The origin of the name Zouping has nothing to do with the surname Zouping. Zouping, known as Liangzouzou in ancient times, granted the surname of Yao after Shun as Zohou in the early summer, and established the Zohou Kingdom in the Zouping domain, which was subordinate to Qingzhou. After the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, enfeoffed the princes in order to consolidate his rule. He named the hero Wu Hu the Marquis of Liangzhou and established a vassal state in Liangzhou. During the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties, it was the territory of Zouhou Kingdom. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Jinggong of Qi built the Changtu of Zouzhi, and the east of Zouguan (now Aifukou) was flat, so it was named Zouping.
During the Western Han Dynasty, Zouping County was established and its administrative seat is now Sunjia Town. It was established in Liangzo County and its administrative seat is Jiukou Village, Handian Town. In the sixth year of Emperor Gaodi's reign (201 BC), Liu Bang granted Wu Hu the title of Marquis of Liang Zou and established a marquis state in Liang Zou.
The history of Zouping
In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (598), Pingyuan County was moved to the old city of Zouping in the Western Han Dynasty, so Pingyuan County was renamed Zouping County. In the same year, Wuqiang County was renamed Changshan County. They all belong to Qizhou and were later renamed Qijun. In the first year of Tang Wude (618), Zouping and Changshan counties belonged to Tanzhou. In the eighth year (625), Tanzhou was abolished and changed to Zozhou. Soon after Zoupzhou was abolished, Zouping and Changshan counties were changed to Zizhou. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Zouping and Changshan counties still belonged to Zizhou.
In the second year of Jingde (1005), the administration of Zouping County was moved to Zouping County today. Today it belongs to Zizhou, Shandong East Road. In the third year of Xianzong of the Yuan Dynasty (1253), Zouping and Zhangqiu were divided into Qidong County, which belonged to the same Jinan Road as Zouping County and Changshan County.
In the fifth year of Zhongtong (1264), Changshan was changed to Banyang Road, and in the second year of Yuan Dynasty (1265), Qidong County was changed to Hejian Road. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zouping County and Qidong County belonged to Jinan Prefecture. In the second year of Hongwu (1369), Changshan County was changed to Jinan Prefecture. It has been unchanged since the Qing Dynasty.