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Liaocheng City is located in the economically developed Shandong Province, in the west of Shandong, adjacent to Henan and Hebei, and at the junction of the three administrative regions of East China, North China, and Central China. The direct distance from north to south is 138 kilometers, and the direct distance from east to west is 114 kilometers. It governs Dongchangfu District, Linqing City and 6 counties including Guan County, Shen County, Yanggu, Dong'a, Chiping and Gaotang and 1 economic and technological development zone. It has jurisdiction over 126 townships (towns and offices). 6596 administrative villages (neighborhood committees).

As early as primitive society, there were ancestors living here and engaging in agricultural production. Eight Longshan cultural cities dating back about six to seven thousand years have been discovered in the city. They are the largest Longshan cultural cities discovered in the country so far. It can be seen that the west bank of the ancient Jishui 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 agriculture and handicrafts were relatively developed. Yi Yin, a minister in the early Shang Dynasty, once "cultivated the fields with Xin" and assisted Shang Tang in destroying Xia Jie, and was known as a wise prime minister in the world. In Zhou Dynasty, there was Shanzi, one of the "Twenty-four Filial Piety".

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Liaocheng was an important city in the western part of Qi State. There are counselors who have plans. During the Warring States Period, Liaocheng was a place where princes fought. At that time, the famous military strategist Sun Bin and the famous scholar Lu Zhonglian were famous far and wide.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the economy and culture developed rapidly, and people’s living standards improved greatly. Copper, iron, and aluminum were the main production tools. Water wells were used to solve drinking water and irrigation problems. Rich families traveled by carriage and horse. Bronze mirrors and smokers have become necessities, and pottery with a higher level of craftsmanship can be produced. Cultural and educational undertakings have developed rapidly, and there are many celebrities, such as Yin Qi, an upright official in the Western Han Dynasty, and Xie Bi, known for his squareness in the Eastern Han Dynasty. .

During the Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were frequent wars and many natural disasters. During the period of partial unification, society was relatively stable, and economic and cultural undertakings recovered and developed to a certain extent. At that time, there were famous talents Cao Zhi, Three Kingdoms generals Cheng Yu, Wei Xiang Hua Xin and so on.

In the 4th year of the Sui Dynasty (608 AD), Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which made transportation and water conservancy convenient for the city and promoted economic and cultural development. At that time, Linqing was an important transportation hub. The Tang Dynasty was a period of comprehensive development of politics, economy, and culture in the city, and produced many celebrities, such as Ma Zhou, Lu Cai, Zhang Hao, Cheng Yaojin, Lu Sui, Wang Zhimin, etc. In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were the famous prime minister Wang Dan, the loyal envoy Wang Lun in the Southern Song Dynasty, and the medical scientist Cheng Wuji.

The Ming and Qing dynasties were the glorious periods in the history of Liaocheng. From the 26th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1289) to the 9th year of Yongle (1411) of the Ming Dynasty, several construction projects were carried out to open the Huitong River, which ran through China. The Grand Canal from the north to the south has brought vitality to the development and prosperity of Liaocheng. Linqing and Liaocheng have become one of the nine major commercial ports along the river. In Liaocheng, "there are no less than 100,000 households facing each other with the fireworks of the city", merchants gathered together, all industries were prosperous, sails and rafts were like forests, boats and boats were connected with each other, carriages and horses were flowing in, and goods were piled up like mountains. The foreign merchants' guild hall stands beside the river, with lofty towers, pavilions, palaces and famous temples. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty came to chat four times, and Emperor Qianlong stayed in Liaocheng nine times. The city has prosperous commerce and agriculture, textile industry, printing industry, pen industry, handicraft production industry, brick kiln industry, food industry, shipbuilding industry, and water transportation industry. The more famous folk crafts at that time included woodblock New Year pictures, grasshopper gourds, Liaocheng writing brushes, Chiping paper-cutting, Linqing Hada, Dongzhuang Zhongtang paintings, and gold and silver products. Famous local delicacies at that time included eight batches of fruit, Wei's smoked chicken, Guata, Jinjing fermented bean curd, sweet pickled melon, Gaotang Luohan cake, spiced donkey meat, black dates, etc. In the late Qing Dynasty, members of the Tongmenghui secretly organized people to carry out reforms. Education in Liaocheng was developed, with three types of schools: academies, private schools and schools. In 1905, there were six academies in Liaocheng: Donglin, Guangyue, Longwan, Yangping, Qiwen and Shexi. Yang Yizeng, one of the four great book collectors in the Qing Dynasty, has a private library of Haiyuan Pavilion with a collection of 3,705 books and more than 224,600 volumes. "Water Margin", "Jin Ping Mei", "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "Lao Can's Travels" record the people and events that happened in Liaocheng. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liaocheng gathered talents and many famous people emerged, such as Ming ministers Yu Shenxing and Zhu Yanxi, late Ming general Zuo Liangyu, anti-tax leader Wang Chaozuo, mind scholar Mu Konghui, and one of the "Six Gentlemen of Jiangyou". Liu Yan, the well-read Deng Zhongyue, the calligrapher Cui Ban, the painter Dong Liyuan, the number one scholar of the Qing Dynasty Fu Yijian, and Li Mengyue all begged for martial arts training.

