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During the Xia and Shang dynasties, the region was inhabited by indigenous people vaguely known to the Chinese as the “Eastern Barbarians” (Dongyi). Under the Zhou, they were colonized...

Weihaiwei was the base for the Beiyang Fleet during the Qing Dynasty. In 1895, the Japanese captured it in the Battle of Weihaiwei, which is regarded as the last...

Weifang is a prefecture-level city in central Shandong province, People’s Republic of China. The city borders Dongying to the northwest, Zibo to the west, Linyi to the southwest, Rizhao...

Tai’an was home to the Dawenkou culture during the neolithic era. During the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the region belonged to the states of...

Rizhao is located at the place where the ancient Dawenkou culture and the Longshan culture flourished. Rizhao belonged to the Dongyi people during the Xia and Shang dynasties (2070-1046...

Ancient times Human settlement in the area dates back 6,000 years. The Dongyi nationality, one of the important origins of the Chinese nation, lived here and created the Dawenkou,...

During the Shang, the area around Qufu was home to the people of Yan, who were counted by the Chinese among the “Eastern Barbarians” or Dongyi. Along with Pugu...

In medieval China, Yan’an was called Yanzhou from Western Wei dynasty to 1089, when it was renamed Yan’an. Yanzhou was a location of strategic military importance for the Chinese...

Monasticism Yushu prefecture is rich in Buddhist monasteries. Being a constituent of the former Nangchen kingdom, the area was, for most of the time, not under domination by the...

Scientific exploration of the mineral resources of Qarhan were undertaken in the 1950s, leading to the discovery of the area’s potash and gas fields. Systematic surveying was undertaken in...