The name of Qingzhou can be found in Shangshu - Yugong: "Haidai but Qingzhou", which is one of the ancient "nine states". In ancient times, it was the land of the Eastern Barbarians. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, it was successively occupied by the Shuangshu Clan, the Jizhe Clan and the Pang Bolin Clan. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, Lü Shang was appointed as the Marquis of Qi, and the land began to return to Qi.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were all subordinate to Qi. Qin unified the world and set up Qi County. Western Han Dynasty Emperor Wu Di Yuanfeng five years (106 years ago) set up Qingzhou Assassin Department, stationed in Guang County, called Qingzhou City. Between the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, Qingzhou City was a major town in the East.

Western Jin Dynasty Emperor Huaiji Yongjia five years (311 years) Cao Yi abandoned Guang County, built Guanggu, for the Qingzhou Assassin's rule. In the third year of Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (399), Murong De sacked Guanggu and made it the capital of Southern Yan. In the sixth year of YiXi (410), LiuYu destroyed South Yan, razed GuangGu, built DongYang City, and set up North QingZhou Assassin's Rule here.

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Qingzhou geographical area:

Qingzhou City, Weifang City, Shandong Province, under the jurisdiction of the city, is located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, east of Changle County, west of Zibo City, Zichuan, Linzi two districts, Linqu in the south, north of the city of Dongying, Guangrao border, northeast of the city of adjoining Shouguang, for the ancient It is one of the ancient "nine states".

Because it is located between the East China Sea and Mount Tai, located in the east of China, "the east is wood, wood color is green", so the name "Qingzhou". 1986 by the former Yidu County County set up a city, is now a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the province.

Qingzhou City, east of Changle County, west of Zibo City, Zichuan, Linzi two districts, south of Linqu, north of Dongying City, Guangrao border, northeast of Shouguang City adjacent to the total area of 1563.8 square kilometers, across the longitude of 118 ° 10 ′ ~ 118 ° 46 ′, latitude of 36 ° 24 ′ ~ 36 ° 56 ′ range. The total area is 1569 square kilometers.

Reference:Baidu Encyclopedia-Qingzhou