Please tell me about the history of Lijin County, Dongying City, Shandong Province

Lijin County is located in the northern part of Shandong Province, spanning 118°07′～118°54′ east longitude and 37°22′～38°12′ north latitude. It faces Kenli County, Dongying District and Boxing County across the Yellow River to the east, Hekou District to the north, and Binzhou City and Zhanhua County to the west. The county is oriented southwest to northeast, 102.5 kilometers long from north to south, 8.5-25 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total area of ??1,665.6 square kilometers. Historical evolution As early as the Zhou and Qin Dynasties, the southwest of the county was ancient land and belonged to the State of Qi. In the Han Dynasty, it belonged to Qiancheng County, Luowo County and Liaocheng County. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Yellow River came to the Lijin Territory and entered the sea. With the formation and development of the Yellow River Delta, the Lijin Territory continued to extend to the Bohai Bay. In the Sui Dynasty, Yongli Town (on the east bank of the present-day Lijin City River) was built in the Sui Dynasty and belonged to Putai County. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it belonged to Yongli Town, Bohai County. In December of the third year of Mingchang in the Jin Dynasty (January 1193 AD), Yongli Town was promoted to Lijin Town and belonged to Binzhou Governor's County on the East Road of Shandong. During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, it belonged to Binzhou, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province. During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, it belonged to Wuding Prefecture in Shandong Province (today's Huimin County). After the founding of New China, it belonged to the Special Administration for Benefiting the People. In November 1958, Zhanhua and Lijin counties were merged and called Zhanhua County, which belonged to the Zibo Administration. In October 1961, the organizational structure of Lijin County was restored and it was still a special agency for benefiting the people. On October 15, 1983, it was classified as a county under the jurisdiction of Dongying City. Lijin County was founded in December of the third year of Mingchang in the Jin Dynasty (January 1193). It was named after the two places "Yongli" and "Dongjin" in the city. On February 18, 1998, the former Liu Township and Wangzhuang Township in Lijin County were abolished and their administrative areas were merged into Lijin Town; Dazhao Township in Lijin County was abolished and their administrative areas were merged into Yanwo Town; Dianzi Township in Lijin County was abolished , Northern Song Township, merged to establish Northern Song Town; Tinghe Township and Luozhen Township in Lijin County were abolished, and Tingluo Town was merged and established (Lu Zhenghan Minzi [1998] No. 5). In 2000, Lijin County governed 5 towns and 7 townships. The total population is 288,832, and the population of each township is: Lijin Town 62,894 Northern Song Town 28,928 Yanwo Town 35,535 Chenzhuang Town 24,132 Tingluo Town 33,645 Southern Song Township 17,137 Mingji Township 17,460 Beiling Township 20,858 Hutan Township 15,432 Jixian Township 12,437 Fuwo Township 16,475 Diaokou Township 3899 (according to the fifth census data; unit: person) In 2001, Lijin County abolished Fuwo Township and Jixian Township and merged them into Chenzhuang Town; Southern Song Township was abolished and merged into Northern Song Town. In 2001, the county's total area was 1,666 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 4 townships, and 514 administrative villages and neighborhood committees. At the end of the year, the total population of the county was 291,600, including 35,000 non-agricultural population. In 2002, the county's total area was 1,665.6 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 4 townships and 510 administrative villages. At the end of the year, the county's total population was 291,300, including 47,500 non-agricultural population. In 2003, the county's total area was 1,665.6 square kilometers. It has jurisdiction over 5 towns, 4 townships and 510 administrative villages. At the end of the year, the county's total population was 291,000, including 47,500 non-agricultural residents.