Province:       

Shandong

Official Name:

Shāndōngshěng

Status:

Province

Chinese Characters:

Population Figure:    

approx. 88 million

Area:

153, 000 square kilometer

Location:       

East-China

Adjacent provinces: Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu

Capital City:

Jinan

Sights:

Qufu, the place of birth of Confucius (Kongzi)

Qingdao is located at the Yellow Sea. It used to be German lease area (since 1898 as part of the Kiaochow territory) and is now a special economic development port. Qingdao has an interesting colonial-style architecture.

Taishan, one of the Daoist holy mountains of China

General Information:

Most important towns: Qingdao, Jinan, Zibo, Yantai

The Yellow River crosses the West of the province.

The Peninsula Qingdao separates the Bohai Gulf and the Yellow Sea, has 3,000 km long coastline and dominantly has a monsoon climate.

Links:

http://www.china.org.cn/english/
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