Early history Juye was originally the name of the surrounding plain, originally territory of
Huxi Prefecture. Fertile and densely populated, it was subject to repeated
inundations when the
Yellow River flowed nearby and burst its surrounding
dykes.
Qing Dynasty & Republic of China Juye was the site of the "
Juye Incident" on November 1, 1897. The murder of Christian missionaries was used by the
German Empire as an excuse to occupy
Jiaozhou Bay.
People's Republic of China From 1949 to 1952 Huxi Prefecture (Juye and the other county-level parts) was under the provincial administration of
Pingyuan. In April 1953 Huxi was dismantled and its parts shared out. Juye then came into its present municipal region of Heze. ==Administrative divisions==