Because Guan Zhong is the first person to legalize official prostitutes, he can naturally be called the ancestor of brothels. Therefore, brothel women will go to worship Guan Zhong before receiving guests, one is to thank him for allowing themselves to support themselves, and the other is to seek Guan Zhong's blessing.

The earliest official brothel in China was opened by Guan Zhong, the prime minister of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period in the middle of 7th century BC. That is, the policy of the Warring States and the policy of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty "Qi Huangong Palace, Seven Cities, Seven Hundred Women". Female Lu, that is, the house where prostitutes live, is also the brothel of later generations. When Guan Zhong ruled Qi, there was a "female Lu", who was a prostitute-not a kiln allowed by the government, but a kiln operated by the government. The purpose of the establishment is to increase the revenue of the state treasury. In the continuation of Jian Xuan Ji, it said: "Take a multi-pronged approach, buy 700 women, and levy their night marriage money to fill the country's use. This is the beginning of pollen money. "