# Shandong

Shandong (山东 Shāndōng) is a province in China. Also referred to as Chiloo (齐鲁 Qilu), The Giant State (Shandong people are known to be the tallest in the country), and the hometown of Confucius.
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 (holy mountain in Chinese belief, the most climbed mountain in China), Qingdao (nice port city with beaches and German buildings) and Yantai (holiday city with lots of European buildings). The capital, Jinan (a city of springs where water and willows are famous), is renowned for its artesian springs and serves as a transport hub for the region.

## Cities

* 36.666667116.9833331 Jinan 济南 — the capital
* 34.82652115.53652 Caoxian 曹县 — a small commercial town in southwestern Shandong
* 37.45127116.310463 Dezhou 德州 — transportation hub city in northwestern Shandong
* 37.45118.4666674 Dongying 东营 — a coastal wetland city in the northern part of Shandong Province
* 35.233333115.4333335 Heze 菏泽
* 35.4116.5666676 Jining 济宁
* 36.183333117.6666677 Laiwu 莱芜 — smallest city in Shandong Province
* 36.866667120.5333338 Laixi 莱西
* 36.975833120.7136119 Laiyang 莱阳
* 35.10408118.3501910 Linyi 临沂
* 36.696667118.47972211 Qingzhou 青州
* 36.116667120.412 Qingdao 青岛 — or Tsingtao the largest city, former German concession, home of Tsingtao Brewery
* 35.6116.98333313 Qufu 曲阜 — the birthplace of Confucius
* 35.416389119.43305614 Rizhao 日照 — seaport city south of Qingdao
* 34.79023116.079315 Shanxian
* 36.2001117.080916 Tai'an 泰安 — a town established because of Mt. Tai
* 36.716667119.117 Weifang 潍坊
* 37.5122.118 Weihai 威海 — or Port Edward a seaside resort at the eastern end of the peninsula. Formerly, a British naval base.
* 37.464444121.44777819 Yantai 烟台 — or Chipoo, holiday city with beaches
* 36.783056118.04972220 Zibo 淄博
* 34.866667117.5521 Zaozhuang 枣庄}}
* 36119.41666722 Zhucheng 诸城 — home to the largest dinosaur museum in northern China
* 35.366667116.4523 Zoucheng 邹城 — the birthplace of Mencius

## Other destinations

* 36.266667117.11 Mount Tai (泰山 Tàishān)
* 37.816667120.7333332 Linyi (临沂 Línyí— Former residence of Wang Xizhi.
* 37.816667120.7333333 Penglai (蓬莱 Pénglái) — Coastal resort, home to Penglai Pagoda, one of the Four Great Towers of China.
* 34.560789117.7382474 Taierzhuang — The largest ancient town in China.

## Understand
### Climate

Shandong has a temperate climate: humid continental (Köppen Dwa); it is bordering humid subtropical (Cwa under the Köppen climate classification) in the south. Generally, summers are hot (typical max 35°C) and rainy (except for eastern parts of Jiaodong Peninsula (typical max 28°C) and Mount Tai (typical max 20°C)), while winters are cold and dry. Average temperatures are −9 to 1 °C (16 to 34 °F) in January and 18 to 28 °C (64 to 82 °F) in July. Annual precipitation is 550 to 950 mm (22 to 37 in), the vast majority of which occurs during summer, due to monsoonal influences.

## Get in
### By plane

There are a few major international airports including Jinan Yaoqiang Airport, Qingdao Liuting Airport, Yantai Penglai Airport, and Weihai Dashuipo Airport.

### By train

* High-speed trains provide regular service from Beijing and Shanghai to cities including Jinan, Taian, Dezhou, Qufu and Zaozhuang. An average travel time is 2 hrs.
* Regular train services provide links between pretty much anywhere else in China to almost any city and town in Shandong Province.