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Jinan , or Chi-nan conventional Tsinan, City (pop., 2003 est.: 2,346,000), capital of Shandong province, eastern China. It dates to the Zhou dynasty (1046–256 bc) and earlier and has been an administrative centre since the 8th century bc. Nearby Mount Tai was one of China’s greatest holy mountains; many Buddhist cave temples were built in the hills south of the city in the 4th–7th century ad. It was made the capital of Shandong under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Opened to foreign commerce in 1904, it developed further after becoming a railroad junction in 1912. It is now a major administrative and industrial centre and Shandong’s chief cultural centre, with agricultural, medical, and engineering colleges and a large university (1926).

Shandong Summary

Shandong, northern coastal sheng (province) of China, lying across the Yellow Sea from the Korean peninsula. Shandong is China’s second most populous province, its population exceeded only by that of Henan. The name Shandong, which means “East of Mountains,” was first officially used during the Jin

China Summary

China, country of East Asia. It is the largest of all Asian countries. Occupying nearly the entire East Asian landmass, it covers approximately one-fourteenth of the land area of Earth, and it is almost as large as the whole of Europe. China is also one of the most populous countries in the world,