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Liaocheng Municipality, A prefecture-level city under Shandong Province , In Chinese [聊城市]

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Administrative Division Code : 371500;
Post Code : 252000;
Phone Area Code :0635
The Prefix of Motor Vehicle License Plate : 鲁P
The Prefix of Citizen Identity Card Number: 371500
Area Coverage: 8714 square kilometers;
Population : 5,630,000 persons;
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Current Weather of Liaocheng:
The adminitrative division form of Liaocheng is Municipality, which is one of the four administrative divisional forms at the the second level of China local administrative division system .
Municipality is also referred to as a prefecture level city (地级市). Most of Chinese big cities belong to this variety.
A prefecture-level municipality is subject to the juridiction of a provincial government ,and directly controls some urban districts while overseeing some counties or smaller cities on behalf of the provincial government.
Thus it's normal to see a large City (a Municipality) have juridiction over some small cities in China.
Subdivisions Under the jurisdication of Liaocheng Municipality
S/NFull NameIn Chinese In PinyinDivison type
1Dongchangfu District东昌府区Dongchangfu QuDistrict
2Linqing City临清市Linqing ShiCity
3Gaotang County高唐县Gaotang XianCounty
4Guanxian County冠县Guanxian County
5Dong’e County东阿县Dong'e XianCounty
6Chiping County茌平县Chiping XianCounty
7Shenxian County莘县Shenxian County
8Yanggu County阳谷县Yanggu XianCounty
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Overview



Liaocheng is a well known cultural city with a long history. It has the name because it locates on the west riverside of the old Liaohe River. And it is also known as “Water City”. The city of Liaocheng is situated in the west of Shandong Province, and on the bank of Beijing- Hangzhou Grand



Canal. It is close to Henan Province and Hebei Province. Being a common boundary of three administrative regions, namely, East China, North China and Middle China, Liaocheng is a political, economic, cultural and transportation center. The total area under Liaocheng’s jurisdiction is 8,715 square kilometers. And it has a population of more than 5 million. The city administers Dongchangfu District, Linqing City, six counties, including Guan Xian County



Xinxian County, Yanggu County, Dong’e County, Shiping County, and Gaotang County, and one economic and technological development zone.





Liaocheng is a place of happiness which gives birth to many outstanding people, for example Fu Sinina, Ji Xianlin, a great master of traditional Chinese painting Li Kuchan, national hero Zhang Zizhong, and good cadre of China Communist Party Kong Fansen.





Liaocheng was called Dongchang very long ago. Having a long history, the city is rich in both cultural and natural scenic spots. Among the 446 places of historic interest and scenic beauty, there are 3 national key cultural relics protection sites, and 15 provincial key cultural relics protection sites. Covering an area of 4.2 square kilometers, the Dongchang Lake has picture-like scenery. The old city area of Liaocheng locates in the center of the lake, which forms a particular layout and landscape of the city, which is “Lake is in the City and City is in the Lake. Lake and City merge into a whole. ” Liaocheng is a famous water city in north China, which is known as “Venice in the East”. The main tourism resource in this city include Liaocheng Shanxi and Shaanxi guild hall, Linqing Dagoba, Mosque, Tomb of Cao Zhi in Dong’e, Yanggu Jingyang Ridge, and so on.

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