Around the 1920s, there were cotton industry research institutes, workshops, and experimental factories, roads were built, and automobile transportation companies, electric lighting companies, banks, weaving factories, hospitals, and government institutions were established. Middle schools, normal schools, etc. were the political and cultural centers of western Shandong. Later, due to warlords' melee and Japanese invasion, agriculture, industry and commerce suffered great damage.

After the "July 7th Incident" in 1937, the local party organization in Liaocheng of the Communist Party of China cooperated with Fan Zhuxian, the inspector general and security commander of the Sixth District of the Kuomintang, in the war of resistance. They established the earliest anti-Japanese base area behind enemy lines in North China and established more than 60,000 anti-Japanese armed forces to fight with the Japanese army. He fought more than 80 times, defended and recovered a large area of ??territory, and made great contributions and sacrifices to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. During the War of Liberation, Liaocheng was the rear base of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It successively supported Liu and Deng's armies in forcibly crossing the Yellow River and advancing into the Dabie Mountains. Chen Su's army traveled between the north and south of the Yellow River. The Northeast Field Army crossed the river and went south to conduct cross-river operations. 170,000 people joined the army and 3,000 Many cadres traveled north and south to support the construction of the new area; tens of thousands of transport teams and stretcher teams were organized to fully support the People's Liberation Army's operations, fully support 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 were also many famous revolutionary martyrs, such as Communist Party members Zhao Yizheng and Wang Yinsheng; and famous figures from all walks of life, such as famous scholars Zhang Xiuyi and Fu Sinian , acrobat Li Banxian, clay figurine Li, etc.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China and the founding of the People's Republic of China, the people of Liaocheng inherited the excellent historical traditions, worked hard and forged ahead with determination, and made major achievements in all walks of life. Especially in recent years, under the leadership of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, the people of the city have accelerated the pace of rural economic structural adjustment and industrialization, and the rural economy has developed steadily; the industrial economy has developed rapidly, and the operation quality has been significantly improved; fixed asset investment has grown strongly, with key The project construction is progressing smoothly; major breakthroughs have been made in attracting investment, and foreign trade and economic development has grown rapidly; the individual and private economy has developed rapidly, with significant improvements in scale and quality; the level of urbanization has improved significantly, and the tourism industry has developed rapidly; fiscal revenue has grown rapidly, and the financial situation is relatively stable. good. Science and technology education and various undertakings have made new progress. In recent years, a large number of model figures in the new era have emerged: such as Liu Yifa, Lu Enguang, Qi Bingqi, Zhang Xuexin, Liu Xuejing and other national model workers, and Shandong Province model workers such as Lu Xuetang, Zhang Shufen, Zhi Dehai, etc., who have won the title of "China's Top Ten Outstanding Prosecutors", Comrade Bai Yun, deputy prosecutor of Dongchang Prefecture District Procuratorate, who was awarded the title of "National Advanced Worker", and Comrade Kong Fansen, a model of national leading cadres, shed blood on the plateau. His spirit of selfless devotion to public service and selfless dedication will last forever!

