Shandong

Shan·dong

geographical name \ˈshän-ˈdȯŋ\

Definition of SHANDONG

1

peninsula E China projecting ENE between Yellow Sea & Bo Hai

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province E China including Shandong Peninsula ∗ Jinan area 59,189 square miles (153,300 square kilometers), pop 84,392,827

Variants of SHANDONG

Shan·dong or Shan–tung \ˈshan-ˈtəŋ, ˈshän-ˈdu̇ŋ\

Rhymes with SHANDONG

agelong, along, art song, barong, belong, biltong, birdsong, chaise longue, daylong, ding-dong, diphthong, dugong, endlong, erelong, fight song, folk song, furlong, Geelong, Haiphong, headlong, headstrong, Hong Kong, hour-long, kampong, lifelong, livelong, Mekong, monthlong, nightlong, oblong, oolong, part-song, Ping-Pong, plainsong, prolong, sarong, shout song, sidelong, singsong, so long, souchong, swan song, theme song, torch song, weeklong, work song, yearlong

Shandong

   (Concise Encyclopedia)

Coastal province (pop., 2002 est.: 90,820,000), eastern China. It lies on the Yellow Sea and is bordered by Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, and Hebei provinces. It has an area of 59,200 sq mi (153,300 sq km), and its capital is Jinan. It contains the Shandong Peninsula and an inland zone that includes a fertile, intensely cultivated area that forms part of the Huang He (Yellow River) basin. The peninsula has been occupied since the 3rd millennium BC, and by the 8th century BC it had become a centre of political and military activity. It became northern China's leading maritime centre in the 3rd century AD and retained that position for centuries. In the 19th century devastating floods resulted in substantial emigration. It came under German, British, and Japanese influence in the late 19th century. The Japanese occupied it in 1937–45; it came under communist control in 1948. Its products include wheat, corn, iron ore, gold, fish, and silk. Confucius and Mencius were born in Shandong.

Variants of SHANDONG

Shandong or Shan-tung conventional Shantung