Shandong is a coastal province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural and religious center for Taoism,Chinese Buddhism and Confucianism. Shandong's Mount Tai is the most revered mountain of Taoism and a site with one of the longest histories of continuous religious worship in the world. The Buddhist temples in the mountains south of the provincial capital of Jinan were once among the foremost Buddhist sites in China. The city of Qufu was the birthplace of Confucius,and later became the center of Confucianism.
Qingdao is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast,Qingdao was founded in 1891 to support coastal defence fortifications. In 1897,the city was ceded to Germany. For the Germans Qingdao (Tsingtau) was a strategic trade center,port and base for its East Asia Squadron,allowing the German navy to project dominance in the Pacific. In 1914,following the outbreak of World War I,Japan occupied the city and the surrounding province during the Siege of Tsingtao. In 1915,China agreed to recognize Japan's special position in the territory through what became known as the Twenty-One Demands. In 1918,the Chinese government,under the control of the warlord Duan Qirui,secretly agreed to Japanese terms in exchange for a loan. Following the First World War,during the Paris Peace Conference,Japan secured agreements with the Allied powers to recognize its claim to the areas in Shandong,which included Qingdao,previously occupied by Germany. In 1922,Shandong reverted to Chinese control following the United States' mediation during the Washington Naval Conference. Today,Qingdao is a major nodal city of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that connects Continental and East Asia with Europe. It has the highest GDP of any city in the province.
Yantai,formerly known as Chefoo,is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait,Yantai borders Qingdao on the southwest and Weihai on the east,with sea access to both the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. It is the largest fishing seaport in Shandong. Its population was 7,102,116 during the 2020 census,of whom 3,184,299 lived in the built-up area made up of the 5 urban districts of Zhifu,Laishan,Fushan,Muping,and Penglai.
Jimo District,formerly Jimo City (即墨市),is a District of Qingdao,Shandong.
Dongying,a prefecture-level city on the northern coast of Shandong province,People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census,2,193,518 people resided within its administrative area of 7,923.26 km2 (3,059.19 sq mi) and 1,188,656 in the built-up area made up of Dongying and Kenli districts. Dongying is home to the Shengli Oilfield,which after the Daqing oilfield is the second largest oilfield in China.
Lianyungang is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Jiangsu province,China. It borders Yancheng to its southeast,Huai'an and Suqian to its south,Xuzhou to its southwest,and the province of Shandong to its north. Its name derives from Lian Island,the largest island in Jiangsu which lies off its coastline,and Yuntai Mountain,the highest peak in Jiangsu,a few miles from the city center,and the fact that it is a port. The name can be literally translated as the Port Connecting the Clouds.
Weihai,formerly Weihaiwei,is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow Sea to the east,and is the closest mainland Chinese city to South Korea.
Tai'an is a prefecture-level city in Western Shandong Province of the People's Republic of China. Centered on Mount Tai,the city borders the provincial capital of Jinan to the north,Zibo to the east,Linyi to the southeast,Liaocheng to the extreme west and Jining to the south. To the west,Tai'an is separated from the province of Henan by the Yellow River.
Rizhao,alternatively romanized as Jihchao,is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province,China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea,and features a major seaport,the Port of Rizhao. It borders Qingdao to the northeast,Weifang to the north,Linyi to the west and southwest,and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east.
Longkou,formerly Huang County,is a port city in northeastern Shandong province,China,facing the Bohai Sea to the north and the Laizhou Bay to the west. Longkou,a county-level city,is administered by the prefecture-level city of Yantai. It is located in the northwest of Jiaodong Peninsula and the south bank of Bohai Bay,adjacent to Penglai District in the east,Qixia City and Zhaoyuan City in the south,Bohai Sea in the west and north,and facing Tianjin and Dalian across the sea. With a total area of 901 square kilometers,the city has jurisdiction over 5 subdistricts,8 towns and 1 high-tech industrial park.
Rongcheng is a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Weihai,at the eastern extremity of Shandong Province,China,looking out to the Yellow Sea in all directions but the west.
Rushan is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Weihai,Shandong province,People's Republic of China. Located on the Shandong Peninsula,Rushan borders Yantai to the north and looks out to the Yellow Sea to the south.
Haiyang,is a coastal city in the Shandong province in eastern China,located on the Yellow Sea (southern) coast of the Shandong Peninsula. Its name translates directly to "ocean" (海) and "sun" (阳) in Mandarin. It is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yantai and was the host city for the 2012 Asian Beach Games.
Jiaozhou,formerly Jiaoxian or Jiao County,is a county-level city of Qingdao sub-provincial municipality,Shandong Province,China. It gained its current county-level city designation in 1987. It has an area of 1,313 km2 (507 sq mi) and a population of 783,478 at the 2000 census.
Changdao County was a county in Yantai,a prefectural area of Shandong in the People's Republic of China. It consists of the Changshan Islands within the Bohai Strait,directly north of Penglai. They are known for their sandy beaches and picturesque limestone cliffs. The total land area measured 56 square kilometers (22 sq mi) and the coastline 146 km (91 mi). The population in 2020 was 40,898. In 2020,Changdao County was merged to Penglai county-level city and became Penglai District.
Jinzhou District is one of the seven districts of Dalian,Liaoning province,People's Republic of China. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of the city centre and faces the Bohai Sea to the west as well as the Korea Bay to the east and has a longer history than Dalian itself,and used to be a thriving walled city where the officials of this area were dispatched from the central government. Recently,it is again a thriving town,having Dalian Development Area within its area as well as becoming a bedroom community to downtown Dalian. Its area is 1,352.54 square kilometres (522.22 sq mi) and its permanent population as of 2020 is 1,545,491.
Huangdao District and West Coast New Area,is a district and a state-level new area of Qingdao,Shandong,China,located south-west and west of the main urban area of the city on the western shore of Jiaozhou Bay. It was identical to Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone,which was launched in 1985 after the zone was merged with Huangdao District and set up the Free Trade Zone in 1992. In December 2012,Jiaonan,a county-level city in Qingdao was merged into Huangdao District.
Pulandian District is one of the seven districts under the administration of Dalian,located in the south of Liaoning province,People's Republic of China. Its area is 2,769.90 square kilometres (1,069.46 sq mi) and its permanent population as of 2010 is 741,230. The district borders the prefecture-level city of Yingkou to the north.
Bayuquan District is a district of the city of Yingkou,Liaoning province,People's Republic of China. Located on the northeast coast of the Bohai Sea and in the northwest part of the Liaodong Peninsula,it is 46 kilometres (29 mi) south-southwest of Yingkou city centre. This small city is known for its seafood like fish and crabs which are shipped to all parts of the world. This District is also a tourism spot in the summer.
Qilu culture,also known as Haidai culture,is a regional culture formed and developed centered in Shandong Province,China. The Qilu Cultural District is centered on the Taiyi Mountains,and its scope roughly includes the area east of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in today's Shandong Province,northern Jiangsu Province,and the Liaodong Peninsula. It is consistent with the Jiaoliao Mandarin District and the Hebei and Lu Mandarin Districts in Shandong Province. To the west,it is bounded by the Grand Canal and the Central Plains Culture,and to the south,it is adjacent to the Jianghuai Culture in the Jianghuai Mandarin District. Qilu culture can be subdivided into "Western Lu culture" and "Jiaodong culture".
