Liaocheng has 9 museums, 8 libraries, 188 cultural institutions and 7 theaters. It has 7 various art performance groups with 289 people.
Pingdiao Yangge
"Pingdiao Yangge" is also called "Bodukou Big Yangge" and is popular in Bodukou Village and Jiazhai Township, Hongtun Township, Chiping County. "Ping Diao Yangge" originated in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, more than 400 years ago. The original "Ping Diao Yangge" repertoire was self-composed and the movements were simple and unrestricted. The main repertoire includes: "Fighting Quail", "Ma Pai Zi", "Emergency Wind", etc.
Dongchang Xianzi Opera
Xianzi Opera is a famous local opera in Liaocheng. It has a history of nearly 200 years since it was circulated during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty.
Liaocheng Carved Gourd Liaocheng Carved Gourd (i.e. Dongchang Gourd Carving): Also known as the spider gourd, most of the makers are located in Yansi Town, Liangshui Town and other places. The creative artists are brave in innovating in traditional techniques. , creating more exquisite carved gourds
Chiping paper-cutting
More than 80 pieces of Chiping paper-cutting have been collected by the National Art Museum of China and Shandong Provincial Art Museum, and many other works have been collected by foreign countries. Collector's collection. In 1994, Chiping County was named the “Hometown of Folk Paper-cutting Art” by the Ministry of Culture.
Langzhuang Dough Sculpture
Langzhuang Dough Sculpture was produced in Langzhuang Village, Beigantao Town, Guan County. Bao Jiahu, a famous folk arts and crafts expert, has visited Guan County several times and praised it as "a wonder among folk arts and crafts".
Shuicheng Food
Eight batches of fruit
Liaocheng’s traditional famous food is a kind of fried food. The fried fruit is divided into eight strips and connected at both ends. , oval in shape and crispy in texture
Lao Doufu
Gaotang's famous delicacy, also known as tofu brain, is similar to the tofu curd in the south. Finely made, with unique ingredients and unique flavor. Its characteristics are: the tofu is white and bright, tender but not loose, the marinade is clear but not light, the oil is fragrant but not greasy; the food is fragrant, meaty but not fishy, ??spicy but not choking. Lao Doufu is made from selected high-quality soybeans. Peel and crush the soybeans, then soak them in stored water that has been exposed to sunlight (purified Yellow River water is best). After the crushed soybeans have swelled enough, use a stone mill to grind them into a pulp. After foaming and bagging (filtering residue), put it into a pot and boil it into bean juice. After cooling down, put it into a bucket or cylinder, add a small amount of gypsum, and seal it for 20 minutes to make tofu. Add ingredients such as brine and oil and it is ready to eat p>
Liaocheng Guada
Liaocheng’s traditional famous food is said to be named after the crackling sound it makes when it is made. Created in the Qing Dynasty, it has a history of more than 200 years and has been included in the book "Chinese Famous Foods". It is a kind of fried and stuffed snack, especially Shazhen Guata is the most famous. The fillings include meat fillings, egg fillings, meat and egg mixed fillings (also known as "wind stirred snow"), etc. When making it, first use hot noodles and dull noodles, prepare them in different proportions according to seasonal changes, roll them with prepared fillings, pinch both ends firmly, roll them into a rectangle, and then fry them in a pan. The food is crispy and delicious, and it has fillings and noodles, so it is very popular among the people. In urban and rural markets, there are vendors who set up stalls all year round. In 2011, the per capita disposable income of urban residents was 20,649 yuan, an increase of 15.4% over 2010; the per capita living expenses were 13,847 yuan, an increase of 8.5%; and the per capita housing construction area was 34.6 square meters. . The per capita net income of rural residents was 7,735 yuan, an increase of 21.3%; the per capita living consumption expenditure was 4,553 yuan, an increase of 28.5%; the per capita housing construction area was 36.7 square meters.
In 2011, Liaocheng collected 4.558 billion yuan in various social insurance funds, an increase of 38.7% over 2010. There are 373,600 people participating in enterprise pension insurance in Liaocheng City, with pension insurance premiums of 1.603 billion yuan collected, and pensions paid out of 1.491 billion yuan; there are 128,000 pension insurance participants in government agencies and institutions, with pension insurance premiums collected at 1.14 billion yuan; rural areas There were 2.82 million people participating in pension insurance, and the income from pension insurance premiums was 650 million yuan; 1.515 million people were covered by urban basic medical insurance, 950 million yuan in basic medical insurance premiums were collected, and 730 million yuan in medical insurance benefits were paid; unemployment insurance was insured The number of people is 284,000, with unemployment insurance premiums of 99 million yuan collected and unemployment insurance benefits of 46 million yuan distributed. The Jiliaoguan Expressway runs across the entire territory and is the main thoroughfare connecting Jinan and Liaocheng in Shandong Province with Handan in Hebei Province. It starts from the Second Yellow River Bridge in Jinan City, Shandong Province, passes through Chiping County, Liaocheng, and Guan County in Shandong Province, and ends at Guantao County, Handan City, Hebei Province.
The Gaotang-Linqing section of the Gaoxing Expressway is an important part of the expressway network in Shandong Province. It is a major inter-provincial expressway connecting Shandong, Hebei and Shanxi.
The German-Shanghai Expressway is an important part of the Ji-Guang Expressway, which runs through Shandong, starting from Dezhou in the north and ending at the junction of Shandong and Henan in the south. Liaocheng Civil Aviation Airport will also start construction in 2015.