Shandong

Shandong Province, officially abbreviated as Lu, sits on the lower reaches of the Yellow River and the coast of eastern China, with Jinan as its capital. Shandong is in the Bohai Rim Economic Circle, connecting the vast inland China with the vast West Pacific Ocean, facing Japan and the ROK across the sea, and serving as a gateway to the New Eurasian Land Bridge and an important junction of the Belt and Road.

Economy

Shandong is predominant in agriculture, renowned as "China's most outstanding agricultural province.”This is down to the value it places on its agriculture as well as its outstanding agricultural output of vegetables, fruits, meat, and aquatic products.

Culture

Shandong is an important cradle of Chinese civilization, and has nurtured a galaxy of preeminent thinkers, statesmen, literary figures and inventors during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) and the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), shaping the great and profound Qilu culture.

Territory

Shandong, bordering the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, looks like an eagle stretching out from the vast territory of China. It is about 700 kilometers long from east to west and 430 kilometers wide from south to north, with a total land area of 155,800 square kilometers and a total ocean area of 159,600 square kilometers.

Innovation

Shandong has long taken a leading position in China in the fields of marine, agricultural, and light industries.

SCIO press conference on Shandong's practice in green, low-carbon and high-quality development

Opening up

In ancient China, Shandong served as a major supplier for export trade, a pivotal gateway in northern China for external exchanges, and an important transportation hub of the "Land Silk Road" and "Maritime Silk Road," thus playing a vital role in the origin and development of the Silk Road.

Talent attraction

Shandong province took huge strides this year to attract and retain young top talent. By implementing a range of measures, the province successfully created a more attractive environment for young professionals to start their careers.

History

With a time-honored history, Shandong traces its origins back more than 400,000 years, when Yiyuan Man, the earliest known human inhabitant of Shandong, lived.

Hometown of Confucius

Shandong, the birthplace of Confucius and China's largest exporter of agricultural products, is an important province in terms of culture and economy on the east coast of China. It is also a significant strategic fulcrum for the countries and regions along the New Eurasian Continental Bridge Economic Corridor and the Maritime Silk Road.

Science and technology

Shandong is home to the Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), the only one of its kind in China, and has established the National Innovation Center of High Speed Train, the country’s first national technology innovation center.