Shandong

[shahn-dawng]

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

/ 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

Chinese customs officers in eastern Shandong province have seized 60,000 maps that "mislabelled" the self-governed island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.

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The confiscation of "problematic maps" by Chinese customs officers is not uncommon - though the number of the maps seized in Shandong easily eclipses past seizures.

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Two people were killed and 10 people went missing in Shandong province earlier this month when Typhoon Wipha struck eastern China.

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Several schools in Shandong province have announced plans to make their dormitories air-conditioned - an increasingly indispensable amenity.

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And after reports emerged of students in Shandong province squatting in supermarkets and checking into nearby hotels to escape the heat, a university arranged for its students to sleep in the library, Hongxing News reported.

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