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Jinan, also known as "Spring City", is the capital of Shandong Province, a major economic province on the eastern coast of China. It is one of the national historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council. It is the province's political, economic, cultural, technological, An educational and financial center, it is also a coastal open city and a sub-provincial city approved by the state
During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Jinan was the land of Gutan. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it belonged to Qi, and in the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to Jibei County, which was called Lixiayi. In the early Han Dynasty, Jinan County was established, which was the beginning of the emergence of the name "Jinan". In the Sui Dynasty, Jinan County was renamed Qizhou. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the state was promoted to a prefecture. Jinan Road was established in the Yuan Dynasty and belonged to Zhongshu Province. In the early Ming Dynasty, the Chengxuan Government Envoy Department was established to govern Jinan Prefecture. The Qing Dynasty followed the Ming Dynasty system. In 1929, Jinan was officially established as a city. In September 1948, Jinan was liberated and the Jinan Special City Government was established. Geographical Overview Jinan is located in the central and western part of Shandong Province. It is the intersection of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and the Jiaoji Railway. It is adjacent to Mount Tai, which is included in the "World Natural and Cultural Heritage" list, to the south, and to the north the Yellow River, known as the "Mother River of the Chinese Nation" depend on each other. Jinan is located at the junction of low mountains and hills in central and southern Shandong and alluvial plains in northwest Shandong. The terrain is higher in the south and lower in the north. The terrain is complex and diverse, and can be roughly divided into three zones: the yellow zone in the north, the piedmont plain zone in the middle, and the hilly and mountainous zone in the south. There are many rivers in Jinan, mainly including the Yellow River and Xiaoqing River. There are also rivers such as Dasha River and Yufu River in the north and south. Lakes include Daming Lake, Baiyun Lake, Dongping Lake, etc.
Jinan has a history of more than 2,000 years and is the birthplace of the world-famous prehistoric culture-Longshan Culture. On the Qi Great Wall of the Great Wall, there are the Song Dynasty colored sculpture of Arhat from Lingyan Temple, which is known as "the first famous sculpture in the country". The "Book of Songs", China's first poetry collection, contains the satirical poem "Dadong" written by Tan Ren, which is the earliest existing document about Jinan. The Guo Family Tomb Stone Temple on Xiaotang Mountain in Jinan is the earliest extant ground-level house building in my country; the four-door pagoda built in the Sui Dynasty is the oldest extant stone pagoda in the country, and both are national key cultural relics protection units. Jinan has produced many famous figures in Chinese history, such as Bian Que, the founder of traditional Chinese medicine science, Zou Yan, the master of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements schools, Fang Xuanling and Qin Qiong, the founding fathers of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), and famous Chinese writers Li Qingzhao, Xin Qiji, Zhang Yanghao, Li Kaixian, Zhou Yongnian, the first advocate of public libraries in China, and the famous architect Wei Xiang, etc. In addition, Li Bai, Du Fu, Su Shi, Zeng Gong and other outstanding writers and scholars in the past dynasties all lived and traveled in Jinan, so it has the reputation of "Jinan has many famous scholars". The city tree of Jinan is the willow and the city flower is the lotus. Jinan is the political center of Shandong, as well as the economic and cultural center. It is home to Shandong University, a key university in the 211 Project of the Ministry of Education, and a series of colleges and universities such as Shandong Normal University, which supplies a large number of talents to the country every year. Administrative division: Jinan is a city with a long history The ancient city had a city wall built more than 2,600 years ago. The earliest name that appeared in the historical records was "Luo" ("Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Annals"). It was named because all the springs in this city converged into Luoshui. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jinan was the capital of Qi State. Later, Qi State changed Luoyi to Lixia. In the Han Dynasty more than 2,100 years ago, it was renamed Jinan ("Historical Records"). It is named because it is south of Jishui River. Jinan Kingdom was established in 16 BC. In 154 BC, the country was abolished and changed into counties. In the third year of Zhidao in the Song Dynasty (997 AD), the country was divided into 15 roads, and Jinan belonged to Jingdong Road and was called Qizhou ("History of the Song Dynasty"). In the sixth year of Zhenghe in the Hui-Song Dynasty (AD 1116), Qizhou was promoted to Jinan Prefecture, with jurisdiction over five counties including Licheng. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been the capital of Shandong Province. Jinan City was established in July 1929. After the founding of New China, Jinan became the political center of Shandong Province. Currently, Jinan is a sub-provincial city approved by the state. It currently governs six districts: Lixia, Licheng, Huaiyin, Tianqiao, Shizhong, Changqing, Pingyin, Shanghe, The three counties of Jiyang and Zhangqiu City have a total area of ??8,227 square kilometers and a population of 5.49 million, of which the urban population is 2.54 million.