齐国是春秋战国时期的一个滨海大国。然而这个大国的出现,却非一朝一夕之故,它是由姜齐和田齐两个政权惨淡经营长达八百年之久而后逐渐形成的。由于这个时期战争频繁,其领土有得有失,故对其疆域很难作出具体的界定,不过总的趋势是由小变大,至战国中叶而达到它的全盛阶段。西周初年姜太公始封于齐营丘时,只不过是一个不足方百里 Qi country is a coastal power in the Spring and Autumn Period. However, the emergence of this great power was not achieved overnight. It was gradually formed by the dismal operation of Jiang Zitta and Tian Qi two regimes for as long as 800 years. Due to the frequent warfare in this period and the territorial gains and losses, it is very difficult to define its territory in any specific way. However, the general trend has been to reach its heyday in the midst of the Warring States period. Early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty Jiang Taigong Qi Qi Qiu Qi, only a deficit square Barry