Liaocheng is a national historical and cultural city, the hometown of Comrade Kong Fansen, a national model of leading cadres, and a health city in Shandong Province. Liaocheng started to launch the activity of creating "China's Excellent Tourism City" in 1999, and passed the acceptance of the National Tourism Administration from March 19 to 28, 2003. Liaocheng's natural resources and cultural landscapes blend together and are rich in tourism resources. Liaocheng has more than 2,700 places of interest and historical sites, and more than 470 landscapes with tourism development value. There are five national key cultural relics protection units: Guangyue Tower, Shanshan Guild Hall, Linqing Canal Chaoguan, Jingyang Ganglongshan Cultural Site, and Cao Zhi's Tomb. There are 14 provincial-level key cultural relics protection units including the Song Dynasty Iron Tower and Aotouji. Liaocheng urban area has the unique characteristics of "Jiangbei Water City" and is known as the "Venice of Northern China". The Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have established the strategic positioning of building an outstanding and beautiful "Jiangbei Water City" and built a number of outstanding projects, making the water city increasingly distinctive. In 2002, the tourism industry received 6,532 foreign (overseas) guests and 5.213 million domestic guests, achieving tourism revenue of 2.820 billion yuan, of which foreign exchange revenue was US$2.96 million. The city's main tourist attractions include Dongchang Lake, Guangyue Tower, Shanshan Guild Hall, Song Dynasty Iron Tower, Ancient Canal, Jiangdi Paradise, Fenghuang Garden Science and Technology Sightseeing Park, Dreamland, Changdong Park, Majiahe Leisure Resort, Linqing Canal Chaoguan , Jingyanggang Longshan Cultural Site, Cao Zhi's Tomb, Jingyanggang, Haiyuan Pavilion, Relic Pagoda, Aotouji, Lion Tower, Haihui Temple, Ancient Ajing, Comrade Kong Fansen Memorial Hall, General Zhang Zizhong Memorial Hall, General Fan Zhuxian Memorial Hall, Fu Sinian Memorial Hall, Ji Xianlin Mr. Information Center and Wu Xun Temple. The city's per capita living area is 27.3 square meters, the total number of employees on the job is 329,800, and the average annual salary of employees on the job is 9,001 yuan. The annual average consumer price index was 99.7%. Liaocheng's social security is stable. Liaocheng's reception conditions are improving day by day, with a number of high-end guesthouses and hotels; and foreign-related institutions such as land ports, customs, and commodity inspection are well established. Significant progress has been made in municipal construction such as water supply, heat supply, gas supply, and pollution control. Urban functions have been qualitatively improved. Urban management has been continuously strengthened. The urban and rural landscape has been significantly improved. Infrastructure construction such as water conservancy, transportation, energy, and roads are gradually being strengthened.

Liaocheng has a long history, with a history of 2,500 years. It has a very rich cultural heritage and many cultural relics and historic sites. The national cultural relics protection units include: Guangyue Tower, Shaanxi Guild Hall, Jingyanggang in Yanggu, In recent years, Liaocheng City has done some work in the protection, development and utilization of cultural relics, such as the Tomb of Cao Zhi in Dong'a, Chaoguan Pass in Linqing, the Relic Pagoda, the Mosque, and Jiantouji. The ruins of the city wall have caused a sensation across the country. In order to make better use of this ruins, we applied to the state to apply for cultural relics protection units.

Liaocheng University is a comprehensive university in Shandong Province. It is located in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, a national historical and cultural city known as the "Jiangbei Water City". The school was founded in 1974 and was originally named Liaocheng Branch of Shandong Normal University. In 1981, it was renamed Liaocheng Normal University with the approval of the State Council. In 2002, it was renamed Liaocheng University with the approval of the Ministry of Education. The honorary principal of the school is Mr. Ji Xianlin, an oriental scholar. The current party committee secretary is Professor Cheng Yuhai, a doctoral supervisor, and the president is Professor Song Yiqiao, a doctoral supervisor.

