houses the world's largest solar-powered office building, covering around 75,000 square meters. Education "Dezhou University"(also called Dezhou College, because it only offers undergraduate degree) is a comprehensive college which was approved by the National Education Committee in March 2000. It is the aggregation of Dezhou Teachers’ College, Dezhou Education College and Evening College Municipality, which has a 30-year history. Notable people Dongfang Shuo (154 to 93 BC, The Western Han Dynasty), Writer and poet Yan Zhenqing (709 to 784, The Tang Dynasty), Calligrapher, poet Ma Dehua (1945), actor, best known for his role as Zhu Bajie in the television series Journey to the West He Rong (1962), Vice President of the Supreme People's Court Han Hong (1971), Singer, songwriter, music producer, director Zhang Yuqi (1986), Chinese actress Ma Tianyu (1986), Chinese actor Miscellaneous Dezhou is well known for its braised chicken and watermelon. The name of Dezhou is the same as the abbreviation of the Chinese name for the U.S. state of Texas. Pingyuan, Dezhou is the foundation place of Yihetuan (Boxer Rebellion) against the Eight Power Allied Force during the 1900s. Notes References Works cited External links 德州鲁北热线 陵县旅游 Dezhou Himin Group Dezhou University Government website of Dezhou (in Simplified Chinese) Cities in Shandong Prefecture-level divisions of Shandong