Hedong area is the birthplace of the Chinese nation and the cradle of Chinese civilization. The Book of History contains "Pingyang, Yaodu" and the historical records "Pingyang, Puban, Shundu and Anyi, Yudu", all of which are on this land. The capital of Jin State in Zhou Dynasty is also in this area. In ancient times, Nu Wa's refining stones to make up the sky, Shennong's tasting a hundred herbs, Yugong moving mountains, Jingwei filling the sea, shungeng Lishan, and Liu Xiahui, the ancestor of Liu's family, sat in peace.
There are many talented people in Hedong area in the past dynasties:
Thinkers in Warring States Period, strategists Zhang Yi, famous Li Mu, hydraulic engineer Li Bing, famous Wei Qing and Huo Qubing in Han Dynasty, famous Huo Guang in Three Kingdoms Period, famous Guan Yu and Xu Huang, calligrapher in Jin Dynasty, scholar Wang Tong in Sui Dynasty, famous Weichi Gong, Xue Rengui, Guo Ziyi, Taoist founder Lu Dongbin, and so on in Tang Dynasty. Famous Pei Du (from Hedong Pei's family), Hedong Pei's family, writer Liu Zongyuan, poet Wang Zhihuan, Wang Wei, Lu Lun, Si Kongtu, talented scholar Wang Bo, writer Liu Zongyuan, famous Sima Guang in Song Dynasty, famous Di Qing and Yang Jiajiang, playwright Zheng Guangzu in Yuan Dynasty, important minister Wang Qiong in Ming Dynasty, first honest official Yu Chenglong in Qing Dynasty, and famous official Chen Tingjing were all born here.