Shandong Province
Shandong Province (Lu for short) is situated in the lower reaches of
the yellow River, covering an area of 150,000 square kilometers and with
a population of 85.8 million.
 Lying
in the eastern part of the North China Plain, 65% of Shandong's total
area are plains and low-lying land, while 35% hills and mountains. Its
rivers are part of the Yellow River, or Hai River or Huai River. The Yellow
River and the Grand Canal are its main waterways. It has a warm temperate
semi-humid climate. Major mineral deposits includes coal, petroleum, iron,
aluminium, and gold. The coastal area is abundant in fish and salt.
Shandong's industry covers oil extraction, and processing, machinery,
electric power, chemicals, foodstuff, textile, arts & crafts, papermaking
etc. In recent years, it has seen a rapid development in computer industry
and consumer electronic industry, holding an important place in China
in output value. 
Shandong is a key production area for grain, cotton and oil crops. It
usually ranks first or second in production output. Shandong is also well
known for its tobacco, fruit, peanuts, tussah silks, meat, and marine
products.
While railway is its mainstay of transport, Shandong is one of the Chinese
provinces with the most dense highway network. It has seaports like Qingdao,
Yantai, Weihai, Longkou, Shijiu and Lanshantou etc.
Shandong is rich in historical and cultural resources, and gifted with
beautiful landscapes. Among its famous scenic spots and historical sides
are Mount Tai, Laoshan Mountain, seaside of Jiaodong penisular, Confucius
family Mansion, Confucius woods and Temple in Qufu etc. Renowned traditional
specialties include clocks and watches of Yantai, porcelain of Zibo, Kites
of Weifang, shell-carving and beer of Qingdao.
City:
Jinan
Qingdao
Qufu
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