Lixia, Jinan

Lixia was named in 770 BC (during the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States period), belonged to Qi State, since it down to the Mt. Lishan (歷山), so it takes the name of Li (歷, "Mt. Lishan") Xia (下, "foot"). 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 (today in eastern Jinan) 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 (as district one to four). District one was named Lixia District in September 1955. During the Cultural Revolution, it was renamed as the Red Guard District (红卫区). ==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: • Shandong University • Shandong Normal University • Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine • Qilu University of Technology • Shandong University of Finance and Economics • Shandong University of Political Science and Law • Shandong Police College • Shandong University of Arts • Shandong Theatre Academy • Shandong Sport University == References ==