History Zibo

remains of city sewer passing underneath former city wall



sacrificial horses in tomb of duke jing of qi, discovered in linzi

zibo considered 1 of birthplaces of han chinese. also, remains of 3 major neolithic cultures in ancient china, beixin culture, dawenkou culture, , longshan culture have been found in zibo. zibo once capital of ancient state of qi, prosperous state during spring , autumn , warring states periods on 2,000 years ago in china. duke huan of qi, ruler of qi, appointed guan zhong, famous thinker , economist, prime minister, , adopted guan s thoughts , policies administer country, reform economic system , develop relations other states, after many years, qi became strongest state due economic , military strength, , named state 1 thousand chariots , head of 5 strongest states . culture , education undertakings rather developed in qi. both poetry , music @ high level. linzi remained capital long 638 years, , biggest city in east asia.

as birthplace of qi culture, zibo has many cultural scenic spots. in national city of history , culture, linzi district, ruins of ancient qi city, pit burying funerary horses , chariots , other famous cultural relics , historic sites, have been discovered , unearthed. of them exemplify past prosperity of qi state. ancient city of qi 1 of first places assigned cultural relics site in china has been protected demolition ever since. such, rich in cultural relics , historical sites , referred underground museum .

zibo made significant contributions formation , prosperity of silk road. zibo 1 of biggest suppliers of silk products. zhoucun, 1 of townships in zibo, considered 1 of 4 dry ports during period alongside foshan, jingdezhen, , zhuxian. major trade streets such dajie , sishijie , yinzijie preserved date.

in 2004, fifa president sepp blatter visited zibo celebrate fifa s 100th year anniversary. fifa has since recognized city birthplace of football.