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、害社会之大，成为民国时期全国罕匪，也为民国土匪史研究提供了一个典型个案。