Liu became an infrequence bandit chief owing to his expand territory, mass banditti,profound society infection and lasting banditry.Liu Guitang is a representative subject on the bandits in Republic.
匪首刘桂堂以其活之广、历经时间之长、聚集匪众之多、危害社会之大,成为国时期全国罕见的巨匪,也为国土匪史的研究供了一个典型个案。