War of Liberation, Liaocheng was the rear base of China People's Liberation Army, which successively supported Liu Deng troops to cross the Yellow River and advance into Dabie Mountain. Chen Su's army traveled back and forth between the north and south of the Yellow River, and the Northeast Field Army crossed the river to fight. 6.5438+0.7 million people joined the army, and 3,000 cadres traveled north and south to support the construction of the new district. Tens of thousands of transport teams and stretcher teams were organized to fully support the PLA's operations, the Jinan campaign and the Huaihai campaign, and made great contributions to the victory of the war. At that time, many anti-Japanese national heroes emerged, such as Fan Zhuxian, Zhang Zizhong and Jin Fangchang. There are also many famous revolutionary martyrs, such as Zhao Yizheng and Wang Yinsheng; There are also celebrities from all walks of life, such as famous scholars Zhang and Li, acrobats and clay figurines.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Liaocheng people inherited the excellent historical traditions, worked hard, made pioneering efforts, and made great achievements in all walks of life. Especially in recent years, under the leadership of the municipal party Committee and the municipal government, the people of the whole city have accelerated the pace of rural economic restructuring and industrialization, and the rural economy has developed steadily; The industrial economy has developed rapidly, and the operation quality has been improved obviously; Investment in fixed assets grew strongly, and the construction of key projects progressed smoothly; Major breakthroughs have been made in attracting investment, and foreign trade and economic cooperation have grown rapidly; The individual and private economy has developed rapidly, and its scale and quality have improved significantly; The level of urbanization has improved significantly, and tourism has developed rapidly; The fiscal revenue has grown rapidly and the financial situation is good. New progress has been made in science and technology, education and various undertakings. In recent years, a large number of model figures in the new era have emerged: national model workers, Qi and Qi, Shandong model workers, Zhang Shufen, etc. Zhi Dehai, deputy procurator-general of Dongchangfu District Procuratorate, etc. have won the titles of "Top Ten Outstanding Prosecutors in China" and "National Advanced Workers", and even Comrade Kong Fansen, a model national leading cadre who has sacrificed himself and selflessly.

Liaocheng is a national historical and cultural city, the hometown of Comrade Kong Fansen, a model of national leading cadres, and a sanitary city in Shandong Province. Liaocheng started the activity of "China Excellent Tourism City" from 1999, and passed the acceptance of National Tourism Administration from March to September to 28th, 2003. Liaocheng's natural resources and human landscape blend with each other, and its tourism resources are rich. Liaocheng has more than 2,700 scenic spots and historical sites, and more than 470 landscapes with tourism development value. State-level key cultural relics protection units include Guangyuelou, Shanshan Guild Hall, Linqing Canal Banknote Mouth, Jingyanggang Longshan Cultural Site and Cao Zhi Mausoleum. Ao Tou Ji Ruins site and other provincial key cultural relics protection units 14. Liaocheng has the unique characteristics of "Jiangbei Water City" and is known as "Venice in the North of China". The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have established the strategic orientation of building an excellent and beautiful "Jiangbei Water City" and built a number of beautiful projects, with the characteristics of the water city becoming increasingly distinct. In 2002, the tourism industry received 6,532 foreign visitors and 5,265,438+300,000 domestic visitors, achieving a tourism income of 2.82 billion yuan, including foreign exchange income of 2.96 million US dollars. The main tourist attractions in the city are dongchang lake, Guangyuelou, Shanshan Guild Hall, Song Dynasty Iron Tower, Ancient Canal, Di Jiang Paradise, Phoenix Garden Science and Technology Sightseeing Park, Dream Paradise, Changdong Park, Ma Jiahe Leisure Resort, Linqing Canal Banknote, Jingyanggang Longshan Cultural Site, Cao Zhi Mausoleum, Jingyanggang, Haiyuange, stupa, Ao Tou Ji Ruins Site, Lion Building, Haihui Temple, Gu 'ajing and Kong Fansen. The city's per capita living area is 27.3 square meters, the total number of employees is 329,800, and the average annual salary of employees is 900 1 yuan. The annual average consumer price index was 99.7%. Liaocheng has a stable social order. Liaocheng's reception conditions are improving day by day, with a number of high-end hotels and restaurants; Land ports, customs, commodity inspection and other foreign-related institutions are sound. Significant progress has been made in municipal construction such as water supply, heat supply, gas supply and pollution control, urban functions have been upgraded qualitatively, urban management has been continuously strengthened, the urban and rural landscape has changed significantly, and infrastructure construction such as water conservancy, transportation, energy and roads has been gradually strengthened.