Qingzhou has a long history and splendid culture. Its history can be traced back to more than 7000 years ago, and there are exact written records for more than 5000 years.
In ancient times, Dayu controlled water, changed the blockage into dredging, and divided the whole country into Kyushu (Hebei, Yanzhou, Qinghai, Xu, Liang, Yang, Yong, Yu and Jing), and Qingzhou was one of the ancient Kyushu. In China's ancient historical work Shangshu Gong Yu, it was recorded that "Haidai is only Qingzhou" and "Wei Zi is its way". It means that the scope of Qingzhou is east to the sea and west to Mount Tai. It is recorded in the book: "It is called Qingzhou because it lives in Shaoyang and is blue in color." China's ancient Five Elements Theory explained that Qingzhou is located in the easternmost part of the country, and the wood color in the east is blue, so it is called Qingzhou, and because it is the earliest state where the sun can rise, it is also called "the first state in the east".
Qingzhou is one of the birthplaces of Dongyi culture. The territory is rich in historical and cultural relics, including more than 270 sites such as North New Culture, Longshan Culture and Dawenkou Culture. According to the study of unearthed cultural relics, people lived here as early as 7000 years ago. In the fifth year of Yuanfeng in the Western Han Dynasty, the central government of the Han Dynasty set up 13 Secretariat of History, and Qingzhou was one of them.
Qingzhou outstanding people, crouching tiger. There is a strong and upright country.
The pillars of civilian military commanders and outstanding achievements in ancient and modern literature. Kou Zhun, Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and Ouyang Xiu, famous ministers in Song Dynasty, knew Qingzhou successively, and their names of incorruptibility have been admired by people up to now. Wang Zenglian, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, became a miracle of scientific research in history. Zhao is a worthy national treasure. Jia Sixie's Qi Yao Min Shu and Li Daoyuan's Water Mirror Notes are both academic peaks so far. Li Qingzhao, a famous poetess, is the first of its kind. Her lingering feelings are eternal, and even Qingzhou historical celebrities such as Yan Su, Chen Jing, Liu Xie, Feng Pu and Li Wenzao are bright stars. The famous anti-Japanese star Xing Jie shocked the Korean peninsula, making Japanese pirates frightened.
Qingzhou "has mountains and rivers on the right and compassion of the sea on the left", with a collection of scenic spots and beautiful scenery. In Yunmen Mountain, the bottom of Shouzi is only 2.3 meters high, claiming to be inch high. Chihiro Buddha at the southern foot of East Camel Mountain is the world's largest, with a total length of 2,600 meters, which is amazing; Tuoshan Grottoes is the largest statue group in eastern China, with 638 stone buddhas in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the largest being more than 7 meters high and the smallest being less than one square inch. Its exquisite carving is incomparable to other statues of its time, which fully shows the prosperity and development of Qingzhou economy and culture at that time. Zheng Daozhao's original work Weibei on Linglong Mountain attracted Chinese and foreign calligraphers. Fan Gongting, built in memory of Fan Zhongyan, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, Tian Yang and Taihe Mountain in the southwest mountainous area, Zhenjue Temple, one of the three major Islamic temples in the Yuan Dynasty, Wumaomen in the Hengwang Palace in the Ming Dynasty, Wannian Bridge rebuilt in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Wang Fu Garden and Prime Minister's Mansion built more than 500 years ago are all pleasing to the eye and breathtaking. Zhaode Ancient Street was once rated as one of the top ten ancient streets in China. In addition, there are Jingtang ancient village, Shuangzhen river basin, etc ... One mountain and one water, one scene and one thing, all of which have attractive charm.
Qingzhou's economic and social undertakings have developed rapidly. It is one of the first historical and cultural cities in Shandong Province and a famous historical and cultural city in China. It has also won the honorary titles of National Health City, National Double Support Model City, National Advanced City in Landscaping, National Garden City, China Excellent Tourism City and National Model City in Ecological Construction.