as early as the primitive society, there were ancestors who thrived 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 cities discovered in China so far. It can be seen that the west bank of Gujishui was an extremely important political and cultural center at that time.
During the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the economy and society of Liaocheng developed rapidly, and agriculture and handicrafts were developed. Yi Yin, the minister in the early Shang Dynasty, once devoted himself to the field of novelty, assisted Shang Tang in destroying Xia Jie, and was known as a wise man in the world. There is a flash of one of the "twenty-four filial piety" in the week.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Liaocheng was an important city in the west of Qi. Ji Ran, the counselor. During the Warring States Period, Liaocheng was a place where princes fought. From time to time, Sun Bin, a famous military strategist, and Lu Zhonglian, a famous scholar, spread their fame far and wide.
during the Qin and Han dynasties, economy and culture developed rapidly, and people's living standards were greatly improved. Copper, iron and aluminum were the main production tools. Wells were used to solve the problems of drinking water and irrigation, and wealthy families traveled by car and horse. Bronze mirrors and fuming stoves became necessities, making pottery with high technical level. Cultural and educational undertakings developed rapidly, and there were many celebrities, such as Yin Qi, an official who was incorruptible in the Western Han Dynasty, and Xie Xie, who was famous for his founder in 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 unification, the society was relatively stable and the economic and cultural undertakings were restored and developed to a certain extent. There are famous talents Cao Zhi, Three Kingdoms generals Cheng Yu, Wei Xiang Hua Xin, etc.
In the 4th year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty (AD 68), Emperor Yangdi dug the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which facilitated the transportation and water conservancy in the city and promoted the development of economy and culture. Linqing was an important transportation hub at that time. The Tang Dynasty was a period of all-round political, economic and cultural development, which produced many celebrities, such as Ma Zhou, Lv Cai, Zhang Gao, Cheng Yaojin, Lu Sui and Wang Zhicheng. Wang Dan, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Lun, a loyal envoy in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Cheng Wuji, a medical scientist.
Ming and Qing dynasties were glorious periods in Liaocheng's history. From the 26th year of Yuan Dynasty (1289) to the 9th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1411), Huitong River was opened several times. The Grand Canal running through the north and south of China brought great vitality to Liaocheng's development and prosperity, and Linqing and Liaocheng became one of the nine commercial ports along the route. Liaocheng "has more than 1, households across the fireworks in the city", where merchants gather, businesses flourish, sails are like forests, reeds meet, cars and horses flow in an endless stream, and goods accumulate like mountains. The foreign businessmen's guild hall stands by the river, with lofty buildings and famous temples. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty came to talk for four times and Emperor Qianlong stayed in Liaocheng for nine times. The city is prosperous in commerce and trade, and agriculture, textile, printing, pen, handicraft production, brick kiln, food, shipbuilding and water transportation are developed. At that time, the more famous folk crafts included woodblock New Year pictures, gourds, Liaocheng brush, chiping paper-cut, Linqing Hada, Dongzhuang nave paintings, and gold and silver products. At that time, there were eight batches of fruits, Wei's smoked chicken, Guada, Sufu in Beijing, 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, with three modes of running schools: academy, private school and learning library. In 195, there were six academies in Liaocheng: Donglin, Guangyue, Longwan, Yangping, Qiwen and Shexi. Yang Yizeng, one of the four great bibliophiles in China in the Qing Dynasty, has a collection of 3,75 books with more than 224,6 volumes. People and things happened in Liaocheng are recorded in Outlaws of the Marsh, 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 famous people emerged, such as Yu Shenxing and Zhu Yanxi, the late Ming general Zuo Liangyu, Wang Chaozuo, the leader who resisted taxes, Mu Konghui, a scholar of psychology, Liu Yan, one of the "six gentlemen on the right side of the river", Deng Zhongyue, a well-read calligrapher, Cui Ban, a painter, Dong Liyuan, a top scholar in the Qing Dynasty, and Li Mengyue, who begged for martial arts training.
around the 192s, there were cotton research institutes, workshops and experimental factories, roads were built, and automobile transportation companies, electric light companies, banks, weaving factories, hospitals, government middle schools and normal schools were established, which were the political and cultural centers of western Shandong. Later, due to the scuffle between warlords and the Japanese invasion, all industries of agriculture, industry and commerce suffered great damage. After the "July 7th Incident" in 1937, the local party organization in Liaocheng cooperated with Fan Zhuxian, the inspector and security commander of the sixth district of Kuomintang, in the anti-Japanese war, established the earliest anti-Japanese base area behind enemy lines in North China, established more than 6, anti-Japanese armed forces, fought against the Japanese for more than 8 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's army to cross the Yellow River and advance into Dabie Mountain. Chen Su's army traveled to and from the north and south of the Yellow River, and the Northeast Field Army crossed the river to fight. 17, people joined the army and 3, cadres went 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, which 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 from party member. There are also famous figures from all walks of life, such as famous scholars Zhang Xiuyi and Fu Sinian, acrobat Li Banxian and clay figurine Li.