Shouguang, China

History

Shouguang is located on an alluvial plain drained by the Mihe River. This region of Shandong is one of the first places where grains were cultivated. It was also the site of the Neolithic Dawenkou and Beixin cultures. The settlement of Shouguang can be traced back to a Dongyi settlement around 3000 B.C. It was then ruled by State of Qi during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. After Qi was conquered by Qin, Shouguang was put under the administration of Qi Commandery.

During the Han dynasty (202 BC–220 AD), Shouguang was established as a county. During that time, it was already one of the largest grain cultivation bases in China, as well as a salt trading center. Shouguang was under the administration of Beihai Commandery from Han to Sui dynasty. In the 6th century, Jia Sixie was born and lived here, he wrote an ancient agricultural reference work Qimin Yaoshu. From 6th to 13th century, Shouguang was a county under Qing Prefecture.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shouguang was under the administration of Qingzhou Prefecture, then vegetables from Shouguang were well regarded. In January 1868, the Nian army got completely annihilated at the mouth of Jiaolai River in Shouguang.

From the History section of Shouguang on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.