Zhucheng (simplified Chinese: 诸城; traditional Chinese: 諸城; pinyin: Zhūchéng) is a county-level city in the southeast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Weifang City and has a population of 1.06 million.

Zhucheng was originally known as Langya (琅琊). It was from here that Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu sailing towards Japan in 210 BC, in pursuit of the elixir of youth.

The Song Dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan was born in Zhucheng (which was then named Dongwu). It was also the birthplace of Mao Zedong's last wife and leader of the Gang of Four, Jiang Qing. Zhao Shucong (赵树丛), vice-governor of Anhui province, is a native of Zhucheng.. Besides them, many well-known celebrities were also from this place, including Zhao Tingzhi (趙挺之), Zhao Mingcheng (趙明誠) in Song Dynasty, Wan Zhener (萬貞兒, also known as 萬貴妃, a famous concubine to Hongzhi Emperor) in Ming Dynasty, Liu Tongxun (劉統勳), Liu Yong (劉墉), Dou Guangnai (窦光鼐) in Qing Dynasty, etc.

In 2005, Zhucheng had a total output value of RMB 20.8 billion and an average annual growth rate of 16%. Zhucheng is projected to continue its 16% annual growth rate and attain a total output value of RMB 43.6 billion by 2010.

Cheng Chien (Chinese: 程潛; pinyin: Chéng​ Qián​; Wade–Giles: Cheng Chien) (1882–1968) was a Chinese general.

After having studied at a private school and having passed examination in 1889, Cheng joined the Yuelu Academy in Changsha. Here he began to understand the current political situation and decided to give up imperial exams. In 1903, as he was 21, he was admitted first to the Hunan Military Academy. Shortly after, in 1904, he went to study in Japan, where he met Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, future nationalist leaders, who fascinated him with their ideas; thus in 1905 Cheng joined Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui (Chinese United League), committed to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and modernize China.

After graduation in 1908, Cheng returned in China, where he was put in charge of training a New Army in Sichuan. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, Cheng took part at the Wuchang Uprising; immediately after he participated to the Battle of Changsha.

With the establishment of the Republic of China, Cheng was appointed military commander of Hunan. However, as Yuan Shikai staged his coup to control the Republic, Cheng tried to revolt, but the failure prompted him to flee to Japan, where he entered the Guomindang and the Waseda University.

Qian Gu (Ch'ien Ku, traditional: 錢谷, simplified: 钱谷); ca. (1508-unknown) was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). His date of death is unknown, but is traditionally given as around 1578.

Qian was born in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Shubao' and his sobriquet was 'Qingshi'. Qian's painting used a soft but firm style. Qian often used subjects found in his observations around the south of the Yangzi River.

Qian was a client of the literatus Wang Shizhen (1526–90), and frequently spent time at Wang's home in Taicang in his later years. In 1572 Qian painted an album of scenes along the Grand Canal while accompanying Wang Shizhen on a journey to the capital at Beijing.