What was JIAOZHOU in ancient times?

Jiaozhou is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, which is managed by Qingdao. It is located in the east of Shandong Province, the southwest of Shandong Peninsula, the west of Qingdao, and the northwest coast of Jiaozhou Bay, with a land area of 1324 square kilometers and a coastline of 25 kilometers.

Jiaozhou has a history of more than 4,500 years, and still retains the Sanlihe cultural site which combines Dawenkou culture and Longshan culture in the Neolithic age.

In the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties, Jiaozhou was the land of Lion. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, there was Ju 'an in the east and Jiean in the west. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were Juguo and Guo Jie in Jiaozhou. Qin Zhi County and Langya County; Sui, named Jiaoxi County; Han set the country and the counties of Guangxi, Yi and Qianqi; Set up Chengyang County in Jinshe; Pingchang County, Beiqi; Suijiajiao West County; Tang Dynasty changed Banqiao; Resetting Jiaoxi County in the Northern Song Dynasty; JIAOZHOU was established in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Jiaozhou city, located in the south of the entrance of Jiaolai River, belongs to Haidian Plain, which is high in the west and low in the east, high in the south and low in the north, and has a continental monsoon climate in warm zone, with an annual average temperature of 12.4℃ and an annual average precipitation of 695.6 mm; Minerals include fluorite and barite; Specialty products include Jiaozhou Chinese cabbage and spearmint oil. Ji Jiao Railway, Jiaohuang Railway, Qing Ji Expressway and National Highway 204 pass through the territory; Historic sites include Sanlihe Neolithic primitive clan social and cultural sites, Longshan cultural sites, Trojan horse ancient city sites and so on. Attractions include Gao's former residence and Ai Shan.

Jiaozhou has a long history and many cultural celebrities, among which Gao, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou", has more than 65.438 million historical celebrities. Folk art has a long history. Jiaozhou Yangko and Jiaozhou Qiang Mao were selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage at the same time, and paper-cutting and octagonal drum were selected into the list of Shandong intangible cultural heritage protection, becoming the permanent venue of China Yangko Festival. Won the title of hometown of folk culture and art in China, hometown of yangko in China, hometown of paper-cutting in China and the first batch of advanced cities with strong cultural province.