The First Emperor of Qin visited "Jieshi" in the east, carved "Jieshi Gate Ci", and sent Lu Sheng from Yan to go to the sea to seek immortality. He once stayed here and stayed here, so it was named Qinhuangdao.
There are written records that the earliest place name in Qinhuangdao is Jieshi recorded in "Yu Gong", which belongs to Jizhou. Qinhuangdao is located in the ancient Jieshi area. During the Shang Dynasty, it belonged to the ancient Guzhu Kingdom with prosperous civilization. Its capital was near today's Lulong City. After the Shang Dynasty was destroyed, Guzhu belonged to the Zhou Dynasty. In 664 BC, Qi destroyed Guzhu. The ancient Guzhu country has a history of more than 1,100 years.
During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it was the central area of ??Guzhu Kingdom. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin destroyed Feizi, and Feizi fled to Yan State. Yan asked Feizi to establish Feizi Kingdom here. During the Warring States Period, this place belonged to Liaoxi County of Yan State. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, this place was a must-pass for pilgrims and military strategists on their eastern tours.
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The culture of Qinhuangdao:
Qinhuangdao is a cultural city that contains both the charm of an ancient capital and a modern flavor. It is one of the first batch of public cities in the country. *Cultural service system demonstration area. Mountain and sea culture, Great Wall culture, tourism culture, and folk culture have distinctive characteristics. Chinese and Western cultures blend together, and urban cultural imprints are everywhere.
The city has 619 officially registered immovable cultural relics, 11 national key cultural protection units, more than 5,000 cultural relics collections, and 97 registered intangible cultural heritage items, 5 of which are national-level. Twelve museums including the Great Wall Museum, Glass Museum, Port Museum, Beidaihe Museum, Roller Skating Museum, and Qinglong Ethnic Museum not only carry the city's history and civilization, but also become a platform for exchanges with the world.
Qinhuangdao is known as the "Hometown of Great Wall Culture", "Hometown of Solitary Bamboo Culture", "Hometown of Blowing Songs", "Hometown of Folk Poetry", etc. Folk culture such as Changli Yangge and Funing percussion music continue to "go out", highlighting the regional cultural style. Qinhuangdao holds annual festivals such as the Sea Viewing Prayer Festival, the Chinese Love Festival, and the Ocean Culture Festival.
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