Lixia, Jinan


Lixia District is one of 10 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province. It is a sister city of Sacramento, and forms part of Jinan's urban core, where the CBD of Jinan located. The GDP (PPP) per capita reached US$56,429, surpassing Italy, France and the United Kingdom, and exceeded most developed countries.
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History

Lixia was named in 770 BC, belonged to Qi State, since it down to the Mt. Lishan, so it takes the name of Li Xia.
In 153 BC, Licheng County was established, with Lixia as its administrative center. In the 310s, the administrative center of Jinan Commandery moved from Dongpoingling to Lixia, and it became the center of the prefecture since then.
During Ming and Qing dynasties, Lixia was the seat of three levels of government—Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture, as well as Shandong Province. After the Republic of China was founded in 1911, traditional administrative divisions were abolished, and in 1929, core area of Licheng County was sliced out and together formed the City of Jinan. District one was named Lixia District in September 1955. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed as the Red Guard District.

Administrative divisions

As of 2012, this district is divided to 13 subdistricts.
;Subdistricts
  • Jiefanglu Subdistrict
  • Qianfoshan Subdistrict
  • Baotuquan Subdistrict
  • Quanchenglu Subdistrict
  • Daminghu Subdistrict
  • Dongguan Subdistrict
  • Wendong Subdistrict
  • Jianxin Subdistrict
  • Dianliu Subdistrict
  • Yanshan Subdistrict
  • Yaojia Subdistrict
  • Longdong Subdistrict
  • Zhiyuan Subdistrict

Education

Lixia district is the home of many colleges and universities, such as: