History of Laiyang

Laiyang, Xia for the Laiyi land; Shang for the Lai country; Western Zhou for the Lai Hou country; Eastern Zhou and Qin for the eastern territory of Qi County, Western Han Dynasty for the quite, Zoulu, Changyang, Changguang, Guanyang County, the place in the old Laiyang territory. 277 AD Guanyang, Changyang and into the long wide; 298 AD (Jin Yuan Kang eight years) reset Changyang County (its site in the territory of today's Changshan Village South), 650 AD Changyang City was flooded, moved the county seat in the Laiyang City site, set the city has been 1,355 years, 923 AD Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunxin Castrol to avoid the ancestor's name of the country Chang, change Changyang for Laiyang (i.e., in the Lai Mountain of the Sun, Lai Mountain for the ancient name of the flag of the mountain).

Changyang County was set up during the Western Han Dynasty, and was changed to Laiyang in the later Tang Dynasty. After the establishment of New China, it was the seat of Laiyang Specialized Agency.

In 567 B.C., Qi destroyed Lai and built a new city in the area of the ancient city of Laixi City to replace Lai's rule over the Jiaodong area.

Laiyang Prefecture was established in 1950.

In 1956, Wendeng and Laiyang Prefecture were merged into Laiyang Prefecture.

In 1958 Laiyang Prefecture and Yantai City merged to form Yantai District.

On February 20, 1987, Laiyang County was abolished to establish Laiyang City.