Renqiu has a long history, has a long history. According to historical records, the Western Han Ping Di Yuanshi two years (AD 2), the patrol the sea to prevent the building of a town here in Zhonglang Jiang Renqiu the sea, then submitted their names called before a Renqiu known. Northern Qi Tianbao period (AD 550-559 year) began to set county home twice Sui to early Tang dynasty waste, Tang Wude five years (AD 622) re-set Renqiu County, followed later dynasties. April 30, 1945 Renqiu liberation, in 1958 Renqiu, Wen-an, city of three counties combined in 1961 to restore the original county system. March 5, 1986, approved by the State Council became a city. , Now that urban area of 41 square kilometers, 344,000 urban population, urbanization rate reached 53%, ranking first in the province's cities and counties.

Renqiu monuments more. There the Warring States Period Hebei border 12 with the bridge, the Northern Song Dynasty stationed troops in the famous Yang Rokuro fortress famous Liguang from the Western Han Dynasty stationed, the history of the famous Che state, Eling, pays respects to Wang, Gao Guo ancient ruins, Yongle Emperor of the music drive units, the Qing Emperor Kangxi and Qianlong of the palace, as well as reform and opening up the former Yangshao excavated sites and relics such as Longshan culture.

Renqiu old times, profound cultural background. Spring and Autumn period of miracle-working doctor Bian Que (Qin Yue people), scientists in Western Han Dynasty Han Ying, the three-he Cao Wei generals Zhang, Ming Jian Chen flexion and extension, the Qing Dynasty calligrapher Wang Fa-liang, the Qing Dynasty poet, literary edge with treasure, the Republic of China Zhu-known athletes Ende, revolutionary poet, Li Bo, the modern poets are all far from a thousand miles Renqiu people. Renqiu is the old revolutionary base, there are resourceful and flexible anti-Japanese heroes Yan Xiufeng (film "Little Soldier" in Gazi prototype), with reed marshes in J-Japanese team of Yan Ling, there is tunnel warfare, the guerrilla athletes in succeeding Kennedy , there are "Niushi heroes" of the heroic elegy. Zhu De, Nie Rongzhen, Yang Chengwu, Lu Zhengcao and other revolutionaries of the older generation have left footprints here.