Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China

🇨🇳 Liaocheng (聊城), is a prefecture-level city in western Shandong province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the south-east, Dezhou to the north-east, Tai'an to the south, and the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the west. The Grand Canal flows through the city centre. The built-up area made up of Donchangfu district, even though large parts remain rural.

During the Song dynasty, the area of present-day Liaocheng included the prefectures of Bo and Ji. In 2007, the city is named China's top ten liveable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report, which was released at 2007 Beijing Summit of China Cities Forum.

The prefecture-level city of Liaocheng administers eight county-level divisions, including two districts, one county-level city, and five counties. • Dongchangfu District (东昌府区) • Chiping District (茌平区) • Linqing City (临清市) • Yanggu County (阳谷县) • Dong'e County (东阿县) • Gaotang County (高唐县) • Guan County (冠县) • Shen County (莘县)

These are further divided into 134 township-level divisions.

Transport The town is served by Liaocheng railway station in Dongchangfu District. It is an intermediate stop on the Beijing–Kowloon railway. A station on the high-speed network, Liaocheng West railway station, is under construction.

Attractions • Shanxi-Shaanxi Assembly Hall (short Shanshan Hall, Chinese: 山陕会馆; Shān–Shǎn huì guǎn) • Guangyue Tower (光岳楼; guāng yuè lóu) • Iron Tower • Lion Building (site where - according to legend - Song Wu fought and killed Ximen Qing) • Linqing Mosque.