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| − | '''Shandong''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: | + | '''Shandong''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]]: 山东; [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]]: 山東; [[Hanyu pinyin]]: Shándòng; [[Wade-Giles]]: Shantung) is a province of eastern [[China]], taking the form of a large peninsula protruding into the [[East China Sea]] and [[Bohai]] Gulf. The provincial capital is [[Jinan]]; other major centres are [[Qingdao]] (Tsingtao, a German territory between 1898 and 1914 and subsequently Japanese-occupied) , [[Yantai]] (known as Chefoo, a summer base for the US China squadron), and [[Weihai]] (formerly [[Weihaiwei]], a British leased territory between 1898 and 1930). |
[[Category:Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and Regions]] | [[Category:Chinese Provinces, Municipalities and Regions]] | ||
Revision as of 04:17, March 23, 2011
Shandong (Simplified: 山东; Traditional: 山東; Hanyu pinyin: Shándòng; Wade-Giles: Shantung) is a province of eastern China, taking the form of a large peninsula protruding into the East China Sea and Bohai Gulf. The provincial capital is Jinan; other major centres are Qingdao (Tsingtao, a German territory between 1898 and 1914 and subsequently Japanese-occupied) , Yantai (known as Chefoo, a summer base for the US China squadron), and Weihai (formerly Weihaiwei, a British leased territory between 1898 and 1930).