Shandong

The location of Shandong Province Shandong (山东; Shāndōng) is a province in China. The name means east of the mountains. Shandong is a coastal province situated by the Bohai Sea to the north and the Yellow Sea to the south. The Yellow River runs through the province. Main attractions are Qufu (the birthplace of Confucius), Mount Tai (the most climbed mountian in China), Qingdao (nice port city with beaches) and Yantai (holiday city with lots of European buildings). The capital, Jinan, is of limited interest to travellers, except as a transport hub. Regions Shandong is subdivided into 17 prefectures, 140 counties and 1,941 townships. Geographically, it can be subdivided in Lowland Shandong — the area along the rivers in the northwest, west and southwest of the province. Highland Shandong — the hilly area in the central part of the province. Coastal Shandong — the coastal area including Shandong Peninsula in the eastern part of the province. Cities Overview of Shandong Province Jinan - the capital Dongying Jining Linyi Qingdao - the largest city, former German concession, home of Tsingtao Brewery Tai'an Weifang Weihai Yantai Rizhao Zibo Other destinations Mount Tai 泰山 Qufu 曲阜 - the birthplace of Confucius Zoucheng 邹城 - the birthplace of Mencius Understand Talk Get in Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Most of the major cities in Shandong, such as Jinan, Qingdao, Weihai, Yantai, Zibo, are extremely safe. Some small cities and towns are known for their high violent crime rates, but you needn't worried about it because there're almost no tourist attractions, so that you're not necessary to be there. Take care when drink with people in Shandong. Shandong's people have reputation of hospitable, but sometimes it can be too much in drinking wine. They may force you to drink, and do not draw a line. You need to learn how to refuse them, for your health for sure. Fortunately, many of Shandong's young people have realized that it's not appropriate. And, don't try to be brave, because Shandong's people also have reputation of being good at drinking! Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!