Editing Shandong (section)

===Ancient history===
[[File:Linzi_sewer_2010_06_06.jpg|thumb|right|Remains of [[Ancient Linzi]] city sewer passing underneath the former city wall]]
[[File:Shou Qiu - eastern turtle - P1050845.JPG|thumb|upright=0.7|A [[Song-era]] monument to a legendary native of Shandong, the [[Yellow Emperor]], at his [[Shou Qiu|supposed birthplace]]]]

With its location on the eastern edge of the [[North China Plain]], Shandong was home to a succession of [[Neolithic]] cultures for millennia, including the [[Houli culture|Houli]] ({{circa|6500–5500&nbsp;BC}}), [[Beixin culture|Beixin]] ({{circa|5300–4100&nbsp;BC}}), [[Dawenkou]] ({{circa|4100–2600&nbsp;BC}}), [[Longshan culture|Longshan]] ({{circa|3000–2000&nbsp;BC}}), and [[Yueshi culture]]s ({{circa|1900–1500&nbsp;BC}}).

The [[Shang dynasty|Shang]] and [[Zhou dynasty|Zhou dynasties]] exerted varying degrees of control over western Shandong, while eastern Shandong was inhabited by [[Dongyi]] peoples, who were considered barbarians by the inhabitants of the [[Zhongyuan|Central Plain]]. Following the {{ill|annexation of Lai|zh|齊滅萊之戰}} by the [[state of Qi]] in 567&nbsp;BC, the Dongyi gradually became [[sinicized]].

During the [[Spring and Autumn period|Spring and Autumn]] and [[Warring States period]]s, power was accumulated by regional states; Shandong was home to the state of Qi based in [[Ancient Linzi|Linzi]], and the [[state of Lu]] based in [[Qufu]]. Lu is famous for being the home of [[Confucius]]; however, it was comparatively small, eventually being annexed by the neighboring [[state of Chu]] to its south. Meanwhile, Qi was a significant power throughout the entire period, and ruled cities including [[Linzi District|Linzi]], [[Jimo, Shandong|Jimo]] (near modern [[Qingdao]]) and [[Ju County|Ju]].