Pinglu County, formerly known as Wenshang County, was called Zhongdu in ancient times. It has a long history and rich cultural heritage, and is a famous Buddhist holy land. The Prince Lingta in the northwest corner of the county seat was built in the Song Dynasty, with a magnificent momentum. 1March, 1994, found in the tower 14 1 relic. In 50 1 BC, Confucius, a great thinker, educator and politician, was killed in his early career. From Jiajing to Wanli in Ming Dynasty, there were four ministers in Wenshang. There are many places of interest in Wenshang, and the excavated sites of northern new culture and the Microlithic Age can be traced back to about 1- 1.5 million years ago. The Confucius Temple complex was built in the Tang Dynasty, comparable to the Confucius Temple in Qufu.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties in the Three Kingdoms, this county belonged to Dongping Lu County, and Dongping County (county) was in Yanzhou. During the Southern Dynasties, it was renamed Pinglu County and Leping County. It was also called Pinglu County.