the current xiqing area came into existence in the mid and late tang dynasty. in northern song (song dynasty) period, this area was the border of song and liao (liao dynasty). in ming dynasty, this area was under control of jinghai county and wuqing county, hejian fu. in qing dynasty, it was governed by tianjin fu. in 1912, after the founding of republic of china, this area was named tianjin county, zhili province.