Shandong

American  

[shahn-dawng] / ˈʃɑnˈdɔŋ /

noun

Pinyin.

1. a maritime province in eastern China. 59,189 sq. mi. (153,299 sq. km). Jinan.

2. a peninsula in the eastern part of this province, extending into the Yellow Sea.

---

Shandong British  

/ ˈʃænˈdʌŋ /

noun

1. a province of NE China, on the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Chihli: part of the earliest organized state of China (1520–1030 _bc ); consists chiefly of the fertile plain of the lower Yellow River, with mountains over 1500 m (5000 ft) high in the centre. Capital: Jinan. Pop: 91 250 000 (2003 est). Area: 153 300 sq km (59 189 sq miles)

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Shandong

Heavy rain was forecast on Monday for the provinces of Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and the city of Shanghai.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

The app has boosted lesser-known businesses and sent tourists in droves to unconventional locations such as Zibo, a quiet industrial city in Shandong, after its cheap, marinated barbecue skewers went viral.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Today, producers are concentrated in the eastern provinces of Shandong and Anhui, where farmers churn out thousands of tons of foie gras by force-feeding ducks and geese to enlarge their livers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Zhao and his colleagues, led by senior author Zhangyang Li of Shandong University, have been studying the unusually sophisticated stone tools discovered at Lingjing.

From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026

Did she think about her granddaughter rushing back from Shandong for the funeral?

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang