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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)

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Qu Chuang, a digital-economy researcher at Shandong University, put it this way: “We used to judge AI by active users and time spent. Now it’s about how many people spend money through it.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

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

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

Weichai, a state-owned group based in the Shandong region in northern China, is a major manufacturer of commercial vehicles, construction machinery and industrial engines, with 100,000 employees worldwide.

From Barron's ● May 14, 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

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