Is Guangrao County in Shandong Province the poorest place in history?

Guangrao County, Shandong Province is not the poorest place in history. Guangrao County is not the poorest, with a GDP of 37710.90 billion yuan in the first half of 2022. Guangrao County, located in the north-central part of Shandong Province, is the hometown of Sun Wu, the birthplace of Lu Opera and the birthplace of the Seven Wonders. Local specialties include Xiaoqing River noodle fish, West Qiao Liu dog meat and Guangrao reed mat. Lijin county is poorer, with GDP1529.4 billion yuan in the first half of 2022. Lijin County is located in the north of Shandong Province. Because the outline of Lijin ancient city looks like a phoenix, it is called Phoenix. The main attractions are the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve. Folk arts include tiger jumping and bullfighting, money lanterns, bamboo and horse lanterns and so on. Among the local snacks, there are fresh fish soup, Lijin fried dumplings and bird's nest mutton soup.