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.
匪首刘桂堂以其活动范围广、历经时间长、聚集匪众、会大,成为民国时期全国罕见的巨匪,也为民国土匪史的研究提供了一个典型个案。