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.

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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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Shandong

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

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

In China's Shandong province, a fertiliser exporter who asked not to be named described receiving the notice to halt exports from the government.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

So when the sun shines bright over Shandong province and solar panels are ready to deliver cheap electrons, the grid often says “no thank you.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026

An Yi had been sent away to spend the summer with her grandparents in Shandong, away from Shanghai’s turbulence.

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