Liaocheng

關於Liaocheng

Liaocheng is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the southeast, Dezhou to the northeast, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the west. The Grand Canal flows through the city center. Its population was 5,789,863 at the 2010 census of whom 1,229,768 lived in the built-up area made up of Donchangfu district, even though large parts remain rural.

During the Spring and Autumn period, the area was part of the State of Qi as Liaocheng Town (聊城邑). The Strategies of the Warring States Qi section records: "The general of Yan captured Liaocheng." The Zuo Zhuan also notes: "Liao and She, the two cities, were the western frontier of Qi." The modern city takes its name from the ancient Liaocheng.

In the Qin dynasty, Liaocheng County was established under Dong Commandery, and this administrative arrangement continued through the Han period. In the 222 under Wei of the Three Kingdoms, it was reassigned to the Principality of Pingyuan, later changed to Pingyuan Commandery, a system retained by the Jin dynasty. In 499 under...

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