Qi–Lu culture
Culture in Shandong
Qi–Lu culture (simplified Chinese: 齐鲁文化; traditional Chinese: 齊魯文化; pinyin: Qílǔ wénhuà), also known as Haidai culture (Chinese: 海岱文化; pinyin: Hǎidài wénhuà), is a regional culture that originated and developed in Shandong Province, China. The Qi–Lu Cultural District is centered around the Taiyi Mountains and encompasses the region east of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in present-day Shandong Province, northern Jiangsu Province, and the Liaodong Peninsula. This cultural area aligns with the Jiaoliao Mandarin District and the Jilu Mandarin Districts within Shandong Province.
To the west, it is bordered by the Grand Canal and the Central Plains Culture, while to the south, it is adjacent to the Jianghuai Culture in the Jianghuai Mandarin District. Qilu culture can be further divided into two subregions: "Western Lu culture" and "Jiaodong culture."
Composition
Qi–Lu culture is deeply connected to Guan Zhong and Confucius. Their influence played a crucial role in shaping its origins, laying a strong foundation for the subsequent flourishing of Qilu culture.
Qi culture
State of Qi is located in the northeast part of Shandong, with capital in Linzi, Zibo. Guan Zhong was a statesman and philosopher from the state of Qi, as well as a prominent representative of Legalism during the Spring and Autumn Period. His key ideas were later compiled and recorded in the book Guanzi by subsequent generations.
Lu culture
State of Lu was located in the southwest part of Shandong, with capital in Qufu, Jining.
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