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About Shandong
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Location: |
Shandong Province is a significant coastal province in East China. Located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, it borders on the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea. |
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156, 700 sq km |
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Climate: |
Shandong has a warm-temperate monsoonal climate, with hot, rainy summers and dry, sunny winters. In winter, it is more humid and warm in Shandong than in north China. Its coastal and inland regions experience a sharp difference in climate. Shandong has a mean annual temperature of 12°－14°C, increasing from the northeastern seaboard to the west and the south, and a mean annual precipitation of 500-900 mm or more, increasing from northwest to southeast. |
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provincial capital: |
Jinan |
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Population: |
90.79 millions (March 2001) |
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Ethnic groups: |
Han, Hui, and Man |
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Agriculture: |
Shandong has a long history of tobacco and tussah growth. It is also a famous temperate fruit grower. The apples of Yantai, the pears of Laiyang, the small dates of Leling and the watermelons of Dezhou are particularly well known. The offshore waters are rich in fish, prawns and kelp. It is also a major producer of wheat, corn, cotton and other corps. Its peanut production accounts for a quarter of the nation's total. |
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Industry: |
The province has large deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron, diamonds and bauxite. Its gold output ranks first in China. The Shengli Oilfield, the country's second biggest crude-oil producer, is located in northwestern Shandong near where the Yellow River discharges into the Bohai Gulf. Xindian in Zibo is an rising chemical industrial center. |
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Official Contact Information |
| Area : 156,700 km2 |
Agriculture : apples, corn, cotton, dates, peanuts, pears, tobacco, tussah, watermelons, wheat |
Provincial government office address : 1 Shengfu Qianjie, Jinan, Shandong Province |
| Capital : Jinan Largest City : Qingdao |
Animal products : beef, cashmere, dairy products, fish, leather, wool |
Telephone : (86)(531)691-2828 |
| English meaning of name : East of the Mountains |
Foreign direct investment (2001) : US$3.62 billion |
Website:
Made-in-Shandong.com |
| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 99.3%, Hui 0.6% |
GDP (2002) : 1055.2 billion yuan |
Website (English) : not available
Made-in-Shandong.com |
| Organization : 17 prefectures; 140 counties; 1928 townships |
GDP per capita : 11,619 yuan |
Transportation |
| Population (2002) : 90,820,000 |
Industry : beer, cement, ceramics, chemicals, glass, machine tools, mining, paper, tractors, textiles |
Airports : Jinan Yaoqiang Airport (TNA), Yantai Laishan Airport (YNT), Weifang Airport (WEF), Qingdao Liuting Airport (TAO), Weihai Airport (WEH), Jining Airport (JNG) |
| Population density : 156,700/km2 |
List of desired foreign investment projects : http://www.china.org.cn
/english/features/51621.htm |
Highways/railroads : Shandong has one of the best highway networks of any province, with 50,000 km of highways including over 3,000 km of expressways; several main rail lines traverse the province including the Asia-Europe Continental Bridge, of which the port city Rizhao is an eastern terminus |
| Weather : hot, wet summers; cool, dry winters |
Mineral resources : bauxite, coal, diamonds, gold, iron, natural gas, petroleum |
Major seaports : Qingdao |
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