The school has the right to confer master’s and bachelor’s degrees and the qualifications to train professionals with equivalent academic qualifications to apply for master’s and master’s degrees in education. It has 21 colleges, 3 teaching departments, 45 master's degree programs, 62 undergraduate majors, 1 "Taishan Scholar" distinguished professor position in Shandong Province, 1 key research base for social science planning in Shandong Province, and 7 provincial key disciplines. , 2 provincial key laboratories, 1 provincial humanities and social science research base, 2 provincial research centers, and 25,408 full-time students.

The school currently has 1,470 full-time teachers, including 201 professors, 268 associate professors, 170 doctors, and 594 masters. The school has 8 people who have received special government subsidies from the State Council, and 7 of them have been awarded the National Excellent Award. Teacher titles, 1 person won the title of Outstanding Ideological and Political Workers in General Universities across the country, 8 people won the Zeng Xianzi Education Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award for Higher Normal Colleges, 38 people were rated as top professional and technical talents in Shandong Province, and young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions , training targets for young and middle-aged academic backbone subject leaders, 33 people were rated as Shandong Province’s famous teaching teachers, outstanding teachers, and outstanding ideological and political workers. A number of famous scholars such as Ji Xianlin, Zhang Xinshi, and Xue Qunji are employed as visiting and part-time professors.

The school covers an area of ??more than 3,000 acres, with a school building area of ??840,000 square meters. The total value of teaching and scientific research equipment is 180 million yuan. The library has a collection of 2.13 million paper books and 1.78 million e-books. It has modern teaching buildings, laboratory buildings, libraries, network centers, sports venues and other facilities. The campus environment is elegant, with beautiful lakes and mountains, and evergreen trees all year round. It has been awarded provincial titles such as "Garden Unit" and "Civilized Campus".

The school always adheres to teaching as the center, aims to cultivate application-oriented senior professionals with comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical and aesthetics, solid foundation, excellent quality, practical ability and innovative spirit, and continuously deepens the reform of education and teaching. , strengthen teaching management, and steadily improve the quality of education and teaching. In recent years, the average proportion of fresh undergraduate graduates admitted to postgraduate programs is 21%, with some majors exceeding 60%, and the employment rate at the end of the year is above 87%. The school has 2 majors that have been rated as provincial-level specialty majors, 5 courses have been selected as provincial-level quality courses, and 44 outstanding teaching achievements have won awards at or above the provincial level, including 1 national first-class award and 1 second-class award. There were 8 first prizes and 21 second prizes. The school has been rated as an advanced unit in teaching and moral education in colleges and universities nationwide and in the province many times.

The school insists on taking subject construction as the leader, promoting teaching with scientific research, and its academic level continues to improve. Since 2000, it has received 49 national-level projects from the National Social Science Fund, the National Natural Science Foundation, and the National “863” Program sub-projects, and 156 provincial and ministerial-level projects. 45 scientific research achievements have won national and provincial scientific research awards such as the "National Science and Technology Award Nominated by the Ministry of Education", the "Outstanding Achievement Award for Humanities and Social Sciences Research in Chinese Universities", and the "Xia Yan Film and Literature Award".

The school actively expands international exchanges and cooperation, carries out Sino-foreign cooperative education, and continues to improve its level of open education. It has established friendly inter-school relations and exchange and cooperation relationships with more than 100 universities in more than 40 countries and regions, including the United States, Japan, Canada, Russia, Australia, and South Korea.

For more than 30 years since its establishment, the school has fully implemented the educational policies of the party and the country, based in Shandong, focusing on western Shandong, facing the whole country, actively serving regional basic education and economic and social development, and correctly handling reform, development, Stabilizing the relationship has achieved coordinated, healthy and rapid development in scale, structure, quality and efficiency, and formed the spirit of Liaoda University of "respecting education, advocating learning, being honest and striving for progress". At present, the school is vigorously implementing the strategy of establishing a school with quality, strengthening the school with talents, and developing a school with characteristics, comprehensively promoting connotation construction, and striving to build Liaocheng University into a high-level local comprehensive university with great influence in